Senior Procurement , African Union

Post Title: Senior Procurement
Grade: P 3 GRADE 5
Hierarchical Supervisor: head of the procurement division, travel and shops
Department: Administration and management of human resources
2. Main functions and responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the chief of the procurement division, travel and the shops, the director of administration and human resources management, the procurement officer shall perform the following main functions to support the implementation of the project grmf:
A. Implementing the findings of the commission of the markets, in accordance with the procedures governing the purchases of the African Union;
B. Follow up on the execution of tasks assigned by the commission of the markets to the sub-committees such as the commission tender local, The Evaluation Committee, the committee of openness and the inspection committee;
C. Take the record and keep the records of the meetings of the commission of the markets;
D. Follow up on the implementation of decisions taken by the commission of the markets;
E. Be responsible for all matters relating to the commission of the markets and develop a system of archiving documents for submission and other documents of the commission of the markets;
F. Prepare the documents tender in conjunction with the heads of department in accordance with the regulations of the au commission and the norms and procedures internationally recognized;
G. Prepare the bid requests of tender not requiring the usual process based on the tender;
H. Produce Periodic States on the work of the commission of the markets as regards the contracts established and purchases approved;
I. Make a regular update of the database of suppliers (contractors);
J. Carry out any other task or responsibility that may be assigned by the head of the procurement division and travel.
3. Academic qualifications and work experience:
The applicant must:
A. Be Holder of a master's degree in procurement, logistics, management, or a related field. Belonging to a specialized professional body such as the cips (British Institute approved of purchases and deliveries) would be an asset;
B. Have experience in large projects that require an ability to work under pressure and that requires coordination of the various stakeholders;
C. Having knowledge in the following areas: Legal Management, contract management, monitoring and evaluation, administrative management and project management;
D. Have at least eight years of experience in one or more of the above-mentioned areas;
E. Having excellent communication skills, including excellent skills in the field of drafting and reporting;
F. Have an excellent ability to work in a multicultural environment, to express a critical analysis on the work and to form his own judgment;
G. Master one of the working languages of the African Union. Mastery of the French and the English would be an asset.
4. other skills required:
• Excellent skills in the field of interpersonal relations and teamwork; excellent ability to organize and to motivate other people and to work in a multicultural environment;
• Excellent capacities of drafting and reporting;
• Ability to work under pressure;
• Proven record in terms of communication and negotiation;
• Experience in work independently and in team work; experience to work in a collaborative environment;
• Master's degree in information technology, experience in the field of computerized accounting systems (preferably sap), And experience to use the standard spreadsheet and programmes of database.
5. Knowledge of languages:
He needs to master one of the working languages of the African Union. The knowledge of one or several other working languages would be an asset.
6. Duration of contract:
The commitment to this post is made on the basis of a fixed-term contract for an initial period of one year, including the first three months will be considered as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract is renewable every year, subject to satisfactory results and the availability of funds.
7. Remuneration:
The salary corresponding to this function (P 3 STEP 5) is a lump sum of the 83 annual $ 070,00 had all allowances included in accordance with the regulations governing the international staff of the commission, and 71 $ 466,41 had all allowances included in accordance with the regulations governing local officials of the commission.
The Records of application, which must reach the commission not later than 29 July 2016, are to be sent to the address of the site online recruitment of the au commission http://www.aucareers.org/
Directorate of administration and human resources management
Commission of the African Union
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)