Vacancy title:
Senior Procurement Officer

Jobs at:
Uganda Management Institute ( UMI )

Deadline of this Job:
not later than 3.00pm Friday, 15th September, 2017

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Job details:
Uganda Management Institute ( UMI ) is a Management Development Institution with a mission to “Excel in Developing Practical and Sustainable Administration, Leadership and Management Capacity". It provides management training, consultancy and research services in response to the demands of the public, private, and NGO sectors. In addition to short performance improvement management skills development courses, the Institute offers high quality career development management courses at Certificate, Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma and Higher Degree Levels. The institute’s activities are currently carried out at the main campus in Kampala and its Outreach Centers in Mbarara, Gulu and Mbale.

In order to carry out its functions efficiently and effectively, the Institute seeks to recruit suitably qualified persons in the position of:

Post: Senior Procurement Officer
Salary Scale: UM3b
Duty station: Kampala
Immediate Supervisor: Director General
Age Limit: Between 30 -59 years

Main Purpose:
To plan, coordinate, and manage the procurement and disposal of assets function of the Institute to ensure value for money.

Key Result Areas(KRAs)

• Resources of the Procurement Unit planned, budgeted and controlled;
• Conformity with Government procurement regulations enforced;
•  Procurement and disposal of assets process coordinated;
• Functionality of the Contracts Committee supported;
•  Effective and efficient procurement system enforced;
•  Timely technical advice to the Accounting Officer, Contracts Committee and Institute Governing Council members, on matters pertaining to procurement provided;
•  Staff members of the procurement secretariat guided and developed.

Person Specifications.

• A Masters‘ Degree in Procurement! Purchasing and Supplies or an equivalent professional qualification;
•  An Honors Bachelor's Degree in Procurement] Purchasing and Supplies, Business Administration, Commerce, Law, Transport and Logistics Or in a Procurement related field;

OR
Full Professional qualification in Supply Chain Management (CIPS) plus a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Procurement Management from a recognized awarding institution;

•  Should have a minimum of five (5) years relevant working experience three (3) of which should have been gained at a supervisory level from a reputable organization; and
•  Must be a Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS).

Rewards and other Terms of Service
Successful candidates will, on being confirmed in appointment, be offered five-year renewable contracts, a competitive basic salary complemented by housing allowance, medical allowance, transport allowance and an attractive gratuity scheme. Staff are also provided with support for continuous personal development.

Job application procedure
Applications (hard copy) with comprehensive typed CVs, copies of appointment letters, certified copies of transcripts and certificates together with the applicant's telephone contact, names, addresses and telephone numbers of three referees should be received by the address below not later than 3.00pm Friday, 15th September, 2017.

The Human Resource Manager
Uganda Management institute
Plot 44 - 52 Jinja Road
P. O. Box 20131 KAMPALA
Tel: 259722/ 265139/ 265140126513
DETAILED JOB Description’s CAN BE VIEWED ON OUR WEBSITE: www.umi.ac.ug  AND NOTICE BOARDS.