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Job Title:    Procurement Officer

Organisation: Uganda Heart Institute

Duty Station: 
Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Senior Procurement Officer

About US:

Uganda Heart Institute was legally established in 2001 as a Company
limited by guarantee of its founding Bodies namely, Mulago Hospital, Ministry
of Health, Makerere University and Uganda Heart Foundation. In UHI therefore
commenced operating as a semi-autonomous Unit under Mulago Hospital. The
purpose of the registering UHI as a limited Company was to fasten the growth
and development of the Institute, by enabling it to solicit for funds and
manage its resources at source.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·       
Liaises
with end-users and compiles all procurement requirements of the organization.

·       
Guides
the suppliers on procurement procedures

·       
Verifies
documentation relating to procurement and organizes the documentation for easy
use by all interested parties

·       
Liaises
with Accounts to ensure availability of procurement funds and timely payments
to suppliers.

·       
Prepare
draft bid documents and procurement plan;

·       
Entering
sanctioned transactions entered in the procurement system for further
processing; and

·       
Advising
end users on development of procurement specifications.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
applicant must either hold an Honors Bachelor’s Degree in procurement
purchasing and supplies OR first degree (Honors) in Economics, Business
Administration or Commerce with Post-graduate Diploma in procurement and
supplies management

·       
OR A
bachelor’s Degree in Non-supply chain management discipline, plus a post
graduate Diploma in Public Procurement Management from a recognized awarding
Institution

·       
OR full
professional qualification in Supply Chain Management (CIPS) plus a post
graduate Diploma in Procurement Management from a recognized awarding
Institution

How to Apply:

All eligible persons
should address their applications including copies of their academic/
professional certificates, curriculum vitae (CV) and other relevant documents
to the Executive Director, Uganda Heart Institute, P.O. Box 37392, Kampala,
Uganda

NB: Please take note that these posts are to be filled on Permanent and
Pensionable terms.

Deadline: 18th February, 2021.

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