Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH as a federal enterprise supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation. GIZ invites applications from suitable and qualified professionals for the GIZ Office Kathmandu. GIZ Office ensures consistent overall representation of the company and its successful positioning as a service provider for sustainable development. The Office coordinates and liaises closely with the German Embassy, and the Partner Institutions both from Government and civil society as well as with the private sector. It provides human resources management as well as financial and commercial support services for the Programmes and carries out regular audits to all Programmes ensuring the adequate application of the funds entrusted to GIZ.

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH as a federal enterprise supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation. GIZ invites applications from suitable and qualified professionals for the GIZ Office Kathmandu. GIZ Office ensures consistent overall representation of the company and its successful positioning as a service provider for sustainable development. The Office coordinates and liaises closely …

Procurement and Contracting Specialist

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Position: Procurement and Contracting Specialist
Duty Station: Kathmandu

Responsibilities:

Prepare standard contracts for local and regional consultants requested by projects
Advise projects/programmes in concluding consulting service contracts, lease contracts.
Execute contracts according to GIZ guidelines, including proper documentation.
Process for public tendering, restricted tendering and conclude consulting contract services for GIZ Nepal and lease contracts on behalf of the GIZ Office.
Prepare appraisers contracts for German and international Consultants.
Ensure the commercial correctness of contracts concluded with consultants (individuals/firms)
Prepare event management contracts, coordinate with project for relevant supporting documents.
Monitor status of contract implementation maintains and update contract monitoring sheet.
Review contract reports status periodically and update individual project status to project teams and follow up for timely closing of unclosed contracts.
Maintains consultant database and updates.
Update GIZ Local consulting-rates time to time.
Files all contract documents together with completed financial closing and ensure a proper filing system of all procurement contracts.
Control agents providing services to the GIZ, providing framework contract if necessary.
Provides training on procurement procedure and advises projects.
Facilitates information exchange between the projects/ program(s)
Yearly reporting of procurement of services.
Initiate framework agreement for regular services for GIZ Nepal.
Support Procurement unit to prepare standard contracts of financing agreement, local subsidies, procurement of goods, logistics as requested by head of procurement and contracting.

Required qualification and experience:

Bachelor’s degree in business administration/ management/business studies or similar area
At least 3 years’ professional experience in a comparable position
Very good working knowledge of ITC technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office)
Excellent communication skills in both English and Nepali (both written and verbal)

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