{"id":52581,"date":"2020-11-03T13:11:46","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T13:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/?p=52581"},"modified":"2020-11-03T13:11:46","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T13:11:46","slug":"ministry-of-finance-vacancies-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/ministry-of-finance-vacancies-2020.html","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Finance Vacancies 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n

Job Title:\u00a0Procurement Assistant<\/strong><\/p>\n

GHANA ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION PROJECT (GETP)
\nIDA CREDIT NUMBER 6465-GH
\nSPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE
\nREQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)
\n(CONSULTING SERVICES \u2013 INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS SELECTION)<\/p>\n

Background
\nThe World Bank is providing funding support to the Government of Ghana (GOG) for the implementation of the Ghana Economic Transformation Project. The overall development objective of the Project is to promote private investments and firm growth in non-resource-based sectors. The guiding principle of the Project is to promote and strengthen a growth model that is conducive to economic transformation, to achieve higher rates of investment and productivity growth across the economy, especially in non-resource-based sectors. The Project has four components, as follows:
\nComponent 1 \u2013 Enabling investments: This component will focus on improving the enabling business environment, investment attraction capacity, and the quality infrastructure support system for companies that want to invest and grow their businesses in Ghana.
\nComponent 2 \u2013 Crowding-in investments: Promoting spatial and industrial planning and development: This component will focus on enhancing the Government\u2019s programs in investment promotion and spatial development (including Special Economic Zones), thereby addressing the constraint to access quality industrial land in the country.
\nComponent 3 \u2013 Accelerating Entrepreneurship and Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) growth: This component will support entrepreneurship and MSME growth in non-resource-based sectors, addressing specifically the limited development of the MSME and entrepreneurship support ecosystem, including early stage financing.
\nComponent 4 \u2013 Project Management and Evaluation: This component will finance project management activities including fiduciary responsibilities, procurement, communication and dissemination, as well as monitoring and evaluation of project implementation and its impact. This will include capacity building for the Project Coordinating Unit (PCU), the Economic Transformation Unit and the Resource Mobilization and Economic Relations Division (RMERD) within the Ministry of Finance (MOF).
\nPROCUREMENT ASSISTANT \u2013 REFERENCE NO. GH-MOFEP-197535-CS-INDV
\nThe Procurement Assistant is to assist and support the Procurement Specialist in the discharge and performance of his responsibilities and duties.<\/p>\n

Duties and Responsibilities of the Consultant<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Procurement Assistant shall work under the direct supervision of the Procurement Specialist in providing clerical and other technical assistance working with procurement documentation.
\nSpecifically, the Procurement Assistant would be required to carry out the following duties:
\nAssist with review all available project documents to enhance procurement procedures for the management and implementation of the Project;
\nAssist in establishing a Procurement Management System for the Project Coordinating Unit and the Implementing Agencies based on the guidelines and procedures for the conduct of procurement under Government regulations for the procurement of goods, works and services under the Ghana Public Procurement Act\/World Bank or other funding partners Procurement Guidelines as appropriate;
\nAssist in setting up a procurement management tracking system that would monitor the implementation of procurement activities;
\nAssist in consultation with the Implementing Agencies, prepare and update the Project\u2019s Annual Procurement Plan, detailing contract packages for goods and services, the estimated cost for each package, the procurement or selection methods and processing times till completion of each procurement activity;
\nAssist in monitoring procurement implementation and update the procurement plans prepared at the beginning of the Project, for the procurement of goods, and the procurement of Consultant\u2019s services, annually and whenever it becomes necessary to do so;
\nAssist in preparing the annual General Procurement Notices (GPNs), and Specific Procurement Notices (SPNs), and Request for Expressions of Interest (REOIs) whenever required;
\nAssist in establishing a register of qualified suppliers and consultants and periodically update this register;
\nAssist, in consultation with the IAs, coordinate the preparation of Terms of Reference (TORs) for the preparation of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) on consulting assignments, and Specifications for the preparation of bidding documents for goods and activities, using standard documentation agreed with GoG\/World Bank and other funding agencies, and participate in the evaluation of Expressions of Interest for shortlists and pre-qualification of suppliers and contractors where necessary;
\nAssist and participate in bid opening sessions, evaluate goods bids and consultants\u2019 proposals, and ensure that the appropriate guidelines are followed to arrive at the recommendations for award in favour of suppliers and consultants;
\nAssist in the maintenance and update of the procurement filing and contract documentation system that is in place to ensure timely and quality data and information storage and retrieval to assist and support procurement operations and auditing of the GET project;
\nAssist with the maintenance of project procurement files, ensure that full documentation linkages exist between procurement and financial management and report all inconsistencies and missing documentation to the Procurement Specialist for appropriate action;
\nAssist in all procurement activities undertaken by the PCU in providing various forms of assistance as delegated by the Procurement Specialist at appropriate stages in the procurement of goods, works, consulting services and non \u2013 consulting services for both the PCU and other Implementing Agencies as appropriate; and
\nAny other duties as delegated or assigned by the Procurement Specialist in furtherance of the achievements of the objectives and targets of Project.
\nReporting
\nThe Procurement Assistant shall work under the direct supervision of the Procurement Specialist. The Procurement Assistant will submit oral, and written reports for review by the Procurement Specialist in both hard and electronic copies and linked to aspects of above outputs as may be delegated or assigned to him\/her from time to time.
\nDuration of Assignment
\nThe assignment will be for two years, with the possibility of renewal subject to work requirements and satisfactory performance of the life of the GETP.
\nRequired Skills or Experience<\/p>\n

Competency and Expertise Requirement
\nBachelor\u2019s Degree in Procurement\/Supply Chain or related field; Master\u2019s degree preferred;
\nApplicant must have had at least 3 years of demonstrable practical hands-on experience in the Selection of Consultants, Procurement of Goods, Works and Non \u2013 Consulting Services;
\nApplicant must be computer literate and must have a working knowledge of the use of MSOffice suite of products;
\nFamiliarity with Contracting and Contract Administration issues will be an added advantage; and
\nExtensive experience in public procurement or procurement under donor funded projects or programmes.
\nApplicant must be familiar with the World Bank Systematic Tracking of Exchanges in Procurement (STEP) software.
\nHow To Apply<\/p>\n

Required Documents
\nThe application should include the following documents:<\/p>\n

An updated CV
\nCopies of relevant diplomas (university degrees, etc.)
\nThe Consultant will be selected in accordance with Individual Consultant Selection Method as set out in the Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (Procurement in Investment Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services [July 2016 Revised November 2017 and August 2018]).<\/p>\n

Submission of Expressions of Interest
\nInterested Consultants may obtain further clarification and Terms of Reference, preferably by e-mail, at the address below from 9.00AM to 4.00PM, Monday through Friday (except on public holidays).<\/p>\n

Expressions of interest shall be in English and must be delivered via electronic submissions to the following email addresses: lateefpro@gmail.com and ntow.kofi@gmail.com by 10.00am on Monday, November 9, 2020.<\/p>\n

THE PROJECT COORDINATOR
\nMINISTRY OF FINANCE
\nBOX MB 40, ACCRA, GHANA<\/p>\n

ATTN: PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST
\nPROJECT OFFICE
\nSHIPPERS HOUSE
\nGHANA ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION PROJECT
\nTHIRD FLOOR, CONFERENCE ROOM
\nTEL: 0247404444
\nGA 078-6244<\/p>\n

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