Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Practice
Manager, PIO-Africa Procurement Hub Coordinator
The World Bank
Group is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for
developing countries. It uses financial resources and extensive experience to
help our client countries to reduce poverty, increase economic growth, and
improve quality of life. To ensure that countries can access the best global
expertise and help generate cutting-edge knowledge, the World Bank Group is
constantly seeking to improve the way it works. Key priorities include
delivering measurable results, promoting openness and transparency in
development, and improving access to development information and data.
The Public
Integrity and Openness (PIO) Department convenes a leading group of
practitioners focused on advancing cutting-edge practices and innovations in
the fields of procurement, anti-corruption and open government. In that
context, the PIO Department supports governments and non-governmental actors in
institutional strengthening and capacity building, improvement and
modernization of procurement and information systems, ensuring efficiency of
transactions, in order to ensure improved governance and enhanced development
outcomes. The PIO Department advances these efforts across sectors and across
all regions of the world. The theme will:
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Provide technical advice on procurement fiduciary
activities and lead policy dialogue on procurement with client countries
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Support client countries in achieving value for
money in public procurement in order to enhance service delivery and development
outcomes with integrity
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Create the space for procurement/governance
innovation to happen
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Establish proactive processes to identify and deploy
knowledge to solve specific problems, and improve development outcomes in
client countries
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Facilitate and join global platforms to share
knowledge and practices across the world.
Job Summary: The Senior
Procurement Specialist will support the World Bank in the implementation and
further development of Public Integrity and Openness (PIO) activities in Uganda with regard to Public
procurement. S/he will serve as a procurement expert on projects; including
support the Practice Manager, PIO-Africa in the full range of procurement
service, fiduciary and knowledge functions.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
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Under the overall supervision of the Practice
Manager, PIO-Africa and the guidance of the Procurement Hub Coordinator, the
incumbent:
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Works independently on procurement matters in
specific sectors in the performance of the Bank’s fiduciary and service
functions, seeking guidance on complex projects/issues from senior procurement
staff.
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Offers operational assistant to clients and Bank
staff on concepts, policies and procedures for international and local procurement.
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Designs and conducts workshops to educate
procurement professionals in the Bank and in borrower agencies on the Bank’s
philosophy and approach to procurement, the rationale of its policy framework,
relevant procedures and processes, as well as on specialized procurement
topics.
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The incumbent will deploy appropriate methodologies
for handling simple and complex procurement tasks and/or issues
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Works across countries/sectors, is responsible for
reviewing and handling the technical, commercial and legal aspects of
procurement (in consultation with Legal and Policy departments as necessary) at
all stages of the project cycle, to include analysis of systemic and other
procurement issues, procurement planning, design, implementation and
management, and training.
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Actively participates in missions as sole
procurement expert on large projects; assesses procurement implications of
project design, evaluates institutional capacity of borrowers and develops
suitable procurement plans.
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Takes part in country procurement assessments,
prepares background analysis, collaborates on developing appropriate public
procurement legislation and practices and tailors instruments to meet specific
client needs.
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The job holder negotiates and resolves difficult
procurement issues with Borrower agencies and handles questions/complaints from
senior officials and contractors on bidding and award issues.
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Prepares a range of procurement-related documents
and reports.
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Manages appropriate interaction with country
counterparts on sector, organizational, human resources management, financial,
economic and regulatory practices.
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Provides guidance and training to junior procurement
staff at grades GD and GE.
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Plays a leadership and advisory role to clients and
colleagues in handling complex procurement tasks and issues, which frequently
cut across sectors, countries and/or work units.
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Employs appropriate methodologies for handling
simple and complex procurement tasks and/or issues.
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Makes significant contributions in evaluating and
developing improvements to borrower’s procurement regulations/practices,
including influencing the design, reform and establishment of national and
subnational public procurement systems and strengthening of institutional
capacity within borrower entities.
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Plays a pivotal role in improving Bank procurement
practices and approaches; generates “concept notes” and best
practices papers and develops innovative solutions to particularly difficult procurement
and related issues.
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Leads missions and supervises major projects as a
technical expert; interacts with clients at the policy level.
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Prepares and/or comments on draft operational
directives and policy papers; produces major/complex reports.
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Develops and executes training modules on complex
procurement topics.
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Works independently under general direction of unit
manager or equivalent, and guides and mentors more junior staff.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
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The ideal candidate for the World Bank Senior Procurement
Specialist should have skills and experience in supporting staff, Uganda
Government and other agencies
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The ideal candidate should have detailed knowledge
and understanding of project procurement in different sectors with a
considerable knowledge of the budget execution issues in Uganda.
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Exceptional operational and analytical skills
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Possess strong knowledge and understanding of
project procurement management.
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Fluency in English is required.
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates who wish to join the World Bank in the
aforementioned capacity are encouraged to send their applications Online by
reviewing details at the web link below and clicking Apply Now on getting a
broader insight of vacancy.
Deadline: 19th November 2015
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