Vacancy title:
Technical Expert

Jobs at:
The National Treasure and Planning

Deadline of this Job:
3rd August 2018

Duty Station:
Nairobi, Kenya

JOB DETAILS:
The National Treasure and Planning

The government of Kenya (Gok) in conjunction with World bank is implementing a five year infrastructure finance and public private partnership (IFPPP) whose overall development objective is to increase private investment in the Kenyan infrastructure market by improving the enabling environment to generate pipeline of bankable PPP projects. This objective will achieve through the provision of technical expertise and building capacity to implement the Government's public private partnership (PPP) National Program. The public private partnership (PPP) unit is looking for highly motivated individuals to fill the position

Technical Expert
Objective
To provide technical advice and support to the PPP Secretariat! Unit to carry out its mandate to assist MDAs to identify, select, appraise, approve, negotiate and monitor PPP projects throughout their life cycle; developing technical tools and guidelines as well as technical procedures for PPP projects.

The Expert will assist in establishing project management capacity [in Contracting Authorities] and liaison with Contracting Authorities to provide the necessary technical assistance to PPP Projects. He/she will ensure adherence to procedures and policies for PPP Project screening and provide technical input, project management skills, pre and post contracting as well as technical evaluation for PPP Projects tenders.

The Technical Expert is expected to meet the above objectives by performing. Without limitation, the following tasks:

•  Carry out technical reviews of technical documents including; Project business cases for eligibility for PPP program; Technical annexes of PPP contracts by Authorities/line ministries; PPP Project's draft contracts and annexes; Technical qualification criteria for Pre-Qualification Documents across sectors; Technical sections of tender documents for specific PPP projects across sectors:
  
•  Provide technical assistance to contracting authorities, advisors and private sector:
  
•  Coordinate/Manage the technical activities of contacting authorities and advisors during the project procurement phase:
  
•  Provide technical guidance and support for the following; issuance of a standard form for request for Expression of interest and information Memorandum and provide technical input for it; Replies to bidders‘queries involving technical aspects of the PPP project;
  
•  Support Capacity Building of contracting authorities and the PPP Unit staff;
  
•  PPP Contract Management and Performance.
  

Qualification
A university degree in Engineering is mandatory. Postgraduate qualification in any related field will be an added advantage.

Experience

•  Minimum experience of lU years in Project Management with at least 5 years‘ hands—on experience in Project Management of PPP Projects.
  
•  Experience with at least two financially closed PPP deals
  

Skills
Language and report writing skills
Team leadership and multi—tasking skills are required

Job application procedure
Postal Address: Physical Address:
Project Implementation Unit
Attention: Procurement Specialist
P.0. Box 21190-00100
Nairobi, Kenya.
Nairobi, Kenya.
Telephone No.: 254 — 20 — 2210271/4 E—mail: procurement.ifppp@piu.go.ke ;
info@pppunit.go.ke 

Deadline for submission of Applications is Friday 3rd August 2018 at 10 hours Kenyan local time.

Project Implementation Unit
7"‘ Floor, Anniversary Towers, North Tower
Building No.19 Monrovia Street/University Way
PRDCUREMENT SPECIALIST
FOR: PRINCIPAL SEBRETARYINATIOIIAL TREASURY