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Job Title:   Procurement Officer – Innovation and Digitalization

Organisation: Watoto Church Ministries and Community Care

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

Watoto Church Ministries and Community Care has experienced exponential growth in the past couple of years composed of multiple Celebration Centres (Campuses) and diverse Community care initiatives that include; Child Care, Community and Neighbourhood, Education and FM Radio amongst others. In all of this, Watoto remains a local church, committed to celebrating Christ and caring for community.

Job Summary:  We are seeking to recruit a Procurement Officer-Innovation and Digitalization to provide support in the procurement planning for Watoto Ministries based on market research.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Innovation and Digitalization

• Conduct e-market analysis on prices for goods, services to work and ensure value for money for Watoto procurements.
• Research on procurement solutions to foster creativity and innovation.
• Prepare, maintain, and update the e-annual master procurement plan for Watoto Ministries.
• Update the procurement plan based on any changes as approved by the Church council.
• Maintain an authentic list of prequalified suppliers of goods, services, and work
• Coordinate with Administrators on tactical procurements.
• Support the e-procurement system.
• Update and support the management of the procurement portal to obtain optimal functionality and efficiency.

Procurement Operations

• Contribute to the development of procurement work plans.
• Ensure that all procurement operations are carried out in accordance with the Annual master procurement plan as approved by the Church Council.
• Ensure compliance to the procurement and disposal policy and standard operating procedures.
• Undertakes sourcing for cost effective supplies, services and works.
• Provide administrative support in the arrangement for negotiation where necessary and maintain supplier relationship management.
• Provide support in regular monitoring of vendor performance and maintain a performance management database of all service providers.
• Provide guidance and specialized support to user departments on terms of reference for goods, works and services, contract management, procurement portal, specification preparation, as per the Watoto ministries procurement policies and guidelines and attend to raised queries on a timely basis.
• Keep and update proper procurement records, flies’ management and documents as per the Watoto ministries procurement policies and guidelines.
• Timely preparation of management and performance reports.

Contract Management

• Ensure the contracts are well managed and service providers deliver based on the agreed terms and conditions.
• Guide and advise suppliers on the procurement and disposal procedures and relationships
• Liaise with the contract management teams to resolve any raised issues

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Procurement, Business Administration, Economics or a relevant discipline.
• Membership of a professional body.
• A minimum of three years’ working experience in a reputable organization.
• Computer literacy in Microsoft applications and database management.
• Management Information systems.
• Must be willing to live up to organisational values, confident and
• Should possess the ability to write and present analytical and informative reports.
• Should be a good communicator, must have a high level of integrity, confidentiality, trust, good work ethics and sound judgement

How to Apply:

All candidates should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 21^st September 2022

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