In close cooperation with the EU, Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership, European Investment Bank, Ministry of Communities, Territories, and Infrastructure Development, Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, Project will support local communities and municipalities to implement their Sustainable Energy Recovery Plans ensuring rebuilding the destroyed and/or damaged by hostilities public buildings using the best energy efficient technologies.
Responsibilities:
Ensure full compliance of procurement activities with UN/UNDP and EIB rules, regulations, policies and strategies.
Support the procurement processes related with implementation of projects funded under EIB loan facility to ensure that it is fair, competitive, transparent, ethical and provides best value for money.
Ensure provision of capacity development to the relevant units and departments of oblast-, city- and rayon-level administrations in project identification, preparation, implementation (integrated project preparation and implementation cycle) through trainings, seminars, information-sharing events, etc.
Develop and manage the rosters of suppliers, elaboration of supplier selection and evaluation, quality and performance measurement mechanisms.
Organize and ensure efficient collaboration with relevant counterparts and their consultants under EIB authority in:
Identifying unit costs and standard costs for typical and concrete sub-projects.
Assessing for each sub-project any indicators of acquisition of sub-standard services and/or sub-standard equipment that could indicate mal-practices.
Contribute to preparation of financial reports and forecast, including monthly and quarterly disbursement reports and financial reports for donors; ensure the reports are prepared in accurate manner.
Provide expert financial operational support to the Project in accordance with EIB and UNDP rules and regulations and relevant Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Contribute to monitoring of financial processes related with implementation of projects by final beneficiaries of EIB loan facility in accordance with EIB and UNDP rules and regulations.
Provide support in elaboration of proper mechanisms to eliminate deficiencies financial management.
Provide support in regular analysis and reporting on the delivery situation of the projects implemented under EIB loan facility.
Ensure technical support and guidance in establishing a project cycle profile with simple milestones for each phase of a project.
Elaborate on and implement cost saving and reduction strategies.
Participate in relevant working group meetings and share information with local partners.
Synthesis of lessons learned and best practices in public procurement.
Requirements:
Advanced University degree (Master's Degree or equivalent) in Procurement, Logistics, Business Administration, Public
Administration, Economics, Finance, Social Sciences or other related areas is required or
A first-level university degree( Bachelor’s Degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with additional 2 years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
CIPS level 3 is highly desirable for this position and candidates holding this level at the time of application will have a distinct advantage.
Minimum 2 years (with Master’s degree) or 4 years ( with Bachelor’s degree) of relevant professional experience at national or international level, in procurement/supply chain, reporting, accounting, auditing, finance management or related areas is required.
Fluency in English is required.
Fluency in Ukrainian is required for national personnel.
