Contract Manager

One of our Federal Government Clients is seeking to engage candidates for ICT Contract Manager

Please check below all the job details

1. Contract Duration: 03 Years (12 Months initially + 24 Months extension)
2. Work Location: Only Canberra (Hybrid – 03 Days Office / 02 Days home each week)
3. Eligibility: You must need to have Baseline Security Clearance or above.
4. Tentative Start Date: 3rd Aug 2026
5. Working Hours: 8 hours a day/ 40 hours a week

Role Description

Key duties and responsibilities

The Department, Digital Services Division, Digital Enabling Services Branch is seeking to fill multiple Commercial Manager roles to undertake a thorough analysis of the commercial portfolio with an aim to drive better processes, procedures and behaviors both within the team and the Department. In addition, the candidate will work alongside Commercial Management Services to ensure that commercial outcomes are delivered in a consistent manner. The specified personnels shall work within the Commercial Management Services team to lead Contract and Vendor Management outcomes for one or more major ICT Services contracts across the Department’s Multi-vendor environment. The specified personnels will: - Show commitment to continuous improvement, delivers on agreed outcomes and exercises sound judgement in all aspects of work. - Have excellent written and verbal communication skills. - Have ability to develop and maintain productive working relationships within the Department.

Key duties and responsibilities

The successful applicant/s will be responsible for the end to end strategic and operational contract and vendor management of major outsourced ICT contracts within the Department’s multi-vendor environment. This includes establishing and maintaining strong relationships with key internal and supplier stakeholders, overseeing contract governance, deliverable management, invoicing, contract variations and requests for additional services.

Essential Criteria

• Demonstrated ability to lead end to end contract and vendor management for large, outsourced ICT contracts.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with executive stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Strong negotiation skills with proven experience resolving complex commercial disputes.
• Proven expertise and/or experience in identifying and reducing procurement risks, probity, evaluation, and contract management are required.
• Experience in ICT procurement/contract management, procedures, and processes in federal government

The Next step is easy: If you are interested, you may send an email to ***email_hidden***

Referral incentive program: As always, we have the candidate referral incentive program through which you will get

$1000 for each successful referral after the successful selection and joining of the referred candidates