Compact Program Summary

The Government of the Republic of Kosovo (the “Government” or “GoK”) and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”), a United States government agency, signed a grant aimed at accelerating the country’s transition towards an energy future that is more sustainable, inclusive, reliable and affordable. The GoK has ratified the compact and has designated a new entity as an autonomous agency to exercise and perform the GoK’s rights and obligations to oversee, manage and implement the Compact Programs. This entity will be referred to as MCA-Kosovo.

The Headhunter Karriera LLC acting as the Recruitment Consultant is now recruiting for the position of the Procurement Specialist of MCA-Kosovo Entity.

Position Summary

Under the direct supervision of the Director, Procurement, the Procurement Specialist executes procurement activities to ensure compliance with MCC Program Procurement Guidelines, liaising with the Procurement Agent, MCC, and external entities to facilitate procurement processes. The position is based in Pristina, Kosovo.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Review procurement requirements and requests from across MCA-Kosovo for consistency and conformity with established guidelines and alignment with the correct accounts/budget lines.
2. Execute a range of procurement activities – sourcing quotations, administering competitive procurement processes, etc. – ensuring responsiveness, transparency, and consistency of service compliant with anti-fraud and anti-corruption measures.
3. Advise the Director, Procurement on provision of services, identifying issues which may impede delivery/consistency/conformity and recommend remedial measures to improve service delivery.
4. Advise MCA managers and staff on guidelines, timelines, and procedures regarding the provision of procurement services to build an informed basis for interactions and to support their smooth and sustained operation.
5. Document all procurement activities and issues to support audit, monitoring, and reporting to sustain the different processes/services and strengthen transparency and accountability.
6. Monitor the delivery of procured services and assets and ensure that agreed/contracted terms are met and issues are raised in a responsive manner.
7. Maintain procurement documents and ensure their accuracy, while also ensuring availability to support audit, budgeting, reporting, and decision-making.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Procurement, Law, Finance, Engineering or related field required;
• Minimum three (3) years of relevant experience in senior positions or advisory roles in project management that requires procurement of goods, works, and services;
• Fluency in English and Albanian.

Preferred background and work experience:

• Experience in drafting, reviewing, and approving procurement and grants documents according to international standards, preferably in the energy sector;
• Experience leading procurement teams and processes in the energy sector or similar;
• Formal professional certification in Procurement and/or relevant field;
• Fluency in another official language of Kosovo (Serbo-Croatian or other).

For more information on MCC and the Kosovo compact, please go to:

Kosovo Compact | Millennium Challenge Corporation (mcc.gov)

Application Procedure:

All interested applicants are required to download (click File then Download) and duly fill-out the offline Application Form through this link: Application Form link

The duly filled-out Application Form, together with an up-to-date resume are to be submitted by uploading them electronically at the link generated below (please note only resumes will not be accepted): Submit Your Application

Please note that only applications submitted through the online application form will be processed.

Should you encounter any problems with the form, please contact: e.shini@theheadhunter.com, +355686029691 and/or d.jakupi@theheadhunter.com, +38349716161.

All applications are to be submitted by 17:00 h Kosovo time, 29 August 2023;

Kindly note that applications received after the deadline, submitted in different formats than the given Application Form or in languages other than English shall not be considered. Only those candidates who are selected to participate in the subsequent stages of recruitment will be contacted.

The Headhunter Karriera LLC Officials shall conduct themselves at all times in a manner befitting the status of an international civil servant. This includes avoiding any action which may adversely reflect on the integrity, independence and impartiality of their position and function as officials of The Headhunter Karriera LLC. The Headhunter Karriera LLC is committed to applying the highest ethical standards in carrying out its business.

All MCA-Kosovo employees will be selected based on an open and competitive recruitment and selection process in accordance with the provisions of the Compact. In addition, the recruitment of all employees of MCA-Kosovo will be carried out in accordance with the principles and indications stipulated by the constitutional and legal provisions, including equal opportunity, merit, competency, transparency, and non-discrimination under all its forms.

Note:

“The Headhunter Karriera LLC and its employees and the MCA-Kosovo and its employees do not charge fees at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, processing, training, and/or any other step).”