Procurement Assistant Jobs 2018 – Graduate Assistant Procurement Officer

Job title: Assistant Procurement Officer

• Excellent literacy skills: should be able to read, speak and write fluently and comprehensively.
• Strong and pleasant inter—personal skills, with an ability to work effectively at all levels.
• Strong initiative, drive and ambition to succeed
• Willingness to learn new and/or practical skills.
• Age range between 23 to 35 years.
• Should be computer literate.
• Experience, if any, is an added advantage.

• Good interpretation skills of procurement regulations.
• Ability to present adequate working papers to enable the supervisor to evaluate work done and matters to be reported at all stages of procurement.
• Act in a professional and ethical manner at all times including observing the confidential nature of the procurement profession.
• Highly organized with strong organisational and planning skills, ability to prioritize tasks and deliver assignments in line with the work plan.
• Ability to analyze large amounts of data and to compile timely reports.
• Good IT skills.

• Support the functioning of the Contracts Committee.
• Participate in the Planning of the procurement and disposal activities of the procuring and disposing entity.
• Review requisitions for completeness and accuracy.
• Participate in the preparation of draft statements of requirements.
• Prepare draft bid documents.
• Issue bidding documents.
• Prepare draft contract documents.
• Receive and register bids.
• Maintain a providers list.
• Issue signed contract documents.
• Maintain and archive records of the procurement and disposal process.
• Enter basic data on the Government Procurement Ponal for further processing.
• Respond to inquiries on bid documents as may be assigned.
• Conduct Market Research and obtain quotes locally on different items.
• Any other duties that shall be assigned by Management.

Job application procedure
Hand-written applications, attaching a copy of the C.V and relevant testimonials, should be addressed and submitted to

Voucher No 654,

c/o The New Vision Printing & Publishing Co Ltd, Kampala.

Deadline of this Job: Deadline for submission is Friday 7th December, 2018 at 4:00pm.

The application should be sealed in an envelope and clearly marked with the Post one is applying for.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for further considerations.