Job Title: Graduate Trainee, Procurement and Disposal Unit (No Experience Jobs)
Organisation: Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Officer, Procurement and Disposal Unit
About the Company:
The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) is established under the PPDA Act No.1 of 2003 to develop standards and regulate procurement and disposal practices in respect of all Procuring and Disposing Entities which include Central Government Ministries and Departments, Local Governments, State Enterprises, Constitutional and Statutory Bodies and post primary training institutions.
Job Summary: To support the Officer Procurement and Logistics in the management of procurement and disposal activities and ensuring they are handled in an effective, efficient manner.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist in preparations of bids for procurement and disposal processes,
- Assist in preparing, administering and issuing approved contracts,
- Support in liaising with suppliers and other stakeholders so as to ensure timely delivery of goods and services,
- Assist in preparing Statements of Requirements (Bills of Quantities),
- Support in preparing contract performance status reports,
- Follow up with the Procurement Agent, and
- Undertake any other assignments as may be directed from time to time
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Honours (1st Class and 2nd Class Upper) Bachelors’ Degree in Procurement or Supply Chain Management or related field.
- Applicants for the Graduate Trainee opportunities must be fresh graduates who obtained a First Class or Upper Second-Class Bachelor’s degree in 2024 or later and are less than 26 years old.
Experience
- None required
Skills and Competencies
- Good communication skills,
- Team working skills,
- Ability to use one’s initiative, and
- A positive attitude and growth mindset.
How to Apply:
All qualified candidates should submit completed application forms, Download Here and relevant academic documents via Email to; recruitment@ppda.go.ug with the job position applied for as the subject.
The attachments should be limited to the following documents; a duly filled application form, National ID, O-level and A-level Certificates, Honours (1st Class and 2nd Class Upper Degree.
Applicants for the Regional Positions should be residents of the Region (Central, Western, Eastern or Northern) and provide a recommendation letter from LC 1 Chairperson as evidence.
All attachments should be sent as one file in PDF format.
The subject of the email should be ‘Application for the Position of…” (indicate the position applied for)
Deadline: 28th April 2025