Public Procurement Experts

Public Procurement Experts

• 25.08.2015

 Chemonics International, a global international development consulting firm, seeks expressions of interest from qualified Public Procurement Experts for possible short-term assignments in the period September to December 2015. The positions are under the USAID Business Regulatory, Investment, and Trade Environment (BRITE) Program.

Main Tasks:

- Develop the secondary legal framework on public procurement and related legal documents (explanatory notes) that will ensure the effective implementation of the new Moldovan Public Procurement Law.
- Provide support to the Public Procurement Agency and the Ministry of Finance in promoting the approval of the secondary legal framework on public procurement.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in law, public administration or other related field.
- At least 5 years of relevant experience.
- Deep knowledge and understanding of public procurement legislation and its application in practice, from and public and private sector perspective.
- Knowledge of EU laws and international best practices in public procurement.
- Understanding of the law and rule-making process in Moldova and good experience in drafting laws or regulations.
- Excellent writing, presentation and communication skills.
- Fluency in Romanian – written and spoken; good knowledge of English an advantage.

Interested candidates should submit a CV and a cover letter outlining their interest, experience, and availability in Romanian, no later than September 3, 2015 10:00 via e-mail to recruit@brite.md with the subject line Procurement Experts. Any possible assignments are expected to take place in the period September to December 2015.

Only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Chemonics International

Chemonics International is an international development consulting firm that designs and implements projects in private sector development, democracy and governance, financial services, health, environmental management, conflict and disaster management, and agriculture. Chemonics is implementing three projects in the Republic of Moldova on behalf of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The Competitiveness Enhancement and Enterprise Development II (CEED II) project (December 2010-December 2014) helps enterprises in targeted industries – apparel, fashion accessories, home furnishings, information technology, tourism, and wine industries – to increase sales and investment. The Local Government Support Project (LGSP, February 2012-February 2016) strengthens the capacity of local public authorities. And the Business Regulatory, Investment, and Trade Environment (BRITE) project (June 2012-June 2016) improves the business enabling environment by achieving specific and measurable reforms in the areas of greatest concern to the business community and by building capacity of public officials, the business community, and other stakeholders to implement reform initiatives.