Support to the implementation of the Livestock Support Programme : Procurement Expert

General

The Consultant shall support the Project Management Unit (PMU) in the context of procurement implemented under the programme estimate and governed by EDF 11 and corresponding PRAG provisions and in particular:

· to liaise with the PMU and the directorates within the Ministry of Agriculture Water, and Land Reform (MAWLR) to identify and develop procurement plans based on the programme estimate and corresponding financing agreement,

· to draft tender files (supply, works and services), in line with: EDF11 and PRAG provisions, or the government¿s regulations when necessary,

· to liaise with the NAO and EUD Namibia and submit procurement files for ex-ante and ex-post verification of the EUD,

· to manage, to completion and in a timely manner, tender procedures,

to prepare contracts for signature and to monitor implementation of contracts until a final payment and closure.