Jonathan Medwin Email & Phone Number

Canberra, Australia

I am delivering business process and functional performance improvements to several government projects. I have recently devised future management opportunities to improve capability outcomes for both Defence and industry partners through enhanced competitiveness and performance. A key component of this work has been recommending evidence-based efficiency.

Canberra, Australia

Defence undertakes by far the largest proportion of procurements on behalf of the Australian Government - almost 70% of all Commonwealth procurement contracts by value. Robust governance though good procurement policy, rules and processes is essential for industry, the Australian people and Government to maintain confidence in the Department's purchase of.

Canberra, Australia

• Leader in the largest single procurement project undertaken by the ACT Government valued in excess of $700 million.
• Delivering sustainable organisational outcomes by initiating, progressing and resolving strategic project components.
• Preparing the gamut of major project documentation, including the RFT and the project management outputs.
• Preparing complex and sensitive correspondence, project briefs, procurement plans, and programs, together with minutes, briefs… Show more Leader in the largest single procurement project undertaken by the ACT.
• Preparing complex and sensitive correspondence, project briefs, procurement plans, and programs, together with minutes, briefs, submissions and reports for ministers, committees and the executive.
• Designing and conducting comprehensive stakeholder engagement processes and events.

Canberra, Australia

I have been equipping five service delivery business units with the connections and tools to successfully advocate for Government investment in the 2017-18 financial year. To assist in turning around previous funding outcomes, I am delivering:- a comprehensive strategic investment guide and template documents;- effective inter-agency and senior executive.

ACT Nowaste

• Who could know that waste management would be so interesting and challenging !?This was an exciting role in which I was able to bring my passion for devising innovative solutions to address quite a number of systemic.
• Delivering strategic scoping, procurement and contract management of all contracts for the management of waste and attendant services in the ACT.
• Leading a diverse team of contract managers, procurement, and work, health and safety officers to deliver a holistic and strategically effective range of services in a technical engineering field.
• Innovative thinking to deliver ‘out of the box’ solutions to novel challenges, managing multiple competing priorities, and truly effective liaison with public and private stakeholders.
• Delivering multiple and time-competitive project and programme outcomes for both internal and external services delivery, including small and large scale civil engineering.
• Oversighting the development and testing of strategic business management instruments including business continuity plans and contract management schedules.

Canberra, Australia

• Some fantastic results here - particularly proud of implementing the effective contract management framework for Actew/AGL Distribution that ensured product and services continued to be delivered, on time, within.
• Inaugural manager of the Distribution Contracts and Procurement Section - procuring all goods and service in support of the premier electricity distribution network business in the ACT and surrounds. Maintaining.
• Inaugural manager of the Distribution Contracts and Procurement Section - procuring all goods and service in support of the premier electricity distribution network business in the ACT and surrounds. Maintaining.
• Negotiating, drafting and executing commercially sound contracts underwriting all of ActewAGL Distribution's relationships with external providers of goods and services, and government customers.
• Ensuring good governance and probity standards are observed.
• Devising and implementing the distributed contract management framework.

Canberra, Australia

• Member of the taskforce assembled to develop the Australian Government Response to the Independent Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 2001 (Cth) – (the Government Response).
• Procurement and Contract – Negotiating, drafting and finalising contracts. Management of specialists’ services contracts in support of the Taskforce.
• Project management – Develop complex project management/risk management framework.
• Government Response –… Show more
• Government Response – coordinating departmental and interdepartmental input into the development of policy that fed into the Government Response.
• COAG – Provide policy advice and decision-making support to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet specialist team providing advice to the Commonwealth with respect to the reform agenda being progressed by the.

Canberra, Australia

• Receiving, examining and providing advice on requests for legal services from Defence clients nationally.
• Provided advice on, and assistance with, the formulation of statement of works to obtain legal advice from external legal providers as members of the Legal Services Providers Panel.
• Requesting, receiving and assessing tenders. Awarding, drafting and finalising contracts. De-briefing tenderers.Contributed to the development of legal services procurement… Show more
• Requesting, receiving and assessing tenders. Awarding, drafting and finalising contracts. De-briefing tenderers.Contributed to the development of legal services procurement policy.
• Team member in the development of the Legal Advice Database. Show less

Canberra, Australia

• This role was where I built my solid background in Federal Government contracting and procurement.
• Procurement – agreements in all forms, including: requests for offer, contracts (short and long form), deeds, statements of requirement, variations and memoranda of understanding.
• Advice – the broad range of matters that affect a government department, including:all aspects of government procurement practice and procedure, legislative interpretation, administrative law… Show more This role was.
• Advice – the broad range of matters that affect a government department, including:all aspects of government procurement practice and procedure, legislative interpretation, administrative law, legislative compliance.

Bachelor’S Degree, Law

Bachelor’S Degree, Arts - Classics, Anthropology, Australian Archaeology, Web Development, History