ASCA Contract Management Support

About the role

The Service Provider will support the planning and execution of co‑design activities for Defence Missions under the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA). This includes stakeholder engagement, onboarding of Mission leadership, and continuous improvement of integration processes.

Key responsibilities

• Develop problem statements, project charters and mission planning documents to support HASCA decisions.
• Lead the Approach to Market process, coordinating procurement, probity and evaluation plans and related artefacts.
• Establish delivery frameworks, advise on contract deliverables and support contract management oversight.
• Conduct tender screening, evaluation and negotiation, providing secretariat support to evaluation boards.
• Capture lessons learned, maintain registers and ensure follow‑up actions are implemented.

Required profile

• Demonstrated ability to manage mission initiation, procurement planning and contract oversight.
• Experience delivering status reports, participating in branch meetings and adhering to Defence ICT and Commonwealth security standards.

Required skills

• Proficiency with ASCA Business Management System (BMS), CRM, JIRA, Confluence and EP3M scheduling tool.
• Strong knowledge of procurement processes, tender evaluation and contract negotiation.