Head of Procurement and Disposal Unit Reports to: Director General at Uganda Investment Authority (UIA)

Job Description • Directly Supervises: Senior Investment Executives• Job Summary: The Head of PDU shall be at the level of a Deputy Director and shall be responsible for developing. implementing annual procurement plans to ensure timely availability of materials and services needed to implement UIA’s approved work plans.• Specific Responsibilities:• Advising Management on trends, issues, problems and activities relating to best practice in procurement.• Developing UIA’s annual procurement plan and budgets for approval Developing a data base on qualified suppliers of goods and services needed by the Authority.• Administering the procurement process in coordination with user departments units to acquire and make available required goods and services in the quantity, quality and time needed.• •Ensuring compliance with the provisions of Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets (PPDA) Act regulations and procedures• •Providing relevant information advice to UIA staff to enable them to comply with PPDA regulations and procedures. Participating in strategy formulation and implementation. Preparing periodic performance reports. Key Results Areas:• •Annual procurement plans and budgets approved in a timely• manner• •Required supplies (goods and services) made available in a timely manner Departmental performance report prepared and submitted in a timely manner.• Key Qualifications and Experience.• Must possess a Master’s degree in Procurement and Supply Chain Management or Masters of Business Administration (majoring in Procurement), Masters in financial management from a recognized institution.• Abachelor’s degree in Procurement and Supply Chain Management or a degree in Business Administration (majoring in Procurement) or any relevant qualifications from a recognized institution.• Possession of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supplies (CIPS) Graduate Diploma or the equivalent from recognized Institutions.• At least 7 years’ experience in a technological role; 2 years of which should be at senior level in a busy procurement office in Government.• •Full membership to chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply or the equivalent from a recognized body is an added advantage.• Iganda inert Jurity• your investment is our business