Legal and Procurement – Garowe, Puntland, Somalia

Puntland Highway Authority (PHA)

Job advertisement

Legal and Procurement Officer

Post Title: Legal and Procurement – Puntland Highway Authority (PHA)

Duty station: PHA Head Quarter in Garowe, Puntland, Somalia

Reporting to: Chairman of PHA

 PHA Background

Puntland Highway Authority (PHA) is a government body, established by law No.18 of 2000, responsible for maintaining and developing the road network throughout Puntland. It is thus of utmost necessity for Puntland Highway Authority to adhere to standard engineering procedures, principles, standard and best practices. The community leaders inspired Puntland Highway Authority in Puntland in 1996. It had been operating two years before forming the Regional Autonomy of Puntland in 1998.

Job Description

Puntland Highway Authority (PHA) is looking for a Legal and Procurement Officer. The Officer will support the Organization in a broad range of legal tasks concerning the organisation’s administrative and operational activities and handle the entire life cycle of procurements and contract management.

The Legal and Procurement Officer’s tasks and responsibilities will, in principle, include the following areas:

1. Legal advice

• • Providing legal advice on operations and administration of the PHA
  • Advising on the regulatory framework of the
  • Providing advice on procurement and
  • Advising on staff matters, interpretation/drafting of legal

1. Procurement

• Drafting, helping coordinate calls for tenders/ expression of interest (EOI) in line with standard best
• Managing calls for tenders/expression of interest (EOI) (e.g. publication, organisation of and assistance to the bids evaluation, selection process, contract and signature).
• Interfacing with relevant stakeholders, including project officers, finance department and

1. Contract drafting and management

• Drafting and supporting negotiating contracts/agreements.
• Following up on contract/agreement interpretation, implementation, performance and
• Assisting project  officers  and   engineers  with  issues  in   the contract/agreement
• Support in  building and  maintaining  of  an  up-to-date  tender, contractual and other legal commitments database

Minimum Qualifications and Required Competency

1. University degree in MBA, law, economics, engineering, or another relevant field
2. Five years of experience in legal practice and public procurement practice, particularly in drafting and negotiating contracts, producing opinions related to procurement, contracts or grants.
3. Excellent command of both written and spoken English
4. Experience in managing technical supporting staff.
5. Detail-oriented, highly organised and practices strict adherence to timelines.
6. Excellent planning and reporting skills.
7. Fluency in written and spoken English and Somali languages.
8. Good knowledge of this region’s political, economic, social, and cultural environment.
9. Have behavioural competencies such as Motivation, Excellent communication skills, Sense of confidentiality, professional integrity and service mindset, Team player attitude and motivation to perform general administrative duties, Ability to deliver accurate work under pressure, organise workload and prioritise tasks and Sense of accountability and attention to detail.

How to Apply

Only those interested candidates who meet the profile stated above should submit their applications accompanied by a detailed CV, names, and addresses of three reputable referees, contact details (email- telephone) to the email below: pha.plstate@gmail.com

Remarks:

Deadline: 16/02/2022

Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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