The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has requested World Bank financing for the Investment Facilitation Project (PFI) and the Statistical Capacity Development Project to Improve Decision-Making (DECIDE). Part of the PFI financing will be used to recruit an individual Procurement Specialist (Spécialiste en Passation des Marchés, SPM). Reference: 04/ZR-MINPLAN-559823-CS-INDV/PFI/2026.
Under the direct authority of the PFI/DECIDE Project Coordination Unit Coordinator (and under the supervision of the CEP-O Procurement Manager during the transitional preparation phase), the Procurement Specialist ensures the smooth running of all project procurement activities. This covers planning, conducting and managing procurement of goods, works, non-consulting services and consulting services for both projects.
Main duties:
- Prepare and regularly update the Procurement Plan (PPM)
- Monitor procurement activities and identify sources of delay
- Advise the Procurement Manager, the Coordinator and team members on procurement procedures
- Support bid opening, bid evaluation and contract award proposals
- Prepare procurement documents, including EOIs, invitations to bid, requests for proposals and bidding documents
- Quality-review evaluation reports, proposals and terms of reference
- Archive procurement files physically and electronically, notably in STEP
- Take part in contract management and monitoring (guarantees, deadlines, service orders, amendments)
- Coordinate and supervise the procurement assistants
- Contribute to capacity-building needs assessment and skills transfer
- Ensure procurement procedures comply with the World Bank Procurement Regulations
Qualifications (scored out of 100):
- Postgraduate degree (minimum Bac+5) in law, economics, public administration, engineering, management, public procurement or equivalent (10 points)
- At least 8 years of overall experience (20 points)
- At least 5 years as a Procurement Specialist on World Bank or African Development Bank financed or co-financed projects; World Bank experience is a major asset (50 points)
- Good command of the World Bank STEP tool (20 points)
Only the ten best candidates scoring at least 80 points will be shortlisted for an interview or written test. Female candidates are strongly encouraged and will be favoured where competencies are equal. The position is recruited locally; the selected candidate bears their own travel and relocation costs. The consultant will be selected under the Individual Consultant Selection method, in line with the World Bank Procurement Regulations (July 2016, revised September 2025).
HOW TO APPLY:
Submit your expression of interest in writing (in person, by post or by email) no later than Thursday 22 October 2026 to: Cellule d'Exécution des Projets-Eau (CEP-O), Attn: Monsieur le Coordonnateur National, 22007, Route de Matadi, BINZA - Ozone, Kinshasa / NGALIEMA. Email: scpmpfi@cepordc.com with a copy to scpm@cepordc.com. Tel: (+243) 972 030 253 - 815 091 852. Include a dated and signed cover letter, a CV using the downloadable template, certificates of service or other proof of experience, and certified copies of diplomas. The terms of reference and CV template are available at https://www.cepo.cd/. Further information is available Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 16:00 local time.