Description
Project title: Strengthening Public Procurement System in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brief description: The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the development and implementation of a sound and efficient legal, institutional and operational foundation for the effective functioning of the public procurement system in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in accordance with EU standards and institutional models and practices, including the use of modern information technology and e-procurement techniques. The public procurement reform will provide further transparency of public tenders whilst promoting efficiency and effectiveness in the use of public funds and reduce the potential for fraud, corruption and misappropriation.
Responsibilities
- Support the implementation of a new BiH Public Procurement Law, in case the new law (amendments) is adopted during the duration of
this contract, legislatively, institutionally and operationally: by provision of detailed reviews, analyses, draft secondary legislation, and
organising seminars on the new law
- Support the effective functioning of the public procurement institutions (PPA and PRB)
- Support the effective functioning of operational public procurement structures within contracting authorities and economic operators
- Develop and support a long term sustainable capacity building and training system and provide training for the BiH public procurement
community (both for the PPA and PRB and for contracting entities)
Requirements
- University degree in law
- 10 years experience as procurement legal and/or institutional expert
- 5 years of experience in advisory functions in public sector procurement in scope and activities related to those required in these ToR of
relevance to this position (preferably in central procurement policy and advisory functions) or as adviser/Contractor to governments
- Familiarity with the BiH public procurement system and/or knowledge of BiH languages is an asset
Deadline 09 November 2013
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