10 February, 2015

5446 Procurement Officer

Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department


Industry:

Government Department

Location:

Port Vila, Vanuatu

Job Hours:

Contract - 2 years

Due Date:

23-Feb-15 

Job Description:
Increasing Resilience to Climate Change and Natural Hazards (IRCCNH)
Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction (MDRR)
Vanuatu Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF)

The Vanuatu Department of (DoF), the Meteorological and Geo-hazard Department (VGMD) and National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) have secured funding from the World Bank for three large-scale national adaptation and disaster risk reduction projects designed to address Vanuatu's immediate climate change adaptation needs and mitigate natural disaster risks.

The Procurement Officer will work with the PMU in the implementation of these three projects with respective implementing agencies. The Procurement Officer (Human Resource Management) will sport procurement for World Bank financed development projects managed by PMU, ensuring the procurement under those projects is carried out in accordance with the Financing Agreements and the World Bank Procurement Guidelines, and the Consultant Guidelines.

The Procurement Officer will be contracted for two years, renewable and be based in the VMGD Project Management Unit.

        Criteria: 
        • At least three (3) years' experience in position with similar responsibilities in the field of recruitment, personnel, human resource management, procurement or project management.
        • University or technical college qualification in a relevant field (for example business management, project management, procurement or human resource management.
        • University or technical college qualification in a relevant field (for example business management, project management, procurement or human resource management).
        • Excellent communication and inter-personal skills, and the ability to communicate clearly with a broad range of audiences.
        • Excellent writing skills and ability to prepare clear, concise reports and presentations.
        • Proven ability to learn quickly ad work independently  in a supportive environment.
        • Fluent in Bislama and English, with French an advantage.


        Salary:
        Not Stated

        Language:

        English, Bislama, French

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        How To Apply:

        Interested applicants should send their application letter, resume and name and current contact details of three referees to Connie Sewere via email or mail to the following addresses provided. 

        Contact Name:

        Connie Sewere

        Phone:
         Not Stated

        Email:
        csewere@meteo.gov.vu

        Address:
        VMGD, PMB 9054, Port Vila, Vanuatu.

        Website: 
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        Source:

        7th-Feb-15Daily Post Weekender (Issue # 4394)
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