Assistant Procurement Officer

Job Description

Support the Corporate Procurement Function by ensuring the effective management and delivery of a high quality procurement service to all Council departments in an economic, efficient and effective manner proving best value and enhancing service delivery to the Council and its communities in order to assist with the promotion, delivery and integration of the Council`s key objectives; specifically in relation to the Corporate Procurement Strategy, Community Plan, Shared commitments, Single Outcome Agreement and Best Value.

Requirements

We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”. With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.

Responsibilities

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The Individual

This is a full time permanent post based within Council Headquarters, London Road, Kilmarnock

Normal Office hours are 9am- 5pm Monday - Thursday & 9am - 4pm Friday

The workstyle for this post is ‘Mobile’ - 20-49% of your time in an office or other work location. You will work at your administrative base or another agreed office location between 1 to 2.5 days per week and the remainder of the week at home or other work locations as required.

It is the expectation that all office-based employees (with the exception of those working in schools) will work to the higher end of their allocated workstyle in terms of time spent in the office or at other work locations.

The full time salary of the post is between £34,453 - £37,365 per annum.

If you require further information please contact Lesley McLean at

Lesley.McLean@east-ayrshire.gov.uk

East Ayrshire Council is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups including Black and Minority Ethnic people, disabled people and LGBT people. We are also keen to decrease occupational segregation and so encourage women to apply for managerial posts and/or roles in which they are underrepresented. East Ayrshire Council is a Disability Confident employer and a Recruit with Conviction Ambassador.