Kenya Civil Aviation Authority Senior Procurement Officers

Job Title: Senior Procurement Officers

2 Posts
 

Ref No: PO/03/13
 

Department / Section: Procurement
 

Reports To: Chief Procurement Officer
 

Job Purpose: Follow through the procurement processes and allocate work to the procurement Officers
 

Scope of work / duties / responsibilities

• Prepare, advertise and distribute procurement documents (invitations to tender, expressions of interest, notices of awards etc);
• Maintain and update a register of all awarded contracts in order to monitor payments, track expiry dates and advise user departments appropriately;
• Maintain and safeguard procurement documents;
• Prepare and issue tender regret letters;
• Participate in the evaluation of tenders, quotations and notices;
• Allocate work to Procurement Officers;
• Secretary to the procurement committee;

Requirements:
 

Applicants must:

• Be holders of a Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field such as Supplies Management, Business Administration, Commerce, Economics from a recognized University;
• Be holder of Final Diploma in Supplies Management ( Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supplies or from a Government Training Institute);
• Be a member of the Kenya Institute of Supplies Management;
• Have 5 years experience in procurement activities in a busy procurement office, preferably in the public sector;
• Experience in World Bank funded procurement Programs will be an added advantage;
• Have knowledge of the public procurement & disposal regulations;
• Have good understanding of the various procurement needs of different functional areas and departments;
• Have ability to follow through procurement procedures accurately and timely;
• Have supervisory skills, delegating and monitoring work of subordinates;
• Have good communication skills to maintain good relationships with user departments;
• Be computer literate;

Interested candidates are requested to forward their application letters attaching copies of certificates, other relevant testimonials and an upto-date CV indicating day-time telephone contacts plus full contact details of three referees so as to reach the undersigned not later than 15th March, 2013.
 

The Director General
Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
KAA Complex Building – JKIA
P. O Box 30163 – 00100
Nairobi
 

E-mail: jobs@kcaa.or.ke
 

NB: Kenya Civil Aviation Authority is an equal opportunity employer. Female candidates are encouraged to apply and Persons with disabilities are advised to indicate their status in their applications for ease of identification.
 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.