Overview
The Senior Procurement Specialist will provide support for procurement reforms and fiduciary services in Bank-financed projects in South Sudan and Sudan. The role involves operational, analytical, and advisory activities to enhance service delivery and public expenditure management.
Key Responsibilities
- Organizes and delivers procurement services, ensuring fiduciary and quality controls, and consistent application of policy.
- Plays a leadership and advisory role in handling complex procurement tasks and issues.
- Supports country dialogue regarding reform and modernization of public procurement systems.
- Develops and promotes innovations in Bank procurement policies.
- Supports client countries in achieving value for money in public procurement.
- Contributes to the Bank's efforts in promoting procurement reform dialogue.
- Organizes and conducts reviews of procurement aspects of Bank documents.
- Handles procurement cases subject to Practice Manager and OPRC reviews.
- Leads and participates in groundbreaking missions and develops innovative approaches to procurement.
- Ensures the use of electronic tools, e.g., STEP, to track exchanges and performance metrics.
- Guides, mentors, and establishes a framework for knowledge dissemination.
- Provides Hands-on Expanded Implementation Support (HEIS) and designs and delivers capacity building workshops.
Required Experience
- A minimum of 8 years of relevant experience including broad expertise in the management of public procurement with multiple country/regional experience.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with counterparts in government as well as with multilateral and bilateral institutions.
- Proven ability to carry out assessment of procurement capacity of implementing agencies, conceptualize and design procurement arrangements for new operations.
- Proven track records in supporting clients in initiating and implementing programs/projects with development impact.
Qualifications
• An advanced degree (MA/MSc/MBA) in a relevant discipline (e.g., engineering, procurement, law, finance, business, or commerce).
