Announcement for a vacant position
Municipal Infrastructure Development Project Management Unit (MIDPMU) – Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project (RWSSP) announces a competition for the following vacant position:
Procurement Support Specialist
General profile:
The Senior Procurement Support Specialist, in collaboration with the Chief Procurement Specialist, will assist the Project in planning, implementing and monitoring the procurement of goods, works, consulting and non-consulting services in accordance with the World Bank Procurement Rules (July 2016, as amended in November 2017 and August 2018).
Functional responsibilities:
- Assist the Chief procurement specialist in matters related to the procurement department of the project;
- Assist the Chief procurement specialist in preparing the necessary documents related to the preparation and implementation of the Project as required;
- Assist the Project and the Chief procurement specialist in preparing packages for the procurement of goods, works and non-consulting services in accordance with the project’s procurement plan and World Bank Procurement Rules (July 2016, as amended in November 2017 and August 2018);
- Assist the Project and the Chief procurement specialist in the preparation of the Terms of Reference for the procurement of consulting services provided for in the Implementation and Procurement Plans of the Grant Project, as well as support in procurement of consulting services using procurement methods: (i) Consultants Quality and Cost-based Selection (QCBS); (ii) Selection under a fixed budget (SuFB); (iii) Least–cost-based Selection (LCS); (iv) Consultant’s qualifications based selection (CQS); (v) Direct Contract (DC); and (vi) Selection of individual consultants;
- Research of the market for consulting and non-consulting services;
- Monitoring of consulting / non-consulting contracts execution, which implies the monitoring of milestones, timely amendments, dispute resolution, etc. for contracts with firms and individuals;
- Assist the Project and the Chief procurement specialist in the preparation of technical specifications and cost estimates for the procurement of goods and works in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Project Implementation Plans and Procurement;
- Assist the Project and Chief Procurement Specialist in duplicating and archiving documentation;
- Assist the Project and the Chief Procurement specialist to prepare reports related to procurement activities of the Grant Project for subsequent submission to the relevant supervisory authorities:
State Committee for Investments and State Property Management of the Republic of Tajikistan and customs authorities;
- Collaborate with finance specialists on contract issues;
- Creation and regular updating of a database of potential suppliers, contractors and consultants;
- Control of accounting and storage of department documentation;
- Comply with other instructions of the Director of the MID PMU related to the functional obligations of the specialist within the framework of the mentioned Grant Projects and any other future grants funded by IDA.
Qualification requirements:
- Higher education in economics, administration, law, engineering;
- Received procurement training on international procurement procedures. Training onthe World Bank procurement procedures is an advantage;
- At least three (3) years of work experience in procurement in projects financed by the World Bank / other international financial institutions;
- High computer literacy MS Word, MS Excel, Internet;
- Fluent knowledge of Tajik, Russian and English languages.
- Excellent teamwork.
Interested specialists must submit their CV, copies of their diploma and passport, biography and other documents no later than July 7, 2023, by 17.00 local time at the address:
Dushanbe, 56, N. Karabaeva st., MIDPMU, the building of the State Unitary Enterprise “Khojagi manziliyu communali”, 4th floor.
Tel: 233 88 25, 233 13 30
Email: rwssp@midp.tj
To the attention of Mr. A.R. Saidvalizoda
Director of MIDPMU