Purpose of Job

The Head of Procurement Portfolio has overall responsibility for the provision of procurement related oversight and, where appropriate, advisory operational support in respect of the Bank’s public and private sector operations. This includes oversight of the appraisal of the proposed procurement, and any associated implementation arrangements during the project approval process to ascertain if these are consistent with the requirements of the Bank’s Procurement Policies and Rules (PPR), Guidance Notes, PPD’s Operational Standards and the Bank’s Operations Manual. A key aspect of the role is to serve as a guardian of the Bank’s policies, high standards and integrity of the Bank’s operations, as well as to promote best international procurement and contracting practices

The Head of Procurement Portfolio primarily interacts with the PPD Heads of Procurement Unit, the PPD country-allocated Project Implementation Advisers (PIA), which are jointly respo...