About us
The Department of Government Services (DGS) was established on 1 January 2023 to improve everyone's experience of doing business and interacting with the Victorian government. We bring important day-to-day services together in one department to make things easy and seamless for Victorians and businesses. We are doing this by connecting and digitising our systems and platforms across state and local government as well as streamlining our corporate and procurement services.
About the role
Reporting to the Director, Corporate and Commercial, the Senior Manager Commercial Operations provides high quality commercial advice to support the ACLS functions ensuring quality outcomes and consistency across the business. The Senior Manager Commercial Operations is responsible for the management of the Commercial Strategy and the fee and commercial service models for ACLS and is an expert negotiator, communicator, and key influencer with effective stakeholder management skills.
This role manages the financial and commercial aspects of ACLS's transactions and involves undertaking complex business costings, financial modelling, and benchmarking analytics. It also includes cognisance of commercial risk management activities ensuring compliance with relevant legislative and regulatory requirements to achieve best value for money and meet stakeholder expectations and business objectives.
About you
To be considered for the role, you must be able to demonstrate:
Demonstrated high level of commercial acumen and ability to develop a deep understanding of ACLS's commercial and financial drivers. Proven ability to influence outcomes and resolve complex commercial issues through negotiations.
Demonstrated ability to develop costing models for business units that have driven efficiency and value for organisations.
Extensive experience in the management of commercial and financial issues associated with service delivery environments, including proven ability to navigate through complex contract documents, interpret contractual and legislative requirements.
Demonstrated robust management experience, and ability to deliver team and organisational objectives by providing the necessary direction and support.
Highly developed strategic planning skills with the ability to deliver outcomes in a complex and politically sensitive environment, within agreed quality, cost and timeframe parameters.
Highly developed writing and presentation skills with the ability to present complex problems with recommendations/solutions in a clear, succinct way.
Certification / Degree / Equivalent experience in a relevant discipline.
Experience in public sector or demonstrated understanding of the public sector environment.
Key Accountabilities
Provide expert professional advice and recommendations on complex commercial, financial, costings, policy and related issues to support the delivery of ACLS's objectives and strategy, ensuring best value for money and compliance with Victorian Government legislation and policy requirements.
Develop, lead and maintain ACLS's fee models, ensuring consultation with relevant internal and external ACLS stakeholders. Develop business cases, costings, and undertake cost benefit analyses on ACLS's large portfolio with the aim of growing ACLS's client base and service line offerings as well delivering improved efficiencies and cost savings.
Identify opportunities for financial growth, cost savings and forecasting, through understanding market changes and the impacts to ACLS services.
Support ACLS Contract Management and Procurement team in the oversight of contracts in relation to the key commercial terms to realise opportunities and commercial value, supporting business priorities to meet stakeholder expectations and achieve organisational objectives.
Motivate, inspire and guide a collaborative team to enable an efficient and effective working environment.
Actively drive people performance management processes to ensure alignment of individual desires with function and department strategy and needs.
This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.
How to apply
Apply before the advertised closing date 11:59pm on 30th September 2024. All applications should include:
a resume; and
a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages).
In accordance with the Jobs and Skills Exchange Policy, Victorian Public Service employees are required to apply via the JSE for primary consideration access.
Other relevant information
The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees and clients and consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OH&S Act), to support this DGS has a COVID-19 Vaccination policy which strongly recommends all DGS employees be fully vaccinated.
Preferred candidates will be required to complete a Pre-employment Declaration and Consent Form. Employment of successful candidates will be subject to a National Police Check.
DGS actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. All roles at DGS can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.
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