Position: Procurement Specialist (Under Contract)
Institution: Rwanda Public Procurement Authority (RPPA)
Level: 3.II
Post: 1
Deadline: June 02, 2025
Exams to be conducted:
- Psychometric Test
- Written
- Oral
Reports To: Director General
JOB Responsibilities.
-Handling requests for non-objections (eg. use a less competitive methods),requests for categorization, requests for advice from procuring entities and other similar requests submitted by procuring entities and bidders to RPPA.
These duties will be performed as follows:
-Receive requests addressed to RPPA as assigned to him/her
-Analyze legal grounds of the assigned requests.
-Check if all supporting documents were submitted -Request missing documents from the concerned procuring entities if any -Draft a response for DG’s approval
-Work closely with the Division Manager in charge of Capacity Building, Research and Monitoring and the legal specialist or any other relevant employee in RPPA or in UMUCYO E-procurement unit for a better understanding of the assigned files
-Perform any other task that may be assigned to His/her.
Qualifications
- 1. Bachelor’s Degree in Economics –5 Years of relevant experience
- 2. Purchasing and Supply Chain Management- 5 Years of relevant experience
- 3. Master’s in Civil Engineering- 3 Years of relevant experience
- 4. Master’s in Economics- 3 Years of relevant experience
- 5. Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering- 5 Years of relevant experience
- 6. Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics- 5 Years of relevant experience
- 7. Master’s Degree in Statistics- 3 Years of relevant experience
- 8. Bachelor’s Degree in Procurement- 5 Years of relevant experience
- 9. Master’s Degree in Procurement- 3 Years of relevant experience
- 10. Bachelor’s Degree in Audit- 5 Years of relevant experience
- 11. Master’s Degree in Audit- 3 Years of relevant experience
- 12. Master’s degree in Purchasing & Supply Chain Management- 3 Years of relevant experience
Required competencies and key technical skills
- 1. Resource management skills
- 2. Problem solving skills
- 3. Decision making skills
- 4. Time management skills
- 5. Risk management skills
- 6. Digital literacy skills
- 7. Understanding of public procurement laws and procedures in Rwanda
- 8. Understanding of other relevant laws related to business and procedures;
- 9. Communication skills
- 10. Fluent in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an advantage
- 11. Analytical skills;
- 12. Negociation skills
- 13. Result oriented
- 14. A diploma / Certificate in a Procurement professional course such as Chartered Institute of procurement and Supply (CIPS) is an added advantage
- 15. Certified International Procurement Professional (CIPP) is an added advantage
- 16. Certified International Advanced Procurement Professional (CIAPP) is an added advantage
- 17. Any other recognized professional qualification in Procurement is an added advantage
- 18. Planning skills
- 19. Knowledge of E -procurement tool (Umucyo system) used in Rwanda’s Public procurement is an added value.
Psychometric Languages
- 1. English
Psychometric Domains
15Conflict Resolution-Communication skills
1Critical thinking- Competence / Skills
2. Problem solving- Competence / Skills
3. Decision making- Competence / Skills
4. Analytical skills- Competence / Skills
5. Time management- Competence / Skills
6. Knowledge/Awareness- Behavior and attitude
7. Processing speed- Behavior and attitude
8. Perceptual Speed and Accuracy- Behavior and attitude
9. Attention and concentration- Behavior and attitude
10. Emotion induction – Behavior and attitude
11. Behavioral observations- Behavior and attitude
12. Patience- Behavior and attitude
13. Empathy- Behavior and attitude
14. Clear and Effective Communication- Communication skills
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