Procurement Specialist

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EAP is a large and diverse region, ranging from Small Island States of the Pacific to the large countries of China, Indonesia, and Philippines. Despite substantial economic growth and poverty reduction, the EAP region faces huge development challenges. Growth has been uneven across and within countries, institutions still need strengthening, and most countries are heavily affected by climate change. The Bank plays a significant role on global public goods, including climate, biodiversity, water pollution, and health. The COVID pandemic, and more recently food and energy price increases are compounding the impact of the global economic slowdown. The World Bank Group is seen as a premier development institution in the Region, with a leadership role on analytical and advisory services as well as financing. East Asia and the Pacific Region: https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/eap
Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions (EFI) Practice Group (PG) support economic policies and legal, regulatory, and institutional reforms to enable equitable and sustainable growth and to reduce poverty.
The Governance Global Practice (GGP) comprises various professional fields working on public institutions, including procurement, public sector management, governance and anti-corruption, and financial management. GGP convenes a leading group of practitioners focused on advancing pioneering practices and innovations in procurement, anti-corruption, and open government. To enhance its capacity, we seek to recruit a highly organized, energized, and skilled professional capable of operating effectively in the Philippines.
Most of the EEAR2 procurement team is decentralized and based in country offices. Procurement team members supporting the country programs in the Philippines, Indonesia, East Timor, Thailand, the Pacific Island, and PNG are managed by an Accredited Practice Manager (PM) based in Bangkok, Thailand. The Procurement Specialist will report to the Procurement Practice Manager for EEAR2 and will be under the direct oversight and guidance of the Procurement Hub Leader for the Philippines.
The Philippines represents the largest program of the BMPT (Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand) CMU, with a portfolio of 18 active projects with about US$7.47 billion in net commitments. The financing program has expanded over the past few years and new commitment to the Philippines are expected to remain high. Total new financing commitment in the current fiscal year is expected around US$3.2 billion for 8 projects, with a further increase expected. The program in the Philippines as well as in Thailand and Malaysia also consists of a substantial program of Advisory Services and Analytics (ASAs), consisting of over 75 programs and stand-alone tasks in total. The program is partly funded by Trust Funds, which currently amount to about US$100 million.
The EEAR2 in the Philippines is currently staffed by one Senior Procurement Specialist acting as Procurement Team Coordinator, one Procurement Specialist, one Procurement Analyst, two Senior Procurement Specialists (working part-time on cross-country support), and two part-time Consultants. 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 per loan agreements and fiduciary standards and obligations. For that purpose, the Team provides services to internal and external Clients in the CMU countries. It is responsible for procurement-related work concerning project preparation, implementation support, and supervision. The team is also responsible for providing procurement input to knowledge products.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Procurement Specialist will be based in Manila, Philippines and will collaborate with the Procurement Team in Manila, and the primary duties and accountabilities include a mix of the following actions: