John Grant

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About John Grant

Project coordinator and Procurement Officer I am an experienced Project coordinator and Procurement Officer with experience in managing procurements and contracts for a government branch, as well as experience managing project and programme risks and engaging stakeholders to improve communication including international stakeholders. I have made continuous improvements streamlining procurement processes to ensure efficient and effective use of public resources and addressed knowledge gaps to improve collaboration between infrastructure teams. If you are seeking someone who is strategic and has an outcomes focus we should speak.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:• ICT Procurement and contractor management for the Department of Defence including managing high value high visibility procurements. • Creation of information and promotional products over 12 months for the ABS Foundational Infrastructure Branch, promoting the new Infrastructure and improving communication and collaboration within the branch• Management and coordination of a strategic cross-sectoral education data committee ensuring meetings were focused and well-coordinated• Development, testing and promotion of a tool for discovering and understanding common concepts/terms used in statistical processes• Initiating & chairing a risk mitigation subcommittee for the Australian Health Survey (AHS) biomedical component• Production of an internal report on National Biomedical Health Surveys to inform the development of the AHS biomedical component• Management and training of 4 staff to quality assure National Health Survey nutrition data, resulting in the delivery of high quality data to the processing team.SPECIALITIES: Project Management, Procurement and Contract Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Communications, ResearchCertification Diploma in procurement and contracting Certified PRINCE2 Practitioner Certified Agile Practitioner ITIL 4 FoundationSpecial Interests: Health Science