Jobs vacancies at National Forestry Resources Research Institute

Job Title: Procurement Officer
Duty Station: NaFORRI in Kifu, Mukono

Duties:
• Have over all responsibility for planning, coordinating and control of the procurement processes at the Institute
• Liaising with all users at the Institute to collect and consolidate their procurement needs and plans
• Handle all procurements of supplies, works and services within the approved thresholds
• Prepare Solicitation documents for the procurement requirements
• Prepare Local Purchase Orders and other contract documents for procurement of the requirements
• follow up of orders for supplies with Service Providers to ensure quality and timely delivery
• Prepare payment requests for service providers and follow up their payments with the Finance Unit
• To participate in bid evaluations
• To liaise with the NARO main Procurement and Disposal Unit on all matters relating to procurement
• To liaise/work with the Institute Sub-Contracts Committee on procurements and in particular those that fall within the approved thresholds and to ensure compliance with the appropriate guidelines
• Consolidate and prepare all monthly procurement reports for the Institute,
• To ensure proper and safe record of all procurement documents
• To ensure that all procurements are carried out efficiently and within the available budget
• To ensure that all procurements or all requirements comply with the PPDA Act guidelines and procedures and relevant funding agencies,
• Carry-out any other duties as may tie assigned by the Director of the Institute

Reporting:
Functionally and administratively, the incumbent shall report to the Institute Director.
Technically he/she shall report to the Head, Procurement and Disposal Unit based at NAROSEC Entebbe

Qualifications and experience:

An Honors degree in Procurement OR B.Com/BBA/B. Sc with at least a Certificate in Procurement and Logistics management from a recognized institute,
• Proven practical training in PPDA/World Bank Procurement
•Guidelines/procedures in a government PDE
• Membership of CIPS will be an added advantage.

Age limit: 25-35years
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Application Procedures:
Interested persons with the above requirements should submit hand-written applications together with a detailed curriculum vitae giving a day-time telephone number and names and addresses of 3 (three) referees as well as copies of professional certificates and testimonials to the under-listed address not later than 5:00 pm 29th November 2010. Applications should quote the post applied for on both the application and the envelope.

The Director
National Forestry Resources Research Institute (NaFORRI)
P.O. Box 1752, Kampala