Job Duties and Responsibilities:
• Provides technical fiduciary advice on procurement activities and engages 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.
• Supports Borrowers to conduct market research and early market engagement to define optimal procurement approaches and develop procurement plans
• 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.
• Provides hands on support to Borrowers to prepare bidding documents and procurement strategy for development
• Participates in capacity building activities
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 and Portuguese
• Knowledge on institutions and procurement reforms in Mozambique
• Good knowledge of concepts, principles and approaches to international procurement and of public procurement systems.
• Good knowledge of excel and basic knowledge of data mining and analytics
• Knowledge of FCV Context – Applies to operations and analytical tasks a substantive understanding of fragility, conflict and violence, etc.
HOW TO APPLY
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