Assistant Procurement Officer

Join our dedicated team at North Sydney Council as a part-time Assistant Procurement Officer and play a key role in supporting our procurement activities. 

North Sydney Council administers the North Sydney local government area on Sydney’s picturesque lower North Shore. Our 400 employees look after 77,000 residents spread across 10 square kilometres of land on the foreshores of Sydney Harbour providing spectacular harbour views, beautiful parklands and a bustling CBD.

We are seeking a dedicated part-time Assistant Procurement Officer to support the smooth day-to-day operation of Council’s procurement activities. In this role, you will help maintain compliance with relevant policies and regulations, while contributing to efficient, transparent and sustainable procurement practices that deliver value-for-money outcomes for the North Sydney community. 

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring procurement activities are undertaken in accordance with Council policies, WHS guidelines and relevant statutory requirements.
• Maintaining accurate, complete and accessible procurement records to support audit, reporting and compliance obligations.
• Working collaboratively with internal stakeholders to understand procurement needs and support sourcing and supplier engagement activities.
• Assisting with supplier onboarding, including setting up new suppliers in payment, contract and document management systems.
• Processing internal orders and maintaining supplier profiles across procurement systems.
• Providing support to staff in relation to requisition and invoice approval processes.
• Assisting with the continuous improvement of procurement procedures, systems and practices, including asset disposal processes.
• Preparing and supporting procurement reporting and analysis for management review.

To be successful in this role, you will bring a proactive and positive approach, along with a sound understanding of procurement processes and compliance requirements. You will have strong organisational and communication skills, excellent attention to detail and the ability to work effectively with a range of internal stakeholders. Experience using procurement, finance or contract management systems will be highly regarded.

We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and positive workplace. Our teams are reflective of the communities in which we operate, and we value the unique contribution each member makes to the North Sydney Council. The work we do makes a real difference to the lives of our residents and contributes to their economic and social wellbeing.

North Sydney Council as an employer offers excellent employee benefits such as:

• Easy accessibility to work with spectacular harbour view work locations
• Access to Fitness Passport 
• Excellent work-life balance with a 35-hour working week for indoor employees or fortnightly RDO’s for outdoor employees
• Flexible working hours with access to flexi-time for indoor employees
• Freedom to direct contributions to any compliant superannuation fund
• Health and Well-being programs for all employees such as Yoga, Pilates, Kick Boxing
• Access to employee recognition and reward program
• Weekly fruit baskets
• Free access to counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Program
• Free financial advice by a certified Financial Planner
• Monetary transport allowance
• Invitations to local government events, training and planning sessions
• Close locale to transport options including train, bus, metro and bike ways 

Applicants are required to submit a resume and respond to the application screening questions below. 

This position requires a Police Clearance and is a requirement of the recruitment process. 

Salary Range from: $34.66 to $41.36 per hour + transport allowance + 12% superannuation 

14 hours per week - Flexibility around working days 

North Sydney Council is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity in order to provide a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. North Sydney Council also adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people. We strongly encourage candidates from wide-ranging backgrounds, identities and experiences to apply.