Procurement Officer Job at African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services in Uganda

Job Title:  Procurement Officer
African  Forum  for  Agricultural Advisory Services  (AFAAS) is seeking  to recruit qualified  applicants to fill the vacant post above.
Duties
•    Analyze  purchase requests from the  user  departments  and determine  the  appropriate  methord of procurement ,Quotation,  Tender and   Request for Proposals . Provide  assistance  to user  departments, when required, in preparation of  specifications, terms of  References  etc.
•    Coordinate  the  preparation  of the  procurement  documents, utilizing  sound  sustainable  procurement  practices  while adhering  to  corporate policies and  government  legislation prior to issuing  public  tender.
•    Preparation  of contracts  and tender awards , preparation  of sub grants  agreements, Memoranda of  Understanding with various partiners
Qualifications
•    A university  degree in administration , commerce,  law  engineering  or equivalent .Membership of any  Chartered Procurement body will be an  added advantage .
•    Should  have  an in-depth understanding  of procurement  cycle management
•    Excellent command  on  MS Office , written and  oral   fluency in   English , Kiswahili and  French


How to apply
Applications  with a cover  letter  and comprehensive  curriculum vitae, together with the names , addresses, telephone numbers of three  referees should  be addressed  to the  Executive  Director  AFAAS,  AFAAS  Secretariat,  Plot 22A,  Nakasero  Road ;
Kampala, Uganda, Email:secretariat@afaas-africa.org copied to  msnahdy@afaas.org

Deadline: 13 /04 /2013