REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

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• The successful candidate will possess demonstrable experience of public procurement activities in a healthcare context and will have first-hand knowledge of all aspects of public procurement as a regulated activity.

• The successful candidate will possess an understanding of financial governance arrangements applying to the public sector in general and to the healthcare sector in particular.
• The successful candidate will possess a strong track record of utilising innovative purchasing techniques, including the negotiated procedure, the competitive dialogue procedure and framework agreement approaches.
• The successful candidate will possess strong stakeholder engagement skills and will be comfortable liaising with senior individuals in order to arrive at optimum award decisions. In this regard, the successful candidate will have experience of negotiating appropriate solutions to complex commercial problems.
• The successful candidate will be fully IT literate, will possess comprehensive experience of data collation and analysis and will be comfortable with the use of financial or purchasing systems.
• The successful candidate will possess exemplary verbal and written communication skills and will be capable of expressing complex instructions or advice in a clear and concise manner.
• The successful candidate will be capable of independently organising his or her workload, prioritising tasks appropriately and managing competing demands upon his or her time.
• As a senior resource within the Department, the successful candidate will act as a leader and will motivate team members towards the attainment of common goals.

Please refer the Job description for details