Under the guidance of senior procurement expert, the Federal Procurement expert prepare annual procurement plan implemented at federal project coordination unit and consolidate the regional procurement plan.  He/she ensure the procurement of goods, works and consultancy and non-consultancy services based on project procurement manuals and regulations. Procure items as per the approved procurement plan.

Roles and Responsibilities

• With collaboration of Senior Procurement Expert, prepare the annual procurement plan based on approved work plan and budget.

• Assist the Senior Procurement Expert in overall procurement implementation issues

• With collaboration of Senior Procurement Expert, prepare project procurement manual, community procurement manual, formats and templates that guides the procurement at Federal, Regional, Woreda and Community levels.

• Ensure the procurement of goods, works and consultancy and non-consultancy services based on project procurement manuals and regulations.

• Procures goods, works and consultancy and non-consultancy services which cannot be handled by the Regional Procurement levels.

• Provide technical support for regions and woreda Procurement Experts.

• Maintain and ensure procurement documents at all level.

• Prepare bid documents and facilitate bidding process.

• Ensure, maintain and follow up the collection, recording, bid and performance securities/ bonds that are submitted by bidders/ awarded supplier/ contractor including the validity period for extension.

• Under the supervision of Senior Procurement Expert, ensure Bank and Insurance cases and custom clearance processes for imports.

• Ensures and conduct procure goods, services and consultancy are carried out as per the specifications and standards.

• Under the supervision of Senior Procurement Expert, maintains suppliers’ data, prices, technical specifications, catalogues, drawings and other information.

• With collaboration of Senior Procurement Expert, ensure any complaints from contractors, suppliers and from any other partner is resolved on time.

• With collaboration of Senior Procurement Expert, ensure environmental, social safeguard and gender obligations are included in contract agreement documents

• Ensure and provide technical support on proper documentation and record keeping for regions, woredas and kebeles.

• Timely addresses comments provided by Internal and External Auditors; and from others on procurement related matters.

• Provide and facilitate procurement training and workshops.

• Prepares monthly, quarterly and annual progress reports.

• Prepare and ensure procurement documents are properly kept at all level

• Under the supervision of Senior Procurement Expert, upload procurement plan and document on Systematic Tracking of Exchanges in Procurement (STEP) and follow up the approval of no objection

• Performs other related duties assigned by the Senior Procurement Expert and Project Manager.

Job Requirement

Qualification: BA or MA or PhD degree in Management, Procurement Management, purchasing and supplies Management or related field.

Work Experience: 10, 8 and 6-years’ experience for BA, MA & PhD respectively.

The candidate should have experience and proven knowledge of procurement policies and procedures of any of the multilateral donors. Proficiency in the use of computer for word processing and spread-sheets is required.

Duty Station: The Federal Project Procurement expert will be stationed at the Federal Project Coordination Unit in Addis Ababa with occasional travel to the regions.

Duration of the Assignment: The duration of the assignment will be for one year, but extendable depending on the satisfactory performance until the project period.

Salary: As per the standard of salaries set by the project.

How to Apply

Submit your CV and Supportive document in person to the Ministry of Agriculture, around Gurd Shoal Behind the Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration Block A 4th Floor, Human Resource Executive