Executive Director (Kingston, Jamaica) - Public Procurement Commission

 Public Procurement Commission

Career Opportunity

On April 1, 2019, the Public Procurement Act came into effect establishing the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) as a Public Body Corporate replacing the National Contracts Commission.

The PPC has responsibility for endorsing recommendations for the award of Government Contracts, making recommendations to Cabinet for the award of Government Contracts, as well as registering companies/business desirous of participating in the Government of Jamaica Procurement processes.

The PPC invites applications from suitably qualified professionals to fill the following positions at our location in Kingston:

• Executive Director (GMG/SEG 6)

Executive Office

Salary Range: $9,401,821.00 - $12,644,404.00 per annum.

Job Summary and Scope:

The Executive Director (ED) leads the management of the PPC in discharging its functions as the country's main public procurement oversight body to ensure, among other things, prudence in the use of public funds and efficiency and integrity in the public procurement process.

The ED, under the direction of the PPC Board of Commissioners, is required to provide strategic and operational leadership to the management and staff of the Commission, interpret policy directives and establish an organisational framework that enables the effective discharge of the functions of the Commission as set out in the Public Procurement Acts.

As head of a public body, the ED is guided by a broad policy framework as established by the Government of Jamaica including the Public Procurement Act 2015, the Public Procurement (Amendment) Act 2018 and Regulations, the Public Bodies Management and Accountability Act, the Financial Accounting and Audit Act as well as operational policies established by the Board of Commissioners.

Full details of the post can be obtained from the Public Procurement Commission website at http://ppc.gov.jm/careers.

Applications accompanied by resumes should be submitted no later than Monday, 12th August 2024 to the:

Manager,
Human Resource Management and Development,
Public Procurement Commission,
3rd Floor, PanJam Building,
60 Knutsford Boulevard,
Kingston 5.

Email: ppc.jobs@ppc.gov.jm

Please note that we thank all persons for responding, but only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.