Organisation: Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Supervisor Procurement
Job Summary: The Procurement Officer will mainly handle all
procurement requisitions assigned in order to facilitate timely service
delivery with utmost observance of the provisions in the PPDA Act.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
- Regularly
review specifications, bills of quantities and Terms of Reference prepared
by user departments and provide timely guidance and feedback to users
while ensuring completeness and compliance with the PPDA Act. - Prepare
and submit appropriate solicitation documents to Contracts Committee for
Approval - Receive,
open and evaluate bids in accordance with the PPDA regulations - Actively
coordinate contract processing procedure to ensure compliance with the
award decision of Contracts Committee and terms and conditions of tender. - Prepare
Local Purchase Orders for approved procurement decisions within the
defined threshold - Works
closely with user departments, stores on the delivery of goods.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
- The
applicants should mainly provide a Degree in either; Procurement and
Supplies/Logistics Management, Commerce, or Business Administration with a
specialization in Procurement, obtained from a recognized academic
institution - Professional
Qualifications in Procurement (CIPS) is an added advantage. - A
minimum of three or more years’ practical experience in handling
procurements in a big and reputable organizations - Working
knowledge of the PPDA Act Procurement law and Procedures, Procurement
guidelines and Stores operational procedures - Practical
experience with the Public Procurement Management System (PPMS) or ability
to input and retrieve data from the PPMS. - Working
knowledge of different procurement procedures including the World Bank
procedures.
The Uganda Revenue Authority
(URA) was established by the Uganda Revenue Authority Statute of 1991 and set
up in September of the same year as a central body for assessment and
collection of specified revenue, to administer and enforce the laws relating to
such revenue and to provide for related matters. This statute incorporated all
the laws that were in force then regarding tax collection. The new organization
(URA) amalgamated the three tax administration departments that were responsible
for all the taxes collected by the Central Government of Uganda.
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates who wish to join URA should apply online by visiting the
website below. Please go to Careers and follow the link ‘CAREERS EXPERIENTIAL
HIRING’ to view detailed job description of the roles and responsibilities and
other required competencies as well as apply for the above job opportunities.
Please create your online profiles if you are doing this for the first time or
enter login details if created earlier.
- The
list of shortlisted and successful candidates will be published on the URA
website. - Academic
documents for the successful candidates will be vetted and background
checks conducted before they are considered for appointment into the
Authority. Any applicants found with forged academic documents will be
charged in the courts of law.
Deadline: Friday 17th April 2015
by 11:59pm
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