Job Title: Head of PDU
Organisation: Uganda
Investment Authority (UIA)
Investment Authority (UIA)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
About US:
Uganda Investment Authority (UIA), a statutory agency is mandated to
initiate and support measures that enhance investment in Uganda and to advise
Government on appropriate policies conducive for investment promotion and
growth in the country.
initiate and support measures that enhance investment in Uganda and to advise
Government on appropriate policies conducive for investment promotion and
growth in the country.
Job Summary: The Head, PDU,
is responsible for developing and implementing annual procurement plans to
ensure timely availability of materials and services needed to implement UIA’s
approved work plans.
is responsible for developing and implementing annual procurement plans to
ensure timely availability of materials and services needed to implement UIA’s
approved work plans.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Guiding management on trends, issues,
problems and activities relating to best practice in procurement. - Developing UIA’s annual procurement plans
and budgets for approval - Developing a database on qualified
suppliers of goods and services needed by the Authority - Tasked with administering the procurement
process in coordination with user departments/units to acquire and make
available required goods and services in the quantity, quality and time
needed. - Ensuring compliance with the provisions of
Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets (PPDA) Act, regulations
and procedures. - Providing relevant information advice to
UIA staff to enable them to comply with PPDA regulations and procedures. - Participating in strategy formulation and
implementation. - Prepare and submit periodic performance
reports.
Key Results Areas:
- Annual procurement plans and budgets
approved in a timely manner - Required supplies (goods and services)
made available in a timely manner - Departmental performance reports prepared
and submitted in a timely manner.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Uganda
Investment Authority (UIA) Head of PDU job opportunity must hold a
bachelor’s degree in Procurement and Supply Chain Management or the
equivalent from a recognised institution - Chartered Institute of Purchasing and
Supplies (CIPS) Graduate Diploma or the equivalent from a recognised
Institution. - Full membership to chartered institute of
Purchasing and Supply or the equivalent from a recognised body is an added
advantage - At least five years of hands-on experience
in managing the procurement function preferably in a public institution.
How to Apply:
All candidates are encouraged to send their applications with typed
detailed CVs, copies of transcripts and certificates together with the
applicant’s telephone contact, names, addresses and telephone numbers of three
referees by registered delivery to;
detailed CVs, copies of transcripts and certificates together with the
applicant’s telephone contact, names, addresses and telephone numbers of three
referees by registered delivery to;
Send applications to:
The Executive Director,
Uganda Investment Authority
2nd Floor, TWED, Plaza, Lumumba Avenue
P.O. Box 7418, Kampala, Uganda
Deadline: 29th
September 2017
September 2017
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