Job Title: Procurement Officer
Program: Jordan Water Governance Activity (WGA)
Department: Operations
Reporting to: Fund Manager
Location: Amman
Position type: Long-Term Local Professional
Duration: Life of Project
BACKGROUND
The Water Governance Activity (WGA) program is a multi-year project funded by USAID, which aims to support the Government of Jordan (GoJ) to achieve measurable improvements and greater sustainability of the water sector by providing technical assistance to strengthen the GoJ’s reform, policy development and implementation, and capacity-building efforts. WGA will support the following objectives: support the GoJ to define and resolve water sector strategy and policy issues; improve water entities’ performance by reducing network losses, increasing conveyance efficiencies, and improving utility cost recovery; and specific, cross-cutting objectives related to support to gender, youth, persons with disabilities (PWD), and private sector engagement.
JOB SUMMARY:
The Procurement Officer is responsible for providing support to the Fund Manager and/or DCOP-Operations in planning, managing, and implementing all aspects of the procurement process for WGA and for ensuring all procurements are compliant with USAID and project policies.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to:
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
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We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. The recruitment of this position will be on a rolling basis.