Procurement Specialist

Job Description

Title: Procurement Specialist

Company Name: Practical Action - Bangladesh.

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor degree in Engineering or Master of Economics/Finance/Statistics/Business Administration/Management/Procurement/Law;
∎ Membership of renowned institution(s) in the field of Engineering/Procurement will be preferred

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 12 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Purpose of the Assignment is to support and work for LGED to develop the Project Readiness Assistance (PRA) to prepare an agreed project design and Feasibility Study, inclusive of the preparation of a sizeable number of infrastructure sub-projects for the 4th Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement (Sector) Project.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ The duties and responsibilities of the Team Leader cum Sr. Infrastructure Specialist will include, but not limited to the following:
∎ The duties and responsibilities of the Procurement Specialist will include, but not limited to the following:
∎ i) Work with group under Project Management (PMU), especially the Team Leader and the project Director;
∎ ii) Review procurement plan of the project agreed upon between ADB and GoB, procurement threshold, procurement methods (ICB/NCB/LIB/ Shopping) and approval requirement (prior of post) in connection with procurement of goods and works under the project and advise Project Management accordingly;
∎ iii) Prepare specifications and bid documents for procurement of goods and works for use of PMU and PIUs following ADB guidelines for Procurement, 2015 and Public Procurement Act (PPA) 2006, the Public Procurement Rules (PPR), 2008 of GoB, as applicable;
∎ iv) Assist project management in preparing procurement plans including annual procurement plans for goods and works and suggest methods to be used by the executing agency
∎ v) Assist PMU in bid evaluation and contract award process;
∎ vi) Assist Municipal Engineer to helping project implementation unit (Pourashavas) in bidding and evaluation process at PS level;
∎ vii) Arrange training to staff of Pourashavas regarding procurement management;
∎ viii) Assist Pourashavas in adopting innovative modes of procurement including e-procurement, as required and appropriate;
∎ ix) He will contribute significantly in survey, selection of sub-projects, preparation of design, drawing & engineers estimate, BoQ, environmental and social safeguards reports, preparation of SPARs and tender documents etc.;
∎ x) Perform in a strictly time bound manner in total adherence to the qualitative and quantitative requirements of the project vis a vis consulting assignment and ought to remain cautious so as to ensure that there is no unjustified time or cost over-run.
∎ Perform any other relevant duties as may be required by the management.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 10 years of work experiences in the field of public procurement in terms of preparation of bidding documents, procurement plans, bid evaluation etc. for works, goods and service procurement. He/she must have good understanding of ADB’s procurement and consulting guidelines as well as Public Procurement Act (PPA) 2006 and the Public Procurement Rules (PPR), 2008 of GoB;
∎ Experience in similar project financed by development partners like ADB, World Bank or other development partner will be added advantage.
∎ Experience in working with international organizations/agencies and LGED Highly preferred

Salary:
∎ Practical Action will pay a consolidated amount for the whole contract, including VAT, Tax to Individual Consultant(s) and associated field travel including food, accommodation, per diem and consultation meetings and workshops. The consulting Firm(s)/ Individual Consultant(s) will be paid 5% of the agreed amount upon signing contract and remaining 90% over 18 instalments through period upon completion of deliverables and rest 5% upon completion of the assignment / or as stated by the donor. VAT and Tax amount will be deducted at so

Application Deadline: May 24, 2020

Company Information:
∎ Practical Action - Bangladesh.
∎ Address : House # 28/A, Road # 5, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205
∎ Web : www.practicalaction.org
∎ Business : Practical Action is an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.
We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.
We’re a global change-making group. The group consists of a UK registered charity with community projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, an independent development publishing company and a technical consulting service. We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help shape a world that works better for everyone.

Category: NGO/Development