Project Officer - Procurement at Adamawa State Government

Responsibilities
The Project Officer - Procurement shall:

• Be responsible for procurement at the SA including procurement planning, design, implementation, management and training
• Be responsible for the preparation of bid documents (including technical specifications) for the acquisition of goods / services;
• Serve as secretary to all evaluation and selection of consultants and suppliers within agreed processes;
• Effectively manage all contracts and ensure that deliveries (quality / quantity / time) are in line with contract provisions;
• Ensure appropriate sanctions are applied on defaulting contractors;
• Provide training on procurement and community contracting to Operations Officers,
• Provide assistance to financial officers on contractual disbursement;
• Ensure that CPMCs adhere to procurement procedures and guidelines;
• Prepare and submit procurement status reports on a quarterly basis as part of FMR;
• Prepare evaluation reports for all evaluation of goods and services;
• Maintain comprehensive procurement database to be used in preparing a project cost document and provide up-to-date information on all procurement at the SA;
• Ensure that procurement plans are implemented as scheduled;
• Provide training to the communities on community contracting; and
• Perform any other duty as may be assigned by the General Manager.

Qualification and Experience

• At least a first degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Architecture, Marketing, Purchasing and Supply or related field.
• The candidate should have 5 years post qualification experience and must be a Civil Servant with Adamawa State Government on minimum of GL 12.
• He / she should have experience in handling procurement activities of donor funded agency or state government due process office.
• Computer literacy is compulsory and experience in community contracting is an added advantage.