Procurement and Compliance Specialist

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the assessment and processing of requests for non-objections, categorization, and advisory opinions in line with the public procurement legal framework.
• Conduct high-level review and analysis of assigned cases, ensuring sound legal basis and completeness of supporting documentation.
• Formulate strategic recommendations and draft responses for consideration and approval by the Director General.
• Coordinate with relevant RPPA units, including Legal, Capacity Building, and Umucyo e-Procurement teams, to ensure coherence, quality, and consistency.
• Ensure compliance of operations with applicable laws, regulations, and institutional standards.
• Promote and uphold principles of transparency, fairness, and value for money across all reviewed processes.
• Undertake any other responsibilities as may be assigned in support of RPPA’s mandate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in law, Procurement, Civil Engineering, Economics, Auditing, applied Statistics (Economic Statistics), with three (3) years of working experience in the public procurement or related fields
• Master’s Degree in Procurement, Law, Civil Engineering, Economics, applied Statistics (Economic Statistics), with one (1) year of relevant working experience

Required Certificates

• A certificate in a procurement Professional course such as CIPS, CIPP), or any other recognized professional qualification in procurement is an added advantage

Required Competencies and Key Technical Skills

• Resource management skills
• Problem solving skills
• Decision making skills
• Time management skills
• Risk management skills
• Digital literacy skills
• Understanding of public procurement laws and procedures in Rwanda
• Understanding of other relevant laws related to business and procedures;
• Communication skills
• Fluent in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an advantage
• Analytical skills;
• Negociation skills
• Result oriented
• Any other recognized professional qualification in Procurement is an added advantage
• Planning skills
• Knowledge of E -procurement tool (Umucyo system) used in Rwanda’s Public procurement is an added value.