الوصف الوظيفي
Ministry of Education
Improving Early Childhood Development (ECD)
Vacancy Announcement
Consultants Services- 02/2022
Introduction:
The Ministry of Education (MOE) has received two grants from the World Bank towards the cost of the “Improving Early Childhood Development in West Bank and Gaza” project (hereinafter referred to as “ECD project”), and the “Supporting an Education Reform Agenda for Improved Teaching, Assessment and Career Pathways” (hereinafter referred to as “SERATAC”).
The Ministry of Education is considering the selection and employment of a highly qualified Procurement Specialist to be part of the small core staff responsible for the administration of the World Bank projects.
Position: Procurement Specialist
Main Tasks and Responsibilities:
The Procurement Specialist will be working and reporting directly to the PCU Director and will be in charge of processing all aspects of procurement for the World Bank financed projects, in accordance with the World Bank Procurement Regulations for Investment Project Financing Borrowers, the approved procurement plans, and the Grant Agreements. The procurement specialist shall be implementing the following tasks under each of the ECD and SERATAC:
- Updating the Projects Procurement Plans on a periodic basis throughout projects implementation to reflect actual projects implementation requirements;
- Determining the procurement method to be used based on the size of the package in accordance with World Bank Procurement Regulations and the National Procurement procedures applicable to the project;
- Assisting in the preparation of consultants’ terms of reference and administration of their contracts, including processing contract amendments;
- Drafting bid notices and bidding documents for inviting and obtaining bids for goods, works and services in accordance with the World Bank Procurement Regulations;
- Drafting requests for expressions of interest and request for proposals (RFPs) for inviting and obtaining consultants’ services in accordance with the World Bank Procurement Regulations;
- Assisting in revising the established procedures for receiving and opening of bids/proposals, ensuring adherence to the evaluation criteria stipulated in the bidding documents/RFPs in a professional and timely manner;
- Maintaining complete procurement documentation for each contract, both in hard copy and in STEP (the World Bank’s new System for Tracking Exchanges in Procurement) including bidding documents, advertisements, bids received, bid evaluations, notifications of intension to award, letters of acceptance, contract agreements, securities, related correspondence, etc., in an orderly manner, readily available for audit;
- Preparing procurement reports when needed showing the status of ongoing procurement, including a comparison of planned and actual dates of the procurement actions, including preparation of bidding documents, advertising, bidding, evaluation, contract award and completion time for each contract;
- Preparing correspondence required for requesting, through the PCU Director, the World Bank approval/ ‘no objection’ of the proposed procurement steps/decisions, through STEP or email, as required;
- Working with MOE staff to enhance their capacities through on-job training; and
- Performing other duties as may be assigned by the PCU Director, including providing technical inputs on the business (procurement) aspects of the two ongoing projects (ECD & SERATAC)
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متطلبات الوظيفة
Minimum Required Qualifications:
- At least a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Engineering, Business Administration, Procurement, Purchasing Management, Supply Chain Management, or any other related field.
- At least 5 years of relevant experience on projects financed by international agencies; experience in World Bank financed projects and World Bank procurement processes and procedures is highly desirable.
- Excellent knowledge of technical and operational aspects of procurement implementation.
- Good knowledge of the public procurement procedures.
- Strong supervisory and staff support skills. Ability to motivate and lead employees and encourage decisions to be made within a team environment.
- Strong planning and communication skills
- Strong results-orientation, proactivity, and ability to problem-solve
- Excellent computer skills.
- Fluency in English and excellent report writing. and
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
Place of Work:
The consultant shall work at MOE headquarters in Ramallah with possible visits to education district offices.
Time Frame:
The duration of this assignment is one year on a full-time basis, extendable on a yearly basis to the full length of the project, subject to satisfactory performance. The expected start date is October 15, 2022
تفاصيل الوظيفة
المسمى الوظيفيProcurement Specialist
آخر موعد للتقديم25 - Sep - 2022
المكانرام الله والبيرة
نوع الوظيفةالعقود والاستشارات
المستوى المهنيمتوسط الخبرة
الراتبN/A
الدرجة العلميةالبكالوريوس
الخبرة5 Years
آلية التقديم
Applications including (Cover letter, applicant CV describing similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills, etc.) must be delivered to info@palpcu.ps , indicating the position in the subject of the email no later than September 25th, 2022.
Project Coordination Unit -PCU
Ministry of Education
Hanna Ajlouni Street/ Al-Masyoun
Ramallah- West Bank
E-mail: info@palpcu.ps
Tel : 02-2969352