Procurement Officer Job at Kahama Shinyanga Water Supply and Sanitation Authority

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Kahama Shinyanga Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (KASHWASA) is a fully autonomous public utility established in accordance with the Waterworks Act (Cap. 272), which has been repealed and replaced by the Water Supply and Sanitation Act, 2009. The Authority
operates a Water Supply Scheme from the Lake Victoria and supplies bulk water to other water utilities in both urban and rural areas, as per
Government Notice No. 45 of 23rd February 2007. Currently, KASHWASA supplies bulk water to Shinyanga Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Authority, Kahama Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Authority, Ngudu Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Authority and Water
Committees in 55 villages located in Misungwi, Kwimba, Shinyanga, Kahama and Msalala Districts. Meanwhile, KASHWASA is implementing a project to connect Kishapu town and preparations are underway to expand the bulk water transmission pipeline to Tabora
Municipality and small towns ofIgunga, Nzega, Kagongwa, Isaka and Tinde.
KASHW ASA wishes to recruit competent Tanzanians to fill the following vacant posts:-

Title of the Post: Procurement Officer
Numberof Posts: One (I)
Reporting to: Head of Procurement Management Unit
Duty station: Head Office in Shinyanga Municipality
Terms of Service: Unspecified Period

Qualifications:
Holder of a Degree/Advanced Diploma in Materials Management with field experience in public procurement.
He/She must be computer literate and registered by the Procurement and Supplies Professionals and Technicians Board (pSPTB).

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:
Preparing Annual Procurement Plans in liaison with user departments in accordance with guidelines issued by the Public Procurement
Regulatory Authority (PPRA).
Preparing tender documents for procurement goods, works and services required by the Authority.
Carrying-out timely the procurement of goods, works and services to support the Authority's operations in accordance with the Public
Procurement Act and its Regulations.
Assisting the Head of Procurement Management Unit in organizing and managing procurement through the Authority's Tender Board and Committees;
Participation in the preparing budget for the Unit and in ensuring its effective control;
Preparing timely and accurate reports and distributing to appropriate users;
Performing any other duties as may be-assigned by the Head of Procurement Management Unit

GENERAL CONDITIONS:-
Age Limit:
Not above 45 years for all posts.

Remuneration:
All posts carry attractive remuneration and fringe benefits, according to the Authority's Scheme of Service.

Personal Attributes
High level of integrity, honest and sense of responsibility.
Team player with the ability to work independently.
Self motivated, able to remain calm under pressure.
Resilient.
Committed to deliver work of a high standard.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Prospective candidates are invited to submit applications in their own handwriting together with copies of their certificates, a fully typed and signed Curriculum Vitae (CV) with e-mail address, a reliable postal address and telephone numbers, copies of relevant certificates/testimonials/transcripts and addresses of at least two (2) professional referees to the following:-
Managing Director,
Kahama Shinyanga Water Supply and Sanitation Authority,
P.O. Box 1246,
SHINYANGA.
Closing Date
Twenty one (21) days after the first appearance of this advertisement in newspapers.

NB:
All educational/professional certificates must be from accredited institutions' which are recognized by the Tanzania Commission for
Universities (TCU), the National Council for Technical Education (NACTE),. the National Examinations Council of Tanzania or other relevant bodies.
Only short-listed applicants will be 'contacted. ~
The Authority's employment policy is not gender biased. Hence, all prospective applicants are encouraged to apply.