Job Title: PROCUREMENT OFFICER (1)
Job Description
Department: STATUTORY BODIES
REF: BUS/DSC/07/2013
Salary scale: Uganda Government Scale U4
Age: 25 to 50
Job purpose: To prepare procurement documents, review specifications and advise on procurement process and procedure.
Minimum qualifications:
An Honors Degree in Procurement/Supply Chain Management from a recognized awarding Institution.
OR: A Bachelor’s Degree in a Non Supply Chain Management discipline, plus a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Procurement Management from a recognized awarding Institution.
OR: Full Professional qualification in Supply Chain Management (CIPS) plus a Post Graduate Diploma in Procurement Management from a recognized awarding Institution.
Duties:
• Compiling schedules of procurement requirements
• Guiding and advising suppliers on correct procurement procedures
• Referencing, verifying and managing procurement documentation
• Liaising with accounts to facilitate timely payment to suppliers
• Verifying and organizing documentation relating to procurement for use by interested parties
• Preparing draft bid documents and procurement plan
• Entering sanctioned transactions in the procurement system for further processing
• Advising end users on development of procurement specifications.
How to Apply
Applications are invited from suitably qualified Ugandans to fill vacant posts in Busia District. Application Forms (PS Form 3) 2008 are obtainable from the Secretaries of District Service Commissions or Chief Administrative Officers’ offices. Applications in triplicate should be addressed to:
The Secretary,
District Service Commission,
PO. Box 124, Busia.
Those in Government service should route their applications through their Heads of Department/Institution who should be informed of the closing date to avoid delay.
Photocopies of academic qualifications, curriculum vitae, passport size photographs and any relevant documents should be attached.
Closing date not later than 25th April, 2013.
