Senior Procurement Officer Job Careers – Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS)
Job Title: Senior Procurement Officer
Organization: Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Principal Procurement Officer
About US:
The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Co-operatives established by the UNBS Act Cap 327. It is governed by the National Standards Council and headed by the Executive Director who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of UNBS. The mandate of UNBS is to develop, promote and enforce national standards in order to enhance competitiveness of Ugandan products, promote fair trade and protect consumers and the environment.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Draft and submit the initial annual procurement and disposal plans to the supervisor in line with the Organizations’ work plans and budgets.
- Follow up the progress of the implementation of the approved procurement and disposal plan and generate periodic reports in line with the PPDA rules, regulations & guidelines
- Participate in the Preparation and evaluation of bids/ proposals for procurements in line with PPDA rules, regulations & guidelines
- Monitor contract implementation and compliance in line with the public procurement guidelines
- Cultivate and enhance relationships with suppliers to optimize supplier performance in line with PPDA rules, regulations & guidelines & UNBS polices
- Participate in the development of the PDU annual, quarterly and monthly budget, work plans and targets
- Supervise staff performance of Procurement Officers staff in PDU and ensure that targets, plans and outputs are achieved within schedules and budgets and regularly review their performance during performance review meetings and annual performance appraisal.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual budgets and reports on activities of the department and progress on implementation of work plans
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Economics, Business Administration or Procurement/purchasing or any other related qualification
- Possession of post graduate competence based training in relevant field and professional qualifications in CIPS level 6
- At least five years of working experience in a related field from a reputable organization
- The successful candidate must have Proven Supervisory skills, a high level of integrity and professionalism, Communication, Teamwork and Analytical skills. He/she should also be team player, an excellent communicator with good oral communication and presentation skills and must be computer literate with skills in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and the Internet applications.
- Age: Between 30 and 45 years
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to apply as per the guidance below;
- Please follow the link , Click Here
- Use your email address for registration
- Fill in all tabs as per the application as required
- Attach your updated CV with mobile telephone numbers indicated, copies of academic qualifications and national identity card under the tab for documents
- Complete your application by clicking ‘submit application’
- No hand delivered applications will be received
Please NOTE:
- Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
- UNBS does not request for any payments at any stage of recruitment and review process
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Deadline: 17th January 2020 by 5.00pm.