Mungo MCCONACHIE
@mungomcconachie
APS procurement specialist skilled in data annotation, evaluation and digital transformation.
What I'm looking for
I am a public service professional experienced in procurement, grants assessment, and AI data annotation, with a strong background in data analysis and database management. I deliver high-quality evaluations, manage complex compliance tasks, and support digital transformation of team workflows.
Across multiple APS roles I led conformance teams, performed quality assurance on large procurement and grants rounds, and managed high caseloads under tight deadlines. I contributed measurable improvements through SharePoint solutions, Excel reporting and advocacy for collaborative tools.
My work combines subject-matter expertise in social services, disability and contracts with practical skills in SQL, R and advanced Excel. I prioritise probity, attention to detail and consistency to produce fair, reliable outcomes and help teams scale evaluation processes.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Procurement Specialist
Department of Social Services
Apr 2025 - Sep 2025 (5 months)
Managed high-volume end-to-end labour hire procurements, processing up to 40 activities at peak and driving SharePoint-based digital transformation to automate procurement documents and improve data reporting.
Data Annotator
Unknown
Nov 2024 - Apr 2025 (5 months)
Performed high-quality AI evaluation and annotation of text and images following detailed guidelines to improve system performance and consistency across large datasets.
Procurement Officer
Department of Social Services
Oct 2024 - Mar 2025 (5 months)
Tender assessor and co-lead of a Conformance Team for a ~$6B disability employment procurement round; delegated tasks across 15 team members and produced conformance reporting and QA to ensure consistent scoring.
Data Annotator
Unknown
Oct 2024 - Jan 2025 (3 months)
Labelled and reviewed text and image data and scored AI outputs for accuracy and alignment to guidelines, contributing to high-quality training datasets for AI models.
Senior Grants Assessor
Department of Infrastructure
Jul 2024 - Oct 2024 (3 months)
Assessed complex grant submissions for infrastructure projects up to $20M and performed QA of colleagues' assessments, averaging one assessment per day across extensive supporting materials.
Program Contract Manager
Department of Social Services
Oct 2023 - Jul 2024 (9 months)
Managed and monitored ~25 complex contracts with charities, conducted bi-annual performance and cost analysis using Qlik/Excel to inform policy and program reporting.
Claims Delegate
Department of Veterans Affairs
May 2022 - Mar 2023 (10 months)
Investigated and determined initial liability injury claims under complex legislation, managing caseloads up to 100 and consistently meeting weekly KPIs.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
RMIT University
Graduate Certificate, Data Science
2018 - 2021
Activities and societies: Broadcast captioning and closed captioning services for Deaf community; use of live-captioning software and transcription of recorded broadcasts.
Completed a Graduate Certificate in Data Science with coursework and practical captioning/broadcast accessibility work focused on media and AI-related tools.
University of Wollongong
Bachelor of Psychology, Psychology
2013 - 2017
Activities and societies: Transcription and captioning work; development of rapid typing and language accuracy skills.
Earned a Bachelor of Psychology with training in Australian English terminology, rapid transcription skills and domain knowledge across multiple fields.
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