Procurement Officer job in Kenya

Job Description

The Kenya Wildlife Service is a State Corporation, whose responsibility is to manage and conserve wildlife in Kenya. The Service is in the process of implementing the envisaged Kenya Coastal Development Project (KCDP). The Project aims at empowering residents of the Kenyan Coast identify livelihood activities that are more profitable, environmentally and socially sustainable. The project will be implemented over a period of six (6) years from this financial year 2010/11. In order to implement the project, the Service seeks to recruit dynamic, innovative and experienced individuals to fill the following position:-Job Details


Reporting to the Project Officer, the overall responsibility will be to ensure that project procurement issues and activities are carried out in compliance with the Public Procurement and Disposal Act and Regulations. The officer will coordinate the planning, operations and procurement activities for KWS activities as detailed in the approved annual work plan and budget.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Ensuring compliance with the Public Procurement and Disposal Act and Regulations and the World Bank Procurement Guidelines.
• Integrating the required procurement units and committees and ensuring they are operational.
• Coordinating procurement activities and ensuring efficiency and effectiveness in procurement operations.
• Facilitating procurement planning and budgeting.
• Ensuring proper maintenance of project procurement records.
• Preparing bid documents for procurement of goods, works, services andevaluation and forwarding them for relevant approval, adjudication and award.
• Ensuring proper management of suppliers.
• Carrying out routine market surveys and issuing guidelines on purchases.
• Ensuring timely inspections of works, goods and services and issuing appropriate certificates/reports on implementation of contracts.
• Reviewing purchases by project sites and issuing monthly management reports.
• Performing any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
Job Requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Economics, Business Administration or equivalent from a recognized institution.
• Finalist in the training towards professional qualifications in MCIPS, KISM, CPM.
• Thorough understanding of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act and Regulations.
• Familiarity with International Procurement Procedures, with specific
experience and working knowledge of World Bank Procurement Procedures will be an added advantage.
• Three (3) years work experience with Kenyan Public Procurement Procedures and Regulations
• IT Skills.
• Satisfactory performance appraisal report from the immediate supervisor.

Interested and suitably qualified individuals should forward their applications enclosing copies of their academic and professional certificates, detailed CV indicating work experience, current remuneration and employer, daytime telephone contact – both office and mobile, names and addresses of three referees, to reach the
undersigned not later than 4TH February 2011. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Director
Kenya Wildlife Service
P.O. Box 40241 - 00100 Nairobi.