Corporate Procurement Advisor
St Helena, South Atlantic
2 years FTC commencing November 2012
£50k-£55k pa taxable in St Helena
A sub-tropical island of spectacular and beautiful landscapes in the South
Atlantic with a warm and friendly population of 4,000, St Helena is a selfgoverning overseas territory of the UK, poised for transformation with the
imminent construction of an airport.
Your role will be to provide specialist advice and mentoring to staff within
the newly established Corporate Procurement section and to promote,
embed and quality-assure best practice. You will support implementation
of Corporate Procurement Policy and Strategy and associated systems,
processes and procedures so that your expertise and experience will
generate significant savings.
As you streamline the sourcing and procurement process to meet required
anti-corruption standards you will help to produce a ‘guidance manual’. In
partnership with Corporate Procurement Unit staff, you will design and
deliver training, give tutorial support to staff studying for CIPS
certification and offer advice to develop and maintain procurement skills
across St Helena Government
You must establish efficient and effective means to identify and negotiate
with potential overseas suppliers, incorporating measures to minimise
delay in procuring goods and services. You will review the format and
content of standardised forms and templates, the design of tender
documentation and the analysis and evaluation of bids. You will also
advise on how procurement practices can assist private sector
development on the island and help to implement an effective
communication strategy.
Holding a relevant graduate qualification together with a specialist
qualification relating to procurement, you must have substantial
experience of procurement at a supervisory or managerial level.
This should include building capacity within procurement teams and
strengthening and implementing effective and efficient procurement
systems, processes and procedures. You will have delivered significant
savings in the corporate procurement for an organisation with spend of
over £1million.
Fully computer literate, you should have excellent communication and
organisational skills with the ability to provide ‘on the job’ mentoring and
more formal training as required
We offer an extensive benefits package with 30 days leave pa and which
may include a contributory pension plus generous income tax-free
allowances for relocation, rent and utilities. An application form can be
found at www.sthelenacareers.com where further information can also be
found, or you may contact Kedell Worboys on 0203 170 8705 or email:
shgukrep@sthelenagov.com. Applications should be sent to Kedell
Worboys, shgukrep@sthelenagov.com electronically by 24 September
please. Interviews will be held in London.