Contracts Administrator Job at Government of the Northwest Territories
Limited Competition
This job opening is limited to residents living within 25 kilometres of Inuvik.
Department Information
The Department of Finance has the mandate to provide leadership and direction to the public service in all areas of finance and human resource management. This mandate includes negotiating major financial arrangements with the federal government, providing analysis and advice to the Financial Management Board, and ensuring that financial and information resources are managed effectively, efficiently and economically. This mandate also includes the recruitment and retention of a competent public service that is representative of the people it serves and the development of programs and services that effectively serve the human resource needs of the public service.
Job Information
The GNWT's objectives for contracting are to acquire goods and services in a way that guards against and mitigates risk, enhances suppliers' access to contracts, understands the market, encourages competition, supports benefits for northern businesses and reflects fairness, transparency , and integrity in the spending of public funds.
The GNWT Procurement Shared Services (PSS) is accountable and responsible for providing a range of contracting and procurement services for GNWT Departments, Boards and Agencies, and will include operational offices in Yellowknife and the regional centers. Under the procurement shared services model, these responsibilities must be fulfilled for each respective client with often competing priorities, timelines and workload demands. In addition, the GNWT's contracting and procurement activities must be transparent and open to public scrutiny often with a high degree of political sensitivity; as such, it is imperative PSS activities are completed in accordance with Agreement on Internal Trade, GNWT legislation, procurement policies, procedures, land claim agreements, Memorandum of Understandings (MOU), and industry best practices.
Located in Inuvik, the Contracts Administrator is responsible for administering the contract tendering and Request for Proposal (RFP) processes within the PSS function, in accordance with GNWT legislation, procurement policies, procedures and industry best practices.
The Contracts Administrator organizes and administers several aspects of contracting including, advertising, compiling tender packages, receiving and opening tenders, validating and recording data, researching, developing reports, provides advice and training, responding to inquiries and maintains files.
- Knowledge of purchasing, contract law, contracting practices and the application of contract administration procedures in order to recognize when situations require corrective action or referral in order to ensure compliance with government policy and procedures.
- Knowledge of database applications to support the development, revision and effective use of database for timely and easy provision of data.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment where critical and tight timelines dictate cooperation and coordination, and sharing of tasks among all members of the team.
- Ability to comprehend and follow both written and verbal instructions.
- Ability to read and understand material safety data sheets and knowledge of the Workplace Hazard Material Information System (WHMIS).
- Excellent oral and written communications skills.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills and ability.
Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by:
Progressive experience (2-3 years) in supply chain management, procurement, contract management and administration in the public or private sector, combined course work through the Purchasing Management Association of Canada (PMAC).
GNWT Inquiries
Inquiries Only:
Inuvik HR Client Service Centre
Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
1st FLOOR ALEX MOSES GREENLAND BUILDING
BOX 1869
INUVIK, NT X0E 0T0
Tel (867) 678-6600
Fax (867) 678-6620
jobsinuvik@gov.nt.ca
Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.
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