Job Title: Contracts Manager
Employer: NSSF
Duty Station: Kampala
Application Deadline: 29th November 2013
Job Role:
To serve as the point of contact for internal customers on contractual matters and ensuring value for money is realized in all contracts signed
Responsibilities:
- Monitor contract management by user department to ensure implementation of contracts are implemented in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract and demand progress reports from user departments
- Identify potential problems in contract management and propose solutions
- Periodically review procurement and Disposal procedures and advise the HPDU on the most effective approach;
- Establish control of correspondence, data and contract reports
- Establish and maintain contracts data and develop/ implement procedures for contract management and administration in compliance with established procedures of the Fund.
- Provide guidance to the user department in preparation of specifications and terms of reference for goods, services and works and attend to the queries, needs from user departments;
- Identification of procurement bottlenecks and recommend innovative solutions to address them
- Provide guidance on contract matters to Heads of department, including training of end users in contracting procedures.
- Participate in contract negotiations to ensure value for money and achievement of the objectives of the Fund. In addition, the successful candidate will monitor customer satisfaction with the services provided by the PDU and recommend innovative improvements.
Key Deliverables
1. Established contract management guidelines
2. Regular reports on the performance of the signed contracts
3. Established framework contracts
4. Quarterly progress reports on the activities carried out in the PDU
5. Monthly PPDA Reports
6. Updated Records
7. Bi annual assessment of customer satisfaction
Qualifications
- A University degree in either Procurement, logistics, Economics, law, Engineering or Accounting, Finance and related discipline from a recognized University
- Full possession of professional qualification in Procurement (MCIPS, CISCP, Membership to NEVI etc.)
Experience
• A minimum of four years’ experience in procurement function of which two years must have been in a busy public institution.
Competencies;
• Computer literate in the use of Microsoft office Applications (MS Excel, MS Word, Power point)
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Innovative
• Supervisory skills
• Problem solving skills
How to Apply
Interested individuals should send their applications together with a detailed curriculum vitae (CV) with copies of academic and professional qualifications addressed to the Head of Human Resources, P.O. Box 7140 , Kampala or hand deliver them to the Registry on 13th floor Workers House, for registration and onward transmission. Any canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification. All applications should reach us not later than November 29, 2013. Please visit our website at www.nssfug.org for the full detailed Job Description. Only Short listed candidates will be contacted