Background / General :
The Governance Global Practice (GGP) provides operational support to internal and external Clients inter-alia in the areas of procurement and financial management. Procurement services are delivered by the procurement team assigned to LAC Region in the GGP's Solutions and Innovations in Procurement (SIP).
The Procurement Specialist will be a member of the SIP-LAC team that provides services to the Latin American and Caribbean Region, with a primary focus on the LC7 Country Management Unit (CMU), and to the various Global Practices which finance investment, development policy and Program-for-Results operations in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.
The 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 purpose, the procurement team provides services to internal and external Clients 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 Economic and Sector Work (ESW).
The Procurement Specialist reports to the Practice Manager in the PIO, who delegates coordination responsibilities to the Procurement Coordinator for LCC7.
Note: If the selected candidate is a current Bank Group staff member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, s/he will retain his/her Regular or Open-Ended appointment. All others will be offered a 3 year term appointment.
Duties and Accountabilities:
Works independently on procurement matters in the performance of the Bank's fiduciary and service functions, seeking guidance on complex projects/issues from senior procurement staff and the Procurement Coordinator, as necessary.
* Employs appropriate methodologies for handling both simple and complex procurement tasks and/or issues.
* Working across sectors, is responsible for reviewing and handling the technical, commercial and legal aspects of procurement (in consultation with Legal and Policy departments as necessary) at all stages of the project cycle, to include analysis of systemic and other procurement issues, procurement planning, design, implementation and management, and training.
* Provides operational advice to clients and Bank staff on concepts, policies and procedures for international and national procurement.
* Participates in missions as sole procurement expert on large projects; assesses procurement implications of project design, evaluates institutional capacity of the Borrower and develops suitable procurement plans.
* Participates in country procurement assessments, prepares background analysis, collaborates on developing appropriate public procurement legislation and practices and tailors instruments to meet specific client needs.
* Negotiates and resolves difficult procurement issues with Borrower agencies and handles questions/complaints from officials and contractors on bidding and award issues.
* Designs and conducts workshops to educate procurement professionals in the Bank and in Borrower agencies on the Bank's philosophy and approach to procurement, the rationale of its policy framework, relevant procedures and processes, as well as on specialized procurement topics.
* Prepares a range of procurement-related documents and reports.
* Handles appropriate interaction with country counterparts on sector, organizational, human resources management, financial, economic and regulatory practices.
* Provides guidance and training to junior procurement staff at grades GD and GE and to ACS staff in the Country Office.
Work implies frequent interaction with the following
* Managers and Technical Specialists in the work unit and staff from other agencies, donors, consultants and borrowers.
Selection Criteria:
The candidate shall possess the following competencies:
* Essential Specialized Skills/Knowledge/Competencies
* Good knowledge of all concepts and principles of and approaches to international procurement, and of public procurement systems.
Proficiency: Fully Proficient or Specialist
* Experience of ing a strategic approach to procurement, employing tools of market and sector analysis.
Proficiency: Fully Proficient or Specialist
* Knowledge of procurement systems, practices and
