Procurement and Contracting Specialist at GIZ Rwanda

Vacancy Announcement

Procurement and Contracting Specialist

For 

Country Office 

A. About GIZ

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. The GIZ Office in Kigali covers GIZ’s portfolio in Rwanda and Burundi. GIZ Rwanda/Burundi implements projects on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the European Union and other commissioning authorities in the following priority areas: Sustainable Economic Development; Good Governance; Climate, Energy and Sustainable Urban Development; Digital Transformation and Digital Economy; and regional projects in the Great Lakes Region. 

GIZ Rwanda/Burundi would like to recruit a candidate for the position of Procurement and Contracting Specialist for the GIZ Rwanda Country Office. 

Location: Kigali

Fixed Term: 12 months (renewable upon review)

Position: one (1)

Start date: 01 January 2027

The Procurement and Contracting Specialist performs the following responsibilities and tasks:

The Procurement and Contracting Specialist

• Advises Head of Procurement and Logistics Unit on questions relating to his responsibility.
• Coordinates all queries received and ensures that they are dealt with promptly and competently, advises on legal and technical matters related to procurement and contracting
• Shares opinion before processing a decision inside or outside GIZ 
• Provides a roadmap of upcoming operations falling under his responsibilities. 
• Advises projects regarding procurement issues, informing them on time about the status of procurement, particularly in the event of delays
• Makes available expertise in the context of knowledge management and advises parties on issues relating to his responsibility

C. Main activities 

1. Dialogue with Head of Procurement and Logistics

The Procurement and Contracting Specialist 

• Contributes in effective and efficient operation and service delivery of the procurement and logistics unit in compliance with GIZ’s Process and Rules (P+R) and according to service level agreements 
• Contributes to the achievement of the annual targets of the unit
• Cooperates effectively and efficiently with projects on ongoing supports
• Monitors closely procurement planning and provides regular updates on ongoing activities
• Handles procurement requests for local subsidies, financing agreements & Development Partneships
• Handles procurement requests for local consultants and consulting firm contract 
• Handles procurement requests related to acquisititions of goods locally and from Germany
• Maintains the professional relationship between CO and projects as well as within the team 

2. Dialogue with program managers (AV) and Program team

The Procurement and Contracting Specialist 

• Advises program managers/project team on questions relating to procurements and contracts. 

3. Update the Market Situation

The Procurement and Contracting Specialist Expert

• Updates local market situations to program manager and Unit Head 

4. Other duties/additional tasks

The Procurement and Contracting Specialist Expert 

• Performs other duties and tasks at the request of management

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