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Job Title:    Procurement Officer – Strategic Sourcing and Contract Management

Organisation: Watoto Child Care Ministries

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- Strategic Sourcing and Contract Management to provide support in the procurement process within Watoto Ministries and ensure values.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Procurement Operations

• Contribute to the development of procurement work plans.
• Ensure that all the 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 supplier on procurement and disposal procedures and relationship management.
• Maintain contract data and develop, implement procedures for contract management and administration compliance.
• Coordinate, prepare and support the contracts committee schedule, documentation, information, and activities.
• Responsible for consolidation and monitoring of all campus-based con
• Manage framework of contracts.
• Sensitizes contract management teams
• Prepare quarterly, semi-annually and annually reports.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant should at least hold a Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Business Administration, Economics or a relevant discipline.
• Membership of a professional body.
• At least three years of 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 suitably qualified and interested candidates can apply by visiting our website; Click Here

• Go to Apply for a job section
• Under that, view the Job Role and click on the link that reads; Apply
• Fill out the form that will be open and submit after all sections have been filled.
• Submit your CV, academic and professional documents, and a cell/pastor’s recommendation letter to careers@watotochurch.com (Subject Line: Job Title – First Name, Last Name)

Deadline: 19^th April 2024

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