Senior Procurement Specialist

The Senior Procurement Specialist will provide technical fiduciary advice on procurement activities, support clients in achieving value for money in public procurement, and lead procurement reforms including e-procurement systems. The role involves working closely with government officials, international organizations, and World Bank teams to strengthen procurement systems and enhance service delivery in client countries.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical fiduciary advice on procurement activities and engages in policy dialogue to strengthen procurement systems in client countries.
• Supports clients in achieving value for money (VFM) in public procurement to enhance service delivery and development outcomes with integrity.
• Understand relevant procurement markets using analytical tools and approaches to define more effective procurement strategies.
• Supports Borrowers to conduct market research and early market engagement to define optimal procurement approaches, preparing Project Procurement Strategy for Development and develop procurement plans.
• Lead in the preparation of OPRC case reports and conduct initial review of OPRC cases.
• Participates in missions and plays a key role in developing practical approaches to procurement while simultaneously dealing with difficult policy and operational issues.
• Prepares and/or comments on draft operational directives and policy papers; produces major/complex reports.
• Develops and executes training modules on complex sector related procurement topics.
• Provides hands on support to Borrowers to prepare bidding documents and procurement strategy for development.
• Provide hands on expanded implementation support (HEIS) to other countries as required.
• Lead procurement reforms including implementation of e-procurement systems working closely with Public Procurement Regulatory body.
• Leads capacity building activities.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g. business administration, engineering, commerce, law, procurement, etc.)
• Minimum of 8 years of direct relevant experience in carrying out technical duties in public procurement on Donor/MDB financed project procurement.
• Knowledge of the concepts, principles and practices governing international procurement, with the ability to translate concepts into operational work, such as VFM, sustainable procurement, strategic sourcing, market analysis, contract management, etc.
• Good knowledge of concepts, principles and approaches to international procurement and of public procurement systems.
• Ability to deal sensitively in a multi-cultural environment and build effective working relations with clients and colleagues.
• High levels of integrity and proactivity
• Strong writing skills demonstrated by recent papers/documents and highly persuasive in work approach
• Excellent command of English and Portuguese.
• Experience in supporting country procurement reforms include e-procurement and professionalization
• Technology savvy with strong interest and basic experience in data analytics and use of AI
• Excellent knowledge of excel and good knowledge of data mining and analytics tools such as Power BI, Tableau etc
• Experience working in at least 2 countries as consultants or staff with development organization

Skills

• Public Sector Procurement
• International Procurement
• Value for Money Analysis
• Sustainable Procurement
• Strategic Sourcing
• Market Analysis
• Contract Management
• Procurement Reforms
• E-Procurement Systems
• Data Analytics
• Artificial Intelligence
• Excel
• Power BI
• Tableau
• Technical fiduciary advice
• Procurement Capacity Strengthening
• Multicultural Relations
• Procurement Professionalization

Languages

English, Portuguese