Corruption prevention in procurement and contract management - Queanbeyan - Outreach

Venue CBD
Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia
Start Date 12 Nov 2019 9:00 AM
End Date 12 Nov 2019 4:00 PM
Price $0.00

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This workshop assists managers and staff with responsibility for procurement activities to identify where the weaknesses in their systems and opportunities for corruption may be. It will also help participants understand what they can do to prevent corruption in the procurement context.

 Who should attend?

  • NSW public-sector and local-government managers with line-management responsibility for procurement and/or contract management, with or without specific skills in procurement
  • procurement managers
  • procurement/contract management policy or process designers
  • staff with significant procurement and/or contract management responsibilities.

 NB:  This workshop is NOT intended for staff who simply buy off established contracts or catalogues, or do not deal directly with suppliers. At a minimum, participants should be involved in obtaining or assessing quotations, managing contractors, supervising people who carry out these activities or approving the purchases or procurement activities carried out by others.

Workshop content

  1. About the ICAC:
    • powers and oversight
    • jurisdiction
    • reporting corruption and public interest disclosures.
       
  2. Recognising corruption in procurement and contract management:
    • the nature of corruption
    • past case examples
    • costs of corruption
    • probity principles and their impact on corruption.
       
  3. Why people act corruptly:
    • motivations for corruption
    • gifts and grooming
    • capture, influence and allegiance
    • identifying and managing conflicts of interest.
       
  4. Corruption opportunities and risks in procurement:
    • common corruption opportunities and risks in procurement
    • stage-specific corruption risks.
       
  5. Corruption prevention:
    • the control inherent in tight operations
    • the four elements of control
    • process design and management
    • risk management
    • supporting the basic standards
    • how your organisation can improve
    • managers’ role in corruption prevention.

 The Corruption Prevention in Procurement and Contract Management workshop  is offered as part of our Rural and Regional Outreach Program.