Chemonics International Inc., a
leading international consulting firm, seeks to fill the following long-term,
full-time position for a project funded by the U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID), Indonesia Changes for Justice (C4J). The primary objective
of the C4J project is to improve the performance of Indonesia’s justice system,
a prerequisite for good governance and sustained economic growth, through
cooperation with the Supreme Court and Attorney General’s Office (AGO) of the
Republic of Indonesia.
PROCUREMENT
MANAGER
Job
Responsibilities
To implement and administer the procurement
requirements of the Indonesia Changes for Justice Project (C4J), including the
special IT procurements in support of the project’s E-Government Procurement
component. The Procurement Manager will
report directly to the Chief of Party and advise him on procurement and
administrative issues related to the project status. The Procurement Manager supervises the C4J project’s
procurement and is responsible for tailoring and applying Chemonics’
procurement manuals, and overseeing the high volume of procurement and
specialized requirements of this project. The Procurement Manager serves as a resource to the C4J technical and
program staff on procurement issues. The
Procurement Manager ensures that solicitations are processed with free and open
competition, and that all procurements comply with relevant USAID/Indonesia
regulations.
· Procurement
Process –
The Procurement Manager is responsible for adhering to the C4J Procurement
Guidelines and, in conjunction with the Office Manager, for ensuring that all
project staff adhere to these guidelines. These responsibilities include but are not limited to planning the
procurement, writing appropriate specifications, evaluating the offers,
monitoring the contracts, handling all post-solicitation activities, including
all appropriate documentation.
· Compliance - The Procurement
Manager is responsible for ensuring that all contract-related regulatory
requirements (e.g., ADS) and procurement regulatory requirements (e.g. FAR and
AIDAR) are met in a satisfactory and professional manner.
Specific
Tasks
The
Procurement Manager duties include, and are not limited to, the following:
· Respond
in a timely manner to procurement requests as submitted by the Field Office
· Work
directly with local, regional or international vendors and service providers to
obtain quotations and/or initiate procurements of requested commodities and
services.
· Monitor
contracts and purchase orders issued to vendors and follow up as necessary to
ensure compliance to terms and conditions.
· Maintain
the overall integrity of the procurement filing system by ensuring that
appropriate documentation is included in each procurement file.
· Maintain
the project’s inventory tracking system.
· Assist
Office Manager and home office project team in developing procurement related
approval documentation for submission to USAID/Indonesia.
· Provide
procurement status reports and inventory summaries as requested by project
staff.
· Assist
Office Manager to provide training to project staff in procurement policies and
procedures.
· In
all other matters acts as a member of the C4J team, advising and working with
other members of C4J to advance C4J project goals and meet USAID/Indonesia
needs.
Reporting
The
Procurement Manager will report directly to Chief of Party
Qualifications
and Salary
The Procurement Manager shall ideally have a minimum
of 10 years of professional experience, including project management experience
in procurement and inventory management. Experience in a developing economy is
an advantage, especially when combined with demonstrable experience in
coordinating the activities of government, multinational, national, public, and
rivate stakeholders.
Compensation
will be negotiated with Chemonics International and will be based on the
consultant’s demonstrated salary history, professional experience, education
and training, and market factors.
Time
Frame
This
long-term, full-time position is available immediately and is expected to last
for the duration of the project. The
project begins on 15 May 2010 and ends on 11 May 2014. Interested
applicants for this position are requested to send a cover letter and resume
(references will not be contacted prior to the interview) to jb.chemonics.c4j@gmail.com as soon as
possible but no later than 20 December 2012. This vacancy will be open until
the position is filled. Please indicate the position in the subject line. Only the strongest candidates will be
contacted. No telephone inquiries, please. The successful candidates for these
positions will be subject to USAID approval and USAID local salary scales for
technical positions.
Chemonics
International (www.chemonics.com) was founded in 1975 and is one of the largest
U.S. consulting firms providing expertise in developing and emerging-market
countries for initiatives financed by USAID.
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