Vacancy title:
Procurement Specialist

Jobs at:
Ministry of Health

Deadline of this Job:
not later than 5pm, 31st March, 2017.

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Job details:
Title: Procurement Specialist (1)
Reports to: Head PDU
Salary Scale: Competitive
Age Limit: 30-45 yrs.; demanding high energy and expeditious delivery of targets within assigned timelines.

Job purpose:

• The Procurement Specialist shall work closely with MoH PDU, World Bank Specialist, Third Party Procurement Agency and the FMA to ensure effective planning and timely execution of funded procurements.
  
• He She will ensure that the procurements are executed in compliance with the PPDA Acts and Regulations.

Academic Qualifications:
The applicant should be in possession of an Honors Bachelor degree in any of the following fields: Procurement and Supply Chain Management or Logistics Management, Business Administration, Commerce, Business Studies majoring in Procurement, plus a full professional qualification in procurement (CIPS).

Working experience:
A minimum of five (5) years of experience in the field of procurement in the; public sector or development sector/donor funded projects and private sector.

Duties and Responsibilities:
The Procurement Specialist will take operational responsibility for the Following duties:

• Preparing annual procurement plans and procurement documents and description of procurement arrangements for the project and program;
  
• Setting up a procurement management tracking system for the funded procurements;
  - Ensuring that all procurements are conducted in line with the PPDA Act, 2014 and Regulations 2010;
  
• Document procurement transactions and establish an effective filing system for all grant funded procurements;
  
• Prepare and obtain approval for contracts with selected suppliers;
  
• Preparing quarterly and annual procurement reports;
  
• Work with the Third Party Procurement Agent to execute selected procurements:
  
• Facilitate the audit exercise by providing timely information and explanations to the audit team;
  
• Performing any other duties that may be assigned by the supervisor from time to time.

Competences and other requirements:

• Experience in executing procurements in the public sector in line with PPDA Act and Regulations.
  
• Knowledge of the GOU laws, procedures, rules and regulations;
  
• Integrity and ethical conduct;
  
• Well-developed organization, planning, interpersonal and communication skills;
  
• Proficiency in the use of: spread sheets, word processing and presentation skills.

Job application procedure
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, wishes to invite suitably qualified Ugandan citizens (candidates) to fill the positions of Grant Co-coordinator, Procurement Specialist and Project Accountant at the Uganda National Expanded Programme on Immunization Unit. Applications should be hand delivered to the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, P.0. Box 7272, Kampala, not later than 5pm, 31st March, 2017.

Please attach a Curriculum Vitae and copies of all your academic qualification plus other relevant supporting documents. Applicants who will not hear from the Ministry on completion of the recruitment and selection exercise should consider themselves unsuccessful. All jobs are on contract basis for a period of two years, renewable up to the end of the project based on satisfactory performance and include a six - month probationary period.

Note:
Only short listed applicants will be contacted. Any form of canvassing shall automatically lead to disqualification of a Candidate.