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position Title: Commercial Advisor
Gross Pay: UGX135,956,716.00
Pay Type: Gross
Salary per Year
Employment Type: Full Time Permanent, Full Time Contract
Organisation:The
Department for International Development (DFID)
Primary Location:Kampala,Uganda
Job Career Level: Middle Management
Brief Company Profile:
The Department for International Development (DFID) is
leading the British government’s fight against world poverty. Our client DFID
Uganda seeks to recruit a resourceful, experienced professional to fill the
vacancy of Commercial Adviser based in the DFID Uganda Office in Kampala.
Application Instructions:
Special Application Instructions for this Job
Application instructions can be found by clicking here
Job Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will work directly with fellow
Advisors and Project Officers within the office, the role will also involve relationship
management and influencing commercial decision making activities by Partner
Governments, Civil Service Organisations, suppliers, consultants and other
Donors (including multilaterals) to ensure maximum delivery benefit and value
for money is achieved through DFID funding .
Key Responsiblities:
• Commercial Capability, Culture and Capacity
1. Review the office’s strategy, commercial environment
and commercial skills gaps, and work with staff to review, implement and
monitor a commercial improvement plan in line with DFID’s Commercial Vision and
Strategy
2. Advocate for commercial initiatives and work to
develop a commercial culture where all staff feel ownership for Commercial
awareness, and key commercial process performance indicators (e.g. dashboards,
scorecards) are reviewed regularly.
3. Support the development of staff within DFID Uganda by
providing local training & guidance on commercial matters, by sharing
technical knowledge and by coaching.
4. Work collaboratively with wider network of Commercial
and other Advisors to understand and identify potential opportunities for
improved regional or wider strategic procurement.
5. Provide support to Commercial Manager covering DFID
Kenya and Somalia teams.
• Project Design
1. Provide commercial best practice input on project
design to ensure procurement initiatives are focused on need, clear
specifications of requirements are in place with critical success factors
considered;
2. Ensure design
focuses on market capability and capacity, cost drivers and managing delivery,
with a focus on payments by results;
3. Work closely
with Division/Country office(s) to identify their view of risks and major
issues affecting the effective delivery of their strategy; designing ways to
help overcome blockages, including early market engagement and market shaping.
• Effective
Tendering & Supplier Management
1. Provide guidance on the tender evaluation process and
around legislative frameworks and interpretation of commercial legal issues;
2. Ensure
implementation of effective Supplier Management practices by helping Advisors
and Programme Officers understand and leverage supply markets and ensure
suppliers are held to account;
3. Provide focus
on a Suppliers’ combined in-country performance across multiple projects or
initiatives, contributing to DFID’s Key Supplier Management programmes and
initiatives;
4. Look for opportunities in partnership with suppliers
to embed policy (including Corporate Social Responsibility) and deliver targets
in supply chain.
• Partner
Relationship Procurement
1. Ensure funding recipient has the commercial capacity
and capability to deliver Value for Money (VFM);
2. Identify
opportunities for more effective co-operation and collaboration between DFID,
Partner Governments, Civil Society Organisations, suppliers, consultants and
other Donors (including multilaterals);
3. Promote the
importance of assessing and developing in-country Procurement systems and
liaise with Partner Government to ensure procurement is in line with National
Development Programmes.
Requirements:
Qualifications:
• Should be a graduate in a relevant field with MCIPS or
studying towards MCIPS qualification or any other relevant professional
qualification.
• Ideally with a relevant post-graduate qualification.
Skills and Experience:
The ideal candidate should have at least five years of
professional experience working as a commercial professional with an in-depth
understanding of strategic procurement and supplier management with
demonstrable capability in the following areas:
• Significant experience of contract and supplier
relationship management.
• Significant relevant strategic procurement and sourcing
experience.
• Proven track record in project management and delivery,
and of working to meet deadlines and targets.
• Some knowledge of the EU Procurement legislation and
regulations.
• Persuasive presenter, facilitator and negotiator with
the ability to influence and support the achievement of DFID commercial
objectives
• Evidence of line management and leadership skills
Key Competencies:
• Achieving Commercial Outcomes
• Delivering VFM
• Building Capacity for all
• Delivering at Pace
• Collaborating and Partnering
• Changing and Improving
Remuneration package: The annual gross salary range for this position is UGX
135,956,716/-
to 188,960,508/-
DFID is committed to supporting its staff to achieve
their maximum potential and will provide opportunities for personal and
professional development for the successful candidate, along with an attractive
remuneration package. The work environment is dynamic and busy but pleasant.
DFID is an equal opportunities employer and would welcome
applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of religious
belief, sex, race, sexual orientation, age or disability.
How to apply:
• For more details on how to apply, please visit:
• Closing date for submission is 17.00hrs 25 April 2014.
• While we thank all applicants for your interest, only
those selected for interviews will be contacted. Any form of lobbying will lead
to automatic disqualification.
• Applicants must be legally authorised to work in
Uganda.
Job Location(s):
Uganda
Application Deadline: 04.25.2014
