Procurement Specialist

The Procurement Team in the AFW Region works with client countries on two major tasks: i) fiduciary assurance and implementation support to Bank-financed projects and ii) strengthening country procurement systems. The areas of focus in these countries include strengthening procurement institutions, procurement legislation, professionalization of procurement staff, procurement data analytics, sustainable/green procurement, SME development and improving procurement transaction efficiency.
The majority of the EAWP1 procurement team is decentralized and based in country offices. Procurement team members supporting the country programs in the AWCF2 countries (Benin, Cote D’Ivoire, Guinea and Togo) and seven other countries in AFW are managed by an Accredited Practice Manager (PM) who is based at the World Bank Office in Dakar, Senegal.  

Job Duties and Responsibilities:
The Procurement Specialist will help support and further develop EAWP1’s work program, with a specific focus on the Cote D’Ivoire portfolio. He/she will participate and play a key role in the operational, analytical, and advisory activities of the unit. This requires strong knowledge of both economic and public-sector governance issues, as well as extensive experience in operations. He/she will also have diplomatic skills to engage effectively with the many stakeholders involved inside and outside the Bank. He/she will have demonstrated ability to work effectively with counterparts in government as well as with multilateral and bilateral institutions. He/she is also expected to establish and maintain good working relationships with a variety of international and national partner organizations (academia, civil society groups, local research centers).

He/she will work with a team comprising one Senior Procurement Specialist/Hub Coordinator based in Washington DC, a Senior Procurement Specialist based in Abidjan and a few STCs to provide a complete range of procurement services to the Cote D’Ivoire portfolio and work with institutions to improve service delivery and public expenditures management through more effective and efficient procurement and contract management. In Cote D’Ivoire 27 projects are under implementation with a total commitment of $5.4 billion and about 4 projects ($0.81 billion) are in the lending program. The Procurement Specialist will work with the Senior Procurement Specialist who leads the dialogue with authorities in Cote D’Ivoire on public procurement reform as well series of other initiatives and continue to strengthen country procurement systems with the objective of using elements of the country systems under the Bank-financed projects. 

The selected candidate will undertake the following tasks:

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