GEMS Cambridge International School Jobs in Kampala; Librarian

Job Title:        Librarian
Job Location:   Kampala, Uganda
Employer:    GEMS Cambridge International School

About GEMS:
GEMS Cambridge International School, Kampala offers the National Curriculum for England.  The school offers excellent facilities set in a modern campus in one of Kampala’s most prestigious new developments.

As well as being a great place to work, our school is situated on a beautiful site in view of Lake Victoria where the sun shines all year round but rain provides a welcome interlude. Teachers in Kampala enjoy an excellent lifestyle as well as extensive travel opportunities within the Pearl of Africa and beyond.

Job Overview:
The GEM Librarian will have the responsibility for the effective and efficient running of the school library, including supervision where appropriate of library assistants, students and volunteers. The incumbent will also be responsible for the school library, the librarian primarily has the task of introducing books and encouraging the enjoyment of reading.

Job Requirements:

• A Qualification in librarianship/library science and will have at least one year's experience in a library in an educational setting.
• The ideal candidate will be a committed and creative individual with excellent organisational skills.
• The successful candidate will also have strong interpersonal skills and able to work effectively with students and staff

Job Duties:

•     Compile, prepare, review, and monitor the implementation of the project annual procurement plans;
•     Synchronize the procurement budgets in line with the project objectives;
•     Coordinate the timely solicitation of statements of requirements: collate similar needs into bulk procurements to benefit from economies of scale.
•     Prepare bidding documents and ensure their timely submission for review and approval by the World Bank;
•     Work closely with the different line ministries, departments, ensure that the service provider and contractors specifies the right goods and services;
•     Coordinate the advertisement and receipt of the bids/tenders;
•     Work closely with the MoES's Procurement and Disposal Unit, undertake the evaluation of bids and lead the preparation of the bid evaluation reports.
•     Ensure that World Bank rules and procedures are followed at all the different procurement stages including ensuring that ‘no- objection" is obtained at all stages of the procurement processes;
•     Contribute to the preparation of Quarterly Project Progress Report;
•     Prepare draft contract agreements and ensure that they are forwarded to Solicitor General (SG) for clearance and organize the contract signing after SG's clearance;
•     Participate in contract negotiations and technical discussions with consultants, suppliers and contractors and provide procurement guidance.
•     Manage and appraise performance of service providers (suppliers, contractors and consultants) to achieve set Key Performance indicators (KPI’s);
•     Manage equipment warranties, insurance and contractor performance securities (defects liability period);
•     Verification of goods / supplies and;
•     Offer advice to the Coordinator on all procurement issues
•     Perform any other duty as assigned.

Deadline Date: 30/04/2014

How to Apply:
Send a copy of your CV, along with a recent photograph and a cover letter to:
Email:  s.andrew_cik@gemsedu.com quoting CIKLIBRARIAN in the subject line.