Vacancy title:
2 Procurement Officers

Jobs at:
Rural Electrification Agency

Deadline of this Job:
04.00pm on 05th October, 2018

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: 24th September 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Company

JOB DETAILS:
Rural Electrification Agency
MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND MINERAL DEVELOPMENT
P.O BOX 7317, KAMPALA

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) is the Secretariat of the Rural Electrification Board (REB) as established by Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 75. The REB’s main function is to oversee the management of the Rural Electrification Fund (REF) and facilitate the development and implementation of rural electrification projects under several sources of funding. In order to strengthen its Human Resource Capacity to fulfill the above intention, REA is seeking to recruit Ugandan nationals suitably qualified to fill the following vacancies:

Procurement Officer (02)
The PO shall report directly to the Head, Procurement and Disposal Unit (HPDU), he/she will carry out routine procurement and disposal activities and implement assignments in accordance with existing procurement laws, regulations and procedures.

Key Responsibilities
The functions of the above position will be but not limited to the following:

• To Liaise with the end users and prepare draft procurement and disposal plan for the Agency;
  
• To guide potential REA suppliers on procurement procedures while in office;
  
• Verify procurement and disposal requisitions;
  
• Enter Verified data into the Government Procurement Portal (GPP);
  
• To prepare draft bid documents and participate in evaluation of bids as and when assigned;
  
• Compile documents and maintain safe custody of procurement and disposal records;
  
• Prepare draft approvals for Procurement and disposal (PDEs) for Contracts Committee.
  
• Receive and register bids;
  
• Verify procurement and disposal documentation/records for completeness and correctness;
  
• Maintain and update the contract register/ procurement & disposal records;
  
• Facilitate publication and display of procurement notices;
  
• Process purchase order as assigned;
  
• Enter sanctioned transactions on the system for further processing and produce required reports;
  
• Maintain, review, and consolidate audit reports for PDEs and raise the issues for follow up on audit recommendations.
  
• Support all other procurement and disposal activities as may be assigned from time to time, by the supervisor.
  
• Any other duties specified by the Head of Department.
  

Person Specifications

• An Honor’s Bachelor degree in Procurement or Supply Chain management or Bachelor of Commerce (BCOM)/ Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with specialization in Procurement Supply Chain Management from a recognized Institution. OR
  
• An Honor’s Degree in Commerce or Business Administration or Economics plus full professional qualification/membership of Procurement/Purchasing and Supply Chain Management (CIPS, ISM, CILT) from a recognized Institution. OR Full professional qualification/membership of Procurement/ Purchasing and Supply Chain Management (CIPS, ISM, and CILT) from a recognized Institution
  
• Minimum 5 years working experience in a project oriented environment.
  
• Very organized in planning and Coordination of activities.
  
• Able to collate and compile data from user departments
  
• Working knowledge of standard procurement plans and format
  
• Understands the procurement regulatory framework
  
• With proven integrity.