Procurement Assistant Career Jobs – East African Community Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency (EAC-CASSOA)

Organisation: East African
Community Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency (EAC-CASSOA)
Duty Station: Entebbe,
Uganda
REF: CAS/HR/004/2017
Reports to: Principal Human
Resource and Administration
Grade: G5
About EAC-CASSOA:
The East African Community Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight
Agency (EAC-CASSOA) is a self accounting institution of the East African
Community. It is a specialized technical Institution of the East African
Community charged with the responsibility of ensuring the development of a safe
and secure civil aviation system in the region.
Job Summary: The Procurement
Assistant will primarily coordinate and manage all activities related to the
procurement functions of the Agency.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Provide
    support in the development of long/short term purchasing strategies and
    policies for review by Management.
  • The
    jobholder will also oversee the procurement of all goods services and
    works of the Agency
  • The
    incumbent will raise Purchase Orders for suppliers in accordance with the
    Agency regulations
  • Ensure
    the Agency receives products and services of high quality at a competitive
    price
  • Prepare
    annual procurement plans for the Agency and ensure their implementation.
  • Prepare
    monthly and annual procurement reports as provided for in the Agency’s
    financial and procurement policy.
  • Work
    closely with user departments in the development and management of
    contracts
  • Coordinate
    the process of prequalification of suppliers and service providers.
  • Organize
    the Procurement Committee meetings in collaboration with the
    Chairperson of the Committee and serve as the Secretary of the Committee.
  • Ensure
    the Agency gets the value for money in the goods delivered and services
    rendered by various Agency supplies.
  • The
    incumbent will also prepare tender documents and coordinate the tendering
    process in accordance with Agency Procurement procedures.
  • Inform
    all suppliers about the outcome of the tender process in accordance with
    procurement rules and procedures.
  • Set-up
    a robust filing systems for all procurement documents
  • Review
    the Agency’s Procurement Manual periodically and recommend for
    revision where necessary
  • Perform
    any other related duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.



Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The
    ideal candidate for the East African Community Civil Aviation
    Safety and Security Oversight Agency (EAC-CASSOA) Procurement Assistant
    job opportunity must possess a Bachelor’s
    degree preferably in procurement, supply chain management or any other
    business related specialty.
  • A
    minimum of five years’ experience in procurement
  • Certification
    in Procurement is an added advantage
  • Procurement
    experience in regional and international organization is added advantage
  • Ability
    to multitask,
  • Excellent
    interpersonal skills
  • Strong
    negotiation skills
  • Ability
    to work effectively under pressure within timeframes
  • Ability
    to work effectively in a team and independently.
  • High
    degree of integrity;
  • Ability
    to maintain confidentiality
  • Good
    report writing and presentation skills;
  • Proficiency
    in computer applications
  • Age: Below 55 years
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested EAC candidates are encouraged to
send their application letters, duly filled and signed EAC-CASSOA Personal History
Form, download
here
, photocopies of academic certificates and a copy of national
identity card, birth certificate or passport showing the date of birth,  quoting the job advert reference number of
the position applied for. The applications should be sent via email (all soft
copies should be in MS Word or Adobe Acrobat) or in hard copies and addressed
to:
Executive Director,
EAC CASSOA,
P.O. Box 873,
Entebbe- Uganda,
Email to:
recruitment@cassoa.org
Deadline: 15th May 2017
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