Procurment Specialist

Relevant Experience:

 Overall 10 years of experience in auditing, financial and procurement management with at least 5 years of specific experience in managing procurements of large-scale projects funded by donors like IFAD, WB, ADB etc.

Well versed with the globally accepted procurement principles and benchmarks.

Having thorough understanding of procurement guidelines of IFAD, WB, ADB etc.

Job Description:

• Facilitate in devising mechanism and process for selection of partner organizations for the implementation of NPGP programme activities in the programme target districts which are compliant to the project financing agreement as per IFAD’s guidelines and polices.

• Provide strategic feedback in to NPGP team on identification of relevant procurement methods for specific procurements, as per the IFAD Procurement Handbook

• Assist in drafting the contracts for implementing partners under NPGP programme activities to be approved by PPAF.

• Technical review and oversight of the procurement documents prepared by the procurement unit for NPGP to ensure full compliance to IFAD’s procurement guidelines.

• Take part into the tender evaluation committee works, including drafting the tender selection/ evaluation forms, announcing tender results, and preparing the procurement provisions that will be included in the contracts.

• Review implementation of the works that shall be in accordance with the procurement provisions, in close collaboration with Procurement Unit of PPAF and apprise the Programme Director-NPGP on weekly basis to help take timely corrective actions.

DELIVERABLES:

• Finalization of Implementing Partner’s shortlisting at stage of Expression of Interest (EoI) evaluation

• Hiring of Implementing Partners by following steps of technical evaluation, financial evaluation and contract negotiations

• Devise strategy and initiate process for hiring / shortlisting of technical training firms

Education
Must	Degree	Degree Level	Country	Description
	Masters/Certification	Masters Degree	Pakistan	• Advanced degree in accounting, financial management, commerce, supply chain management

Skills
Must	Title	Level	Description
	Planning and Analysis	Excellent	• Excellent knowledge and skills of procurement controls and planning. • Fully proficient in MS Office and other IT related tools and technologies related to efficient and effective procurement analysis and reporting.