Procurement Specialist

The Palestine Liberation Organization, for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority received financing
from the World Bank towards the cost of Water Sector Capacity Building Project, and intends to
apply part of the proceeds for payments to Consultants Services. The Project is co-financed by
SIDA and AFD.

The Palestinian Water Authority is the implementing agency of the Project. A Project Implementation
Unit (PIU) was established within PWA, to manage the overall implementation of the Project. PWA
is considering the appointment of qualified Procurement Specialist to be responsible for planning,
processing and monitoring all procurement to be carried out under the Project. :

The Procurement Specialist shall have the following essential qualifications:
-A Bachelors degree from an accredited university in Engineering, Business Administration,
Marketing, or another relevant field; in addition, a master degree in a relevant field Is considered desirable;
-At least 5 years of previous relevant experience preferably with a World Bank financed project
or other development agency.Good knowledge in the local procurement procedures;
-Good knowledge of technical and operational aspects of procurement implementation;
-Strong supervisory, interpersonal and staff support skills. Ability to motivate and lead employees and encourage decisions to be made within a team environment;
-Excellent communication and facilitation skills;
-Fluency in English and excellent report writing;
-Excellent computer skills; and
-The ability to work under pressure.

For Tasks and responsibilities of the Procurement Specialist and further details please refer to
PWA website: http://www.pwa.ps/

The Procurement Specialist will be based in PIU office within the PWA headquarters in Ramallah.
He/she will report to the Project Director of the PIU. The duration of the assignment is one year on
a full-time basis, extendable to the full length of the project (2 years). The assignment is expected to
commence on June 15, 2012.
An individual Consultant shall be selected for each of the above-mentioned posts in accordance with the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011.

Application deadline: May 30, 2012, 3:00 PM
Applications should be submitted to the email: [email protected]

Please read through the requirements as ONLY RESPONSIVE WILL BE CONSIDERED.
Please mention as subject of the email title of the post you are applying for.

Note: only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.