About Us;
The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) is a statutory body, established in 1996 by the Capital Markets Authority Act (Cap 84) as amended, to promote, develop and regulate the capital markets industry. CMA is governed by a Board of Directors appointed by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.
The CMA is mandated by law to:
• Approve prospectuses and other offering documents under which securities are offered to the public.
• Develop the capital markets through removal of impediments and the creation of incentives for longer term investments in productive enterprises.
• Create, maintain and regulate a market in which securities can be issued and traded in an
orderly, fair and efficient manner.
• Cooperate with, any foreign regulatory authority in the performance of its duties;
• Implement regional and international standards and best practice in securities markets, securities regulation and supervision.
• Protect investors; and
• Operate an investor compensation fund.

The work of the CMA is also governed by the Securities Central Depositories Act, 2009 and the
Collective Investment Schemes Act, 2003.
To deliver on its mandate efficiently and effectively, CMA is seeking to hire qualified and self- motivated individuals to fill the following position on Contract basis:

Job Title: Procurement Manager
Reports To: Chief Executive Officer
Job Purpose To provide strategic leadership in the management of procurement and disposal function of the Authority.

Responsibilities /Key Deliverables
1. Monitor, evaluate, review, and implement procurement and disposal management policies, and develop sudsidiary manuals and guidelines;
2. Provide technical guidance and advice to stakeholders on matters relating to public procurement and disposal of assets;
3. Implement cost–effective procurement and disposal strategies and coordinate procurement and disposal activities in line with the PPDA Act, regulations and guidelines and other relevant laws;
4. Monitor the implementation of procurement and disposal control systems and tools;
5. Review and submit periodic procurement and disposal performance reports to the relevant stakeholders;
5. Manage all procurement, evaluation and negotiation exercises;
6. Train user departments on procurement and disposal procedures;
7. Monitor the management of contracts by user departments and liaise with the Finance Manager & respective Contract Managers to ensure timely payments to suppliers;
8. Coordinate internal & external procurement audits;
9. Supervise staff in the department.

Person Specification
Education & Training
o A Bachelor’s degree (with honors) from a recognized University. A degree with a bias in Procurement, Economics, Supply Chain Management or Business Administration will be an advantage.
• A master’s degree or postgraduate/ professional qualification in procurement will be an added advantage.

Skills & Experience
• At least six (6) years’ relevant (Procurement, Disposal & Contract Management) work experience, three (3) of which must have been at a senior level in a reputable institution.

Method of Application

Interested candidates should hand deliver or send via email (in standard file types, namely Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat (pdf) in a single attachment, and should not exceed 10MB) their applications together with a recent CV (with 3 references), copies of academic transcripts and/or certificates by FRIDAY 9TH JULY 2021, BEFORE 5:00 PM.
Applications should be addressed to:
The Human Resource Officer
Capital Markets Authority,
8th Floor, Jubilee Insurance Center,
Plot 14 Parliament Avenue, P.O Box 24565 Kampala.
Email: [email protected]
NOTE:
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Your application will only be reviewed if you have fulfilled all the above stated requirements, including submission of documents in standard file types. Zipped files, links and / or multiple attachments are not acceptable.