The Ministry of Education and Training has received a loan from the special fund resources of World Bank (WB) toward the Project of establishing Vietnam Germany University, aims to develop the University becoming a top training and research center of Vietnam as well as a university meeting regional and international standards; Project Management Unit of New Model University Project (PMU) is looking for a Local Procurement Expert during the project implementation.
General Tasks:
Support Project Director in implementing procurement packages as per regulations and guidance of WB and Vietnamese Law on Procurement.
Scope of the assignment:
- Preparing annual procurement plan including schedule and budget for the implementation;
- Collecting related information for preparing technical specifications on goods, civil works and services that are to be procured;
- Preparing bidding documents following the stipulated formats of the WB and Vietnamese Government (letter of interest, bidding invitation, Letter to WB for no-objection, evaluation report, minutes of contract negotiation, draft contract, etc.);
- Organizing steps in procurement procedures (advertisement, bid opening, short-list preparation, bid evaluation, negotiate and sign bid contract, etc.)
- Monitoring the contract implementation of contractors based on the signed contracts;
- Preparing reports on the status and procurement process for leaders of PMU, relevant Ministries and agencies and WB (when required);
- Managing and store records of documents related to procurement;
- Implementing other tasks as required by Procurement Assistant and Project Director.
Requirements for procurement specialist:
- Be familiar with procurement rules, policies and procedures of the WB or other multilateral international donors (such as ADB, other MDBs)
- Comply with code of conduct and professional ethics:
+ Observe provisions on professional ethics as per Law on Procurement and Law on Construction of Vietnam;
+ Being personally responsible for professional activities.
Qualifications:
Completing recognized or approved programs on either architect or civil engineer or bachelor of economic or bachelor of law (University degree granted by domestic or foreign universities on architecture, construction, economics); Having at least 5- year experience in practical working in the fields of aforementioned training programs; Having at least 2-years working experience in procurement under big scale projects in or outside Vietnam; Having at least 1-year experience working with procurement under international donor-funded projects (WB, ADB); Having good knowledge and understanding on international procurement procedures of multilateral donors such as WB, ADB; Be equipped with good knowledge and understanding on the Vietnam state administrative system and management procedures for construction investment Project; Having professional morals, be honest, upright, law observation, transparent and free-corruption as WB’s criteria; English competency (listening, speaking, reading and writing skills); good writing skills in both languages (English and Vietnamese); Computer literacy for professional work.
Working time: Full-time (from 8:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday);
Working location: Hanoi.
Interested candidates will deliver the letter of application and a detail CV with all related degrees in English and Vietnamese in person, email: [email protected] [1] or sent via post to the below mentioned address by: The Project of Management Unit of New Model University Project, Ministry of Education and Training. No.15 Hai Ba Trung street, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi hereunder before 5.00 pm, June 11st, 2013. Contact person: Mrs. Ngo Thi Quynh Thu, Procurement Expert of the Project. Tel: 04 39388623 (ext: 44).