Job : req4048 Organization: World Bank Sector: Procurement Grade: GE
Term Duration: 3 years
Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Required Language(s): English, Spanish
Preferred Language(s):
Closing Date: 9/2/2019 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTCDescription
About the World Bank Group:Established in 1944, the WBG is one of the world's largest sources of funding and knowledge for development solutions. In fiscal year 2018, the WBG committed 67 billion in loans, grants, equity investments and guarantees to its members and private businesses, of which 24 billion was concessional finance to its poorest members. It is governed by 188:member countries and delivers services out of 120 offices with nearly 15,000 staff located globally.The WBG consists of five specialized institutions: The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). The World Bank is organized into six client:facing Regional Vice:Presidencies, several corporate functions and thirteen Global Practices to bring best:in:class knowledge and solutions to regional and country clients.
Overall Work ContextThe Governance Global Practice brings together professionals in procurement, financial management, taxation, public management, regulatory policy, transparency, digital governance, law and development, anticorruption, and social accountability to develop innovative, integrated solutions to pernicious institutional problems. It is currently organized in two global departments, namely: Procurement Group (EPRDR) and Public Sector Group (EPSDR).The Global Department for Procurement (EPRDR) is integrated by a group of practitioners focused on advancing innovations in the field of procurement. The work if this department is focused on supporting governments in institutional strengthening and capacity building, improvement and modernization of procurement systems and ensuring efficiency of transactions for improved governance and enhanced development outcomes. To this end, the department counts on eight teams organized in regions that provide technical advice on procurement fiduciary activities and lead policy dialogue on procurement reform in client countries.LCC7 Procurement Team Scope of Work and StaffingWithin the Latin:American Procurement team (ELCRU), the LCC7 procurement team: (i) works closely with clients to support the development of their public procurement systems and (ii) ensures that procurement under Bank:financed projects is conducted in accordance with loan agreements and fiduciary standards and obligations. For that purposes, LCC7 PT provides services to internal and external Clients in the CMU countries and is responsible for procurement related work concerning project preparation, implementation support and project supervision. The team is also responsible for providing procurement input to knowledge products.The LCC7 PT provides support to Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay and is currently staffed by one Procurement Team Coordinator (Lead Procurement Specialist) and four Procurement Specialists staff (APS).
Procurement Analyst main Duties and AccountabilitiesThe Procurement Analyst will work in collaboration with the LCC7 procurement staff working in the Buenos Aires Country Office.The responsibilities of the Procurement Analyst include a mix of the following:Operates and keeps updated procurement information tools and systems for reporting purposes (e.g., Procurement Post Reviews). Produces progress and timely reports.Contributes to the preparation of procurement post reviews, giving support to the Procurement Specialists in their missions and final delivery of reports to the Task Team Leaders.Delivers training and on demand support on STEP (Systematic Tracking of Exchanges in Procurement) t
