The Governance Global Practice (GGP) comprises a variety of different professional disciplines working on public institutions, including procurement, public sector management, governance and anti-corruption, and financial management.
GGP’s Procurement 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. To enhance its capacity, the Department seeks to recruit/appoint a highly organized, energized and experienced professional, capable of operating effectively.
The Africa East and Southern (AFE) unit of the GGP-Procurement Department is largely decentralized and based in the 20+ country offices. The Procurement team in AFE is managed by an Accredited Practice Manager (PM) who is based at Nairobi. AFE Procurement Unit seeks to recruit a locally hired Procurement Specialist to be based in Addis Ababa to provide support Ethiopia portfolio. The Procurement Specialist will be working under the guidance of the Procurement Hub Coordinator based in Addis Ababa and will report to the AFE Accredited Practice Manager based in Nairobi.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Provides technical fiduciary advice on procurement activities and engage in policy dialogue to strengthen procurement systems in client countries.
Supports clients in achieving value for money (VFM) in public procurement to enhance service delivery and development outcomes with integrity.
Understand relevant procurement markets using analytical tools and approaches to define more effective procurement strategies.
Participates in missions and plays a key role in developing practical approaches to procurement while simultaneously dealing with difficult policy and operational issues.
Prepares and/or comments on draft operational directives and policy papers; produces major/complex reports.
Develops and executes training modules on complex sector related procurement topics.
The work implies frequent interaction with the following stakeholders:
Management in the duty station and on some occasions in HQ or other countries.
Government officials and equivalent contacts in other international organizations, partner entities, etc.
Procurement specialists within the World Bank and government units.
Counterparts in the Bank across VPUs, Global Practices and other units involved in meeting the Bank’s business objectives.
Other external constituencies and expert groups.
Selection Criteria:
Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g. business administration, engineering, commerce, law, procurement, etc.)
Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in carrying out technical duties in public procurement on Donor/MDB financed project procurement.
Knowledge of the concepts, principles and practices governing international procurement, with the ability to translate concepts into operational work, such as VFM, sustainable procurement, strategic sourcing, market analysis, contract management, etc...
Ability to deal sensitively in a multi-cultural environment and build effective working relations with clients and colleagues.
High levels of integrity.
Excellent command of English.
Knowledge on institutions and procurement reforms in Ethiopia.
Good knowledge of concepts, principles and approaches to international procurement and of public procurement systems.
Knowledge of FCV Context - Applies to operations and analytical tasks a substantive understanding of fragility, conflict and violence, etc.
