Procurement and Contract Management Specialist

Assurity Trusted Solutions (ATS) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Government Technology Agency (GovTech). As a Trusted Partner over the last decade, ATS offers a comprehensive suite of products and services ranging from infrastructure and operational services, authentication services, governance and assurance services as well as managed processes. In a dynamic digital and cyber landscape, where trust & collaboration are key, ATS continues to drive mutually beneficial business outcomes through collaboration with GovTech, government agencies and commercial partners to mitigate cyber risks and bolster security postures.

We are looking for an individual to join us as Procurement and Contract Management Specialist. This person should be familiar with government procurement procedures and contract management. We will be offering as a contract employment.

**A brief summary of your job responsibility**:

- Plan with other project teams within the Division to ensure timely procurement of contracts for development projects.
- Lead the procurement of contracts for Division’s development projects. Safeguard good governance of procurement processes to ensure compliance with the Government Instruction Manuals (IMs) and GovTech internal financial and procurement rules
- Reviews current workflows, processes, and identifies areas for standardization and improvements.
- Draft, review and refine structure of tenders, contractual terms, and requirement specifications for ICT systems, products and services procurement.
- Advise project teams on government procurement policies and ensure compliance while meeting project needs; provide guidance on specification requirements and queries.
- Assists in audits conducted by both internal and external auditors on contracts/projects.
- Identify potential procurement risks and its implication to the project stakeholders, and propose mitigating measures to manage the risks
- Manage vendors (in accordance to contractual obligations) to meet stipulated service levels within scope and schedule and perform variation and technology refresh (when necessary).
- Provide regular and timely project status reports to upper management and manage project timelines, stakeholders, and communications.
- Ensure compliance of ICT projects with Quality Management System (QMS) and contractual requirements.
- Provide leadership, direction and guidance to help staff in the team to carry out their duties effectively and efficiently so as to achieve the Team’s targets.
- Perform any other duties as assigned.

**Requirements**:
**To succeed in this role, you will ideally have**:

- Be familiar with Government IM on Procurement
- Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience in the ICT Industry and/or Government procurement
- Good knowledge of ICT procurement and contract management practices
- Experience in procurement of Cloud, Software as a Service (SaaS), and/or AGILE projects will be beneficial
- Participated in full software or product development cycles
- Proven experience in IT business analysis
- Experience in Project Management for Monitoring and Tracking
- Ability to communicate effectively across all levels
- Good analytical, organization and planning skills
- Ability to work collaboratively as a team player and independently as a self-motivated individual
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to pitch ideas and influence stakeholders
- Good command of the English language, both written and spoken

Join us and discover a meaningful and exciting career with Assurity Trusted Solutions

**Benefits**
- A wholly-owned subsidiary of GovTech.
- We promote a learning culture and encourage you to grow and learn.
- A competency framework is in place to help you grow your career with us.
- Contract Staff enjoys the same benefits as Permanent Employees.