Salary
Negotiable

Job Description

The Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ) is inviting suitably qualified persons to submit applications for the following positions that have arisen in the Authority:

Procurement Officer

This job exists to ensure all public procurement is done in a such a manner that is transparent, fair, honest, cost effective, competitive and in compliance with the provisions of the PPDPAAct and Regulations

Duties and Responsibilities

Undertakes all procurement queries from stakeholders Reviews and prepares cases for Special Procurement Oversight Committee (SPOC) in line with Section 54 of the PPDPAAct;
Assists the Operations Director in researching and crafting of technical guidelines
Assists in the development and implementation of transparent and equitable registration of bidders Gathers information for compilation of monthly and quarterly reports and submits to Procurement Manager for review
Assists in the development of departmental budgets ensuring that all procurement consists are accurately incorporated
Ensures that Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets is effected in a manner that is transparent, fair, honest, cost-effective, competitive and in compliance with the PPDPA Act through reviewing procurement processes; and
Supervises procuring entities and the public procurement system in order to secure compliance with the Act through registration of procurement entities and providing secretariat services to SPOC
Develops and implements a transparent and equitable framework for the registration of bidders or contractors; and
Prepares standard documents to be used in public procurement processes and,
Gives advice and assists the Procuring Entities without limiting their responsibilities on procurement technical issues.
Develops and advises the Government on ways in which the environmental, social and economic policies of Zimbabwe, including those designed for economic empowerment and domestic preferences, may be implemented through public procurement.
Plans the procurement activities of the Authority. Complies with the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act [Chapter 22:23]
Exercising any other function conferred or imposed on the unit by or under the Act or by the Accounting Officer.
Reviews and Issues of technical guidance to queries and requests from Procuring Entities;
Reviews and processes applications for authority to conduct procurement from Procuring Entities;
Reviews, approves and gazettes suppliers;
Gives advice and assistance to procuring entities without limiting their responsibilities on procurement technical issues;
Procurers goods and services for the Authority in line with the PPDPAAct;
Prepares procurement plans, monthly returns, quarterly returns and annual returns in line with the PPDPAAct and M and E guidelines;
Prepares departmental weekly, quarterly and annual operations reports;
Assists in the preparation of Standard Bidding Documents for use by all procuring entities;
Assists in the development and implementation of a procurement audit system for procuring entities; Undertakes field work assignments for procuring activities with regards to research and data collection; Assists in the development of departmental budgets ensuring that all procurement costs are accurately incorporated;
Carries out any other duties as assigned by the Procurement Manager
Decides tenders that proceed for review by the SPOC and those that should be returned to the Procuring entity
Decides the procurement process to be carried out in the procurement of the requirements for the Authority.

Qualifications and Experience

Qualifications and experience:
• Must have Higher National Diploma (HND) or a relevant Degree in Procurement
• Good appreciation of the PPDAAct
• Must have a minimum of three (3) years working experience in a similar environment
• An innately inquisitive nature and a robust personality
• Analytical instinct
• Excellent interpersonal skills and organizational skills
• A possessor of strong morals and ability to work under pressure

How to Apply

Candidates who meet the requirements of the above posts are invited to submit their applications accompanied by CVs, Application letters and certified copies of Certificates to recruit@praz.org.zw or address to:
The Acting Human Resources Manager
The Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe
P.O. Box CY408
Causeway
Harare
The closing date for applications is Friday the 7th of May 2021. If you do not receive any response within a month please accept that your application was unsuccessful.