Classification: Administrative Services Officer Class 6
Salary: $102,657 - $116,592 plus superannuation
Position No: 70579-02R23
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 29 July 2026
Contact Officer: Kate Scott on [email protected] or (02) 5124 0820
What can we offer you:
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Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
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Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
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Flexible working conditions.
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Access to Employee Assistance Program.
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Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
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Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.
About the Role:
Are you a proactive Procurement Specialist who thrives on collaboration, stakeholder engagement and delivering results?
The Procurement and Supply Team at Canberra Health Services is seeking an experienced Procurement Specialist to join the team on a temporary basis to cover maternity leave.
In this role, you will deliver timely procurement outcomes and contribute to achieving favourable results for the organisation by effectively managing competing priorities and projects. You will provide procurement support services to a diverse range of clients, offering advice, processes and templates to support the timely progression of procurement activities, both face-to-face and electronically.
You will assist with the development of procurement and contract documentation under the guidance of senior team members, as well as procurement registration and administration. You will also prepare a range of procurement-related documentation, including minutes, Requests for Quotation/Tender, risk plans and reports, ensuring information is delivered in a consultative, efficient and timely manner.
In addition, you will coordinate procurement and contract reporting in line with CHS and ACT Government requirements, gathering information from a range of data sources and maintaining CHS and whole-of-government registers.
We are seeking a collaborative and proactive professional with strong organisational and communication skills who is not afraid to ask questions, take initiative and work closely with peers to achieve outcomes and balance workloads. Success in this role will also require a commitment to displaying behaviours that reflect the core values of Canberra Health Services.
Please note: Selection may be based on written application and referee reports only. This is a temporary opportunity; however, a merit list will be established and may be used over the next 12 months to fill similar vacancies that arise within Procurement and Supply.
For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
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Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
Note: This is a full-time temporary position available for 12 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.
For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”
Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.
Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.
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This is a full-time temporary position available for 12 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.
Administration and Governance
Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services
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