Procurement Consultant
JOB DETAIL
Post of duty: Suriname
The IDB Group is a community of diverse, versatile, and passionate people who come together on a journey to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our people find purpose and do what they love in an inclusive, collaborative, agile, and rewarding environment.
About this position
The FMP Team in CSU is looking for an experienced, dedicated, and problem-solving Procurement Consultant. As Procurement Consultant, you will support the Executing Agencies and IDB Project Team Leaders in the project’s design, implementation and closure, as well as in their efforts to strengthen their fiduciary systems.
You will work in the FMP team part of CSU and CCB department. This team is responsible for giving their fiduciary/procurement expert opinion for all bank funded loans.
What you’ll do
- Provide high-level technical advice in project design and execution on procurement fiduciary matters, including the selection of procurement methods, handling of protests and matters of contention raised by borrowers, bidders, and other Bank stakeholders.
- Participate in high level technical dialogue with government officials to promote fiduciary assessments (MAPs, GUS, among others), prepare background analysis, and promote the strategy for the effective use and strengthening of the countries’ public procurement systems.
- Promote strategic dialogue with stakeholders, including market actors and high-level technical groups to improve our current procurement tools.
- Support the fiduciary supervision of projects, draw independent conclusions, and formulate authoritative recommendations to the borrower and the Bank.
- Provide inputs and carry out preventive reviews and ex-post supervision of Bank operations to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Propose comprehensive solutions to strengthen borrowers’ fiduciary systems using internationally accepted methodologies and evaluate project risks as well as the institutional capacity of the Executing Agencies.
- Actively and opportunely participate, as part of the project team, throughout the project cycle and advise on the best procurement approach to obtain the expected results and the adequate fulfillment of the Bank’s fiduciary requirements in accordance with the highest standards.
- Actively support the Banks digital transformation, especially in relation to procurement activities, identifying challenges and taking steps to achieve the Bank’s digital transformation goal.
- Improve operational, corporate, and individual decision making through the sharing of business intelligence, relevant data, and analysis.
- Bring innovation to the Bank’s operational and corporate work, incorporating and applying new technologies to facilitate efficient and effective development solutions.
- Encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing with other fiduciary, operations and sector specialists, units, borrowers and third parties on all aspects of the Bank fiduciary policies, procedures, and experiences.
- Any other assignments that fall within the scope of the fiduciary procurement duties.
What you’ll need
- Education: Master’s degree (or equivalent advanced degree) in Procurement, Engineering, Law, Business Administration, or other fields relevant to the responsibilities of the role.
- Experience: At least 5 years of progressive experience in public/project or private sector procurement, working in procurement in an international organization, or in projects funded by international organizations.
- Languages: Proficiency in English and Dutch is required, knowledge of another Bank official language is appreciated (Spanish, French or Portuguese).
- Learn continuously.
- Collaborate and share knowledge.
- Focus on clients.
- Communicate and influence.
- Innovate and try new things.
Requirements
- Citizenship: You are either a citizen of Suriname or a citizen of one of our 48-member countries eligible to obtain a valid residency or legal permit to work in Suriname without the need for sponsorship by the IDB.
- Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to the fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB, IDB Invest, or IDB Lab.
Type of contract and duration
- Type of contract: National Consultant Full-Time.
- Length of contract: 12 months.
- Work Location: On site.
What we offer
The IDB group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments of an employee’s life. These benefits include:
- A competitive compensation package.
- Leave and vacations: 2 days per month of contract + gender-neutral parental leave.
- Health Insurance the IDB Group provides a monthly allowance for the purchase of health insurance.
- Savings plan: The IDB Group cares about your future, depending on the length of the contract, you will receive a monthly savings plan allowance.
- Hybrid and flexible work schedules.
- Health and wellbeing: Access to our Health Services Center which provides preventive care and health education for all employees.
- Development support: We offer learning opportunities to boost your professional profile such as seminars, 1:1 professional counseling, and much more.
Our culture
At the IDB Group we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work, willing to try new approaches without fear, and where they are accountable and rewarded for their actions.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) are at the center of our organization. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and encourage women, LGBTQ+ people, persons with disabilities, Afro-descendants, and Indigenous people to apply.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job interview process. If you are a qualified candidate with a disability, please e-mail us at [email protected] to request reasonable accommodation to complete this application.
Our Human Resources Team reviews carefully every application.
About the IDB Group
The IDB Group, composed of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), IDB Invest, and the IDB Lab offers flexible financing solutions to its member countries to finance economic and social development through lending and grants to public and private entities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
About IDB
We work to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Through financial and technical support for countries working to reduce poverty and inequality, we help improve health and education and advance infrastructure. Our aim is to achieve development in a sustainable, climate-friendly way. With a history dating back to 1959, today we are the leading source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean. We provide loans, grants, and technical assistance; and we conduct extensive research. We maintain a strong commitment to achieving measurable results and the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability.
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