Procurement Specialist; Tajikistan Water Supply and Sanitation Investment Project (WSSIP)

Organization/Project: Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan, Water Supply and Sanitation Group under the MEWR (WSS Group).

Title of your vacancy/procurement: Procurement Specialist

Closing date: October 4, 2024 (5 pm)

Contact information: 5/1 Shamsi Street, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, 5th Floor pmu.dw.mewr@gmail.com

External/Direct link: (if any) N/A

Short description:  The Tajikistan Water Supply and Sanitation Investment Project was approved by the World Bank's Board of Directors from May 25-27, 2022. The Project is financed by the International Development Association (IDA) in the amount equivalent to USD 45 million as of the date of Project approval.

The Project Development Objective (PDO) is formulated as follows: to improve access to safe drinking water services in selected areas and to strengthen the capacity of water supply and sanitation sector institutions for service delivery enhancement and improvement.

The Project consists of four components: (1) Strengthening institutional structures and capacity building (SISCB) of water sector entities, (2) Investments in water supply and sanitation (WSS), (3) Project management; and (4) Emergency Response Component.

The implementing agencies for the project are the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan (MEWR) and the Project Management Unit of the State Unitary Enterprise "Khojagii Manziliyu Kommunali" (PMU SUE "Khojagii Manziliyu Kommunali"). The implementation of the component assigned to the MEWR will be carried out through the Water Supply and Sanitation Group under the MEWR (MEWR WSS Group).

The Procurement Specialist will assist in planning, carrying out, and monitoring the procurement of goods, works, and consulting and non-consulting services in line with the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations (July 2016, as amended in November 2017 and August 2018).

The Procurement Specialist is directly accountable to the WSS Group Director and the Project Coordinator. He/she will assist and work closely with all project staff and technical departments of MEWR. The Procurement Specialist will submit reports on a monthly basis in a format acceptable to the WSS Group Director.

Qualification requirements for the Procurement Specialist:

• Higher education in the economics, management, business administration, engineering, law or a subject related to the fields of the project procurements;
• Experience of at least 3 years as a procurement processional in procuring goods, services and works in a public or private sector institution at least 2 years working under the World Bank or Multilateral Development Bank financed projects with a demonstrated strong track record;
• Previous use of the World Bank Bidding documents for civil works with Environmental and social safeguard provisions is an added advantage.
• Completion of training in international procurement procedures, including World Bank procedures, on goods, works and selection of consultants is an added advantage;
• Knowledge of public procurement procedures of the Republic of Tajikistan;
• Fluency in written and oral English, Russian, and Tajik is required;

A confident user of (MS Office, MS Word, MS Excel, Powerpoint, Internet E-mail etc.)

Task duration:

The specialist is expected to commence duties in October 2024 with a probationary period of 3 (three) months. The contract will be signed for one year, with the possibility of extension up to three years.

Employer's input

MEWR will provide the specialist with a project documents and fully equipped workspace with access to office equipment to perform the required tasks.

Payment Terms

The salary is set according to the staffing schedule of the MEWR WSS Group  with an established rate according to the Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan №582 dated November 29, 2022.

Interested candidates should send their CV and cover letter in English before the deadline to pmu.dw.mewr@gmail.com indicating the vacancy title or in printed copies to the address: Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, Tajikistan Water Supply and Sanitation Investment Project, 5/1 Shamsi Street, 5th Floor, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Candidates who have passed the preliminary selection will be invited for an interview. The deadline for submission is October 4, 2024 (5 pm).