Job Description

• Hybrid working model with a 50/50 split between home and office

• Permanent, full-time opportunity

• Play a key role in shaping the future of one of Australia's most iconic institutions

About the Team

This role sits within the People Team Centre of Excellence, where you will be responsible for managing the end to end procurement lifecycle, from sourcing through to contract management, ensuring compliance with procurement, legal and governance frameworks.

Working closely with stakeholders across People, Procurement, Legal and Finance, you'll help drive operational excellence while supporting the effective delivery of strategic people initiatives.

About the Role

As the HR Operations Coordinator, you'll provide essential operational, governance and administrative support to the Deputy Head of People and the broader Centre of Excellence team.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting tender and procurement activities, including evaluation processes and procurement schedules

• Managing contract administration, including invoicing and contract record maintenance

• Ensuring procurement, governance and compliance documentation is maintained and up to date

• Partnering with Procurement, Legal, and Finance teams to onboard vendors and manage supplier relationships

• Coordination and administrative support to the Deputy Head of People

• Coordinating meetings, agendas, documentation and follow up actions

• Preparing and coordinating internal and external reporting requirements

• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across team operations and governance processes

About You

You are a highly organised and proactive professional with strong coordination, procurement and stakeholder management skills. You thrive in a dynamic environment and enjoy working across multiple teams to deliver high quality outcomes.

You'll bring:

• Experience providing team coordination or operational support within a People, Strategy and Governance, or corporate environment

• Demonstrated procurement planning and contract management experience, with an understanding of governance and compliance requirements

• Strong stakeholder and relationship management skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple teams and with external vendors

• Excellent organisational skills, the ability to work independently and manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with a focus on continuous improvement and service excellence

• Collaborative and proactive approach, with a commitment to fostering trust, accountability and innovation

• Experience supporting reporting, governance activities, and strategic initiatives will be highly regarded

This is an excellent opportunity to combine procurement, operations and coordination experience while contributing to meaningful work that impacts people and organisational performance.

Be More

Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people. Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go. Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.

Application Close :

July 26, 2026