Amref Health Africa is an African-led international health development organization headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Founded in 1957 as the Flying Doctors of East Africa to bring critical health services to remote communities, Amref Health Africa envision to bringing lasting health change for Africain more than 30 countries across the continent. With a focus on women and children, the organization strives to overcome the most critical health challenges facing the continent: maternal and child health, HIV & TB, malaria, water and sanitation and health systems strengthening. Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia has been working in Ethiopia since 2002 in close collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health implementing a range of projects in maternal, neonatal and child health, reproductive health, health systems strengthening, health workforce development, water and sanitation, HIV/AIDS and non-communicable diseases across the country, supported by a wide range of multilateral and bilateral donors, corporates and foundations.
OBJECTIVE OF THE CONSULTANCY
The main purpose of this consultancy is to review and update the existing Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia’s procurement guideline.
Scope of the work
The Consultant undertakes to review and update the existing procurement guideline and identify gaps and areas for improvement. The updated guideline should be aligned with the current process of the organization Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. The consultant is requested to perform the following functions at minimum:-
1. Review of the existing procurement guideline;
2. Review background documents;
3. Familiarize themselves with current Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia’s procurement guideline , Amref Health Africa Corporate Office procurement policy and procedure and the organization automated system (Enterprise Resource Planning system/ERP system);
4. Consider the local contexts;
5. Liaise with Amref Health Africa Ethiopia Country Office Procurement Team;
6. Ensure a participatory process in coming up with the revised procurement guideline and procedures;
7. Put in place the necessary procedures, practices and training to build capacity gaps and strengthen the procurement systems;
8. Facilitate the training of staff members on the new policies and procedures.
The potential consultancy firm is required to meet the following minimum requirements in order to qualify for the submission of proposal.
The consultancy firm should fulfill the following minimum criteria:
1. Registration and other relevant statutory documents (i.e. renewed business license, TIN and VAT Certificate and etc.)
2. Relevant services undertaken in the past years, preferably in the past 5 (five) years; evidence for a minimum of two completed contracts of similar service for developing, reviewing and updating of procurement policy/guideline, preferable with international Non-Governmental Organizations;
3. Please include with your quote: A letter of interest, full Curriculum Vitae for each member of the proposed team and a technical and financial proposal based on the Terms of Reference outlined above.
Interested applicants should also submit supporting documents that show previous work experience, Tin Number, Renewed license on or before August 23, 2018. If you have any query kindly communicate on the below contacts