Senior Procurement Specialist

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Eastern and Southern Africa (AFE) Region We need the best and brightest talent focused on our region in order to harness the potential and innovation happening across the continent. Home to about 700 million of Africa’s people, Eastern and Southern Africa is a geographically, culturally and economically diverse region of 26 countries stretching from the Red Sea in the North to the Cape of Good Hope in the South. The subregion harbors some of Africa’s protracted conflicts, rendering many of its countries fragile, while significant gaps in education, health, and skills development continues to keep people from reaching their full potential. This creates a huge development challenge, impacts heavily on the lives and livelihoods of people, and hinders regional integration and trade!

But it also creates an opportunity to work closely with country leaders, civil society, development partners, and young people to chart a brighter course for the future. More information about Eastern and Southern Africa (AFE) Region: https:// www.worldbank.org/en/region/afr/eastern-and-southern-africa The Governance Global Practice (GGP) comprises a variety of different professional disciplines working on public institutions, including procurement, public sector management, governance and anti-corruption, and financial management. GGP convenes a leading group of practitioners focused on advancing cutting-edge practices and innovations in the fields of procurement, anti-corruption and open government. To enhance its capacity, the Department seeks to recruit/appoint a highly organized, energized and experienced professional, capable of operating effectively.

GGP-Procurement Unit in Eastern and Southern Africa Region (AFE) is largely decentralized and based in the 20+ country offices. The Procurement team in AFE is managed by two Accredited Practice Managers (PM) who are based at Nairobi, Kenya and Pretoria, South Africa. AFE Procurement Team seeks to recruit a highly organized, energized, experienced professional to work on procurement reforms and procurement fiduciary services in Bank financed projects. The Senior Procurement Specialist will be internationally hired and be based in Juba, South Sudan to provide support for the South Sudan and Sudan.

The Senior Procurement Specialist will be working under the guidance of the Procurement Team Leader based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and will report to the AFE Accredited Practice Manager based in Nairobi, Kenya. Duties and Responsibilities: The Senior Procurement Specialist will help support and further develop dialogue for reform activities in South Sudan. He/she will participate in the operational, analytical, and advisory activities of AFE and Governance Global Practice. This requires strong knowledge of both economic and public-sector governance issues, as well as extensive experience in operations.

He/she will have exceptional diplomatic skills to engage effectively with the many stakeholders involved inside and outside the Bank. He/she will also have a demonstrated ability to work effectively with counterparts in government as well as with multilateral and bilateral institutions. He/she is also expected to establish and maintain good working relationships with a variety of international and national partner organizations (academia, society groups, local research centers). He/she will provide a complete range of procurement services to South Sudan and Sudan portfolios and work with institutions to improve service delivery and public expenditures management through more effective and efficient procurement and contract management. • Works independently under general direction of the Practice Manager.

Organizes and delivers procurement services, ensuring appropriate fiduciary and quality controls, and consistent application and interpretation of policy in making procurement decisions. Plays a leadership and advisory role to clients and colleagues in handling complex procurement tasks and issues, which frequently cut across sectors and/or work units. Likewise, the selected candidate would substantially support the country dialogue regarding reform and modernization of public procurement system, to strengthen legal, regulatory and institutional frameworks and build procurement capacity. • Develops and promotes innovations in Bank procur