IDB ENRP Project Procurement Officer Jobs – Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)

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Job Title: Procurement
Officer
Organisation: Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and
Fisheries (MAAIF)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Project Name: Enhancing National Food Security through
Increased Rice Production (ENRP) Project
Funding Source: Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
Reports to: Project Coordinator

About MAAIF:
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries received
funding from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to implement the Jeddah
Declaration initiative (2008) through Enhancing National Food Security through
Increased Rice Production (ENRP) project. The project is to provide short term
assistance to the Government of Uganda to withstand global food market and climate
shocks as well as medium to long term support to build and strengthen the
institutional and technical capacities, for sustained agricultural growth that
contributes to poverty alleviation and food security.

Job Summary: The Procurement Officer will oversee and
manage the procurement for the PMU project under strict deadlines and standards
as set out in the IDBs Guidelines Procurement of works and goods by IBD
Borrowers.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Preparing
    specifications, bidding documents for goods and equipment contracts,
    requests for proposals for consulting assignments, and proposal
    application packages for subproject proposals using standard documentation
    agreed with IDB.
  • Arranging for
    advertising contract opportunities and assistance in preparing contract
    bids
  • Preparing required
    procurement and other documentation for review and or no objection by the
    IDB
  • Preparing of contracts
    to be signed with suppliers, consultants, NGOs, CBOs and other entities
  • Maintaining a record
    of and ensure compliance with agreed procurement method thresholds, IDB
    prior review thresholds and agreed aggregate threshold amounts for less
    competitive procurement methods.
  • Work collaboratively
    with Technical Specialists and Accountant in preparing quarterly Project
    Management Reports (PMR) to be submitted to IDB
  • Monitoring the
    implementation and performance of contracts by suppliers, consultants and
    other entities under time and cost management and produce monthly and
    quarterly reports.
  • Documenting the
    lessons learnt and provide the best practices on design of follow-on
    projects.
  • Performing any other
    duties as assigned by his/her supervisor

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The Procurement
    Officer for the MAAIF Project should be a Ugandan holding an honors degree in
    Procurement, Business, Law or Engineering 
  • A minimum of five years of post-qualification experience in procurement and contract management in public
    sector.
  • He/she should be a
    member of CIPS and have good knowledge of procurement policies and
    procedures of a multilateral financial institution (preferably the PPDA,
    Government of Uganda, Donor Projects); as well as good knowledge of the
    institutional, technical, and commercial aspects of procurement
  • Age: 28 years and above

How to Apply:
Please send your applications
with a detailed CV indicating contact addresses and details of three references
should be submitted during official working hours to: The Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, P.O. Box 102, Entebbe,
Uganda. Please obtain forms from the Public Service Commission or Ministry of
Agriculture Headquarters and government ministries and departments. Download It here.

Deadline: 2nd May 2016

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