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The Role

The Group Finance Director will play a critical part in the transformation of NAWEC and especially in restoring the business to a sound financial footing. This will include :

• Overseeing the development and supporting of accounting functions in to be created business units.
• Contributing significantly to NAWEC’s strategic direction by providing financial analysis, advice and support to NAWEC’s strategic planning
• S/He will be responsible for the efforts, results and success of the financial team and operatives across NAWEC and to this end s/he will be expected to build a strong team commensurate with a modern fit for purpose financial organisation, including accounting, reporting, financial planning and treasury management
• S/He will maintain NAWEC’s financial policies and procedures in good working order and ensure Accounting Manuals are developed and maintained to best international standards.
• S/He will ensure that NAWEC’s records and financial reporting infrastructures are functioning and up to date and capable of generating all reports , business and regulatory.
• S/He will develop and maintain the Financial risk register and ensure its translation and incorporation into NAWEC management protocols.

The Person

The successful applicant will :

• Be a qualified ACCA or holder of similarly recognised internationally accounting qualification   with extensive financial / accounting experience at a senior level in an organisation of similar scope and scale to NAWEC
• Have a strong strategic inclination and a belief in the necessity for planning in business
• Have evident leadership skills with capacity to inspire others and mobilise them to support NAWEC’s transformation programme
• Have capacity to identify early potential challenges for NAWEC across the financial spectrum including cash flows, required investment funding, expenditure, controls and diligence and generate timely actions
• Grasp the strategic force of a well-trained and developed workforce and their potential to develop the Finance and Company vision.
• Have the ability to visualise, articulate and solve both complex and uncomplicated problems and make decisions that make sense based on all available information
• The ability to apply a broad understanding of financial principles and other quantitive information to ensure decisions are fiscally responsible and budget sensitive
• Be a team player who can interact and positivity influence and explain complex financial situations and decisions to fellow directors, MD, Board of Directors and external stakeholders, including banks, donors, senior civil servants and Government Ministers.

How to Apply. Please send an e-mail to msise@azorom.com  expressing your interest and indicating the position you are interested in along with a brief resume. Your resume should be no more than 2X A4 pages and should include basic information including Name, contact details , Address, Date of Birth, Education and Qualifications along with a brief listing of your employment  to date. Please do not send certificates at this time. Dateline for submission of application is Thursday 31^st October, 2019.

 

The Role

The Group Corporate  Services Director will be responsible for delivery of critical shared services throughout NAWEC including:

• Group Information Technology
• Group Facilities- Property, Transport
• Group Procurement and Materials
• Group Public Relations and Communications
• Group Safety & Security
• Group Environment
• Group Legal Services
• Developing service level agreements with NAWEC Divisions  to deliver efficient and effective  shared services for Internal Customers
• Contributing to NAWEC’s overall strategic development
• Ensuring creation and sustainability of an appropriate organisation  for Corporate Services staffed by well trained well motivated personnel.
• Developing a performance management environment driven by performance indicators from Business Plans.
• Leading NAWEC change programme in Corporate Services and communicates systematically with all stakeholders

The Person

The successful applicant will have :

• A recognized Professional 3rd Level Qualification ideally to Masters level
• Have extensive experience and exposure to provision of shared services at a senior level in an organisation of similar size and scale as NAWEC .
• Have a strong strategic inclination and a belief in the necessity for planning and reporting against performance indicators .
• Have evident leadership skills with capacity to inspire others and mobilise them to support NAWEC’s transformation
• Grasp the strategic force of a well-trained and developed workforce .
• Have the ability to visualise, articulate and solve both complex and uncomplicated problems and make decisions that make sense based on all available information

How to Apply. Please send an e-mail  to msise@azorom.com  expressing your interest and indicating the position you are interested in along with a brief resume. Your resume should be no more than 2X A4 pages and should include basic information including Name, contact details , Address, Date of Birth, Education and Qualifications along with a brief listing of your employment  to date. Please do not send certificates at this time. Dateline for submission of application is 31^st October, 2019.

 

The Role

The new Group Customer Services Director will be charged with a complete transformation in NAWEC’s Customer Service- identifying and developing all culture, process and performance improvements and efficiencies for the customer and leading the change

• The Group Customer Services Director will help define, design and implement NAWEC’s determination to put its customers at the centre of its business strategies.
• S/He will contribute significantly to NAWEC’s strategic direction by ensuring the transformation of NAWEC’s entire customer relations infrastructure across all of the Gambia.
• S/He will deliver new customer processes and communications channels to deliver optimum service and respond quickly and decisively to customer enquiries and complaints.
• S/He will be responsible for the efforts, results and success of the Customer Service teams across NAWEC and to this end s/he will be expected to build a” Customer First” ethos across the business.

The Person

The successful applicant will be :

• Professionally qualified ideally to Masters level
• Have extensive experience of Customer Service management at a senior level in an organisation of similar size and scale as NAWEC .
• Have a strong strategic inclination and a belief in the necessity for planning for Customer service.
• Have evident leadership skills with capacity to inspire others and mobilise them to support NAWEC’s transformation programme especially its determination to build a “Customer Centric” ethos
• Grasp the strategic force of a well-trained and developed workforce and understand the criticality of front line customer service teams
• Have the ability to visualise, articulate and solve both complex and uncomplicated problems and make decisions that make sense based on all available information

How to Apply. Please send an e-mail to msise@azorom.com  expressing your interest and indicating the position you are interested in along with a brief resume. Your resume should be no more than 2X A4 pages and should include basic information including Name, contact details , Address, Date of Birth, Education and Qualifications along with a brief listing of your employment  to date. Please do not send certificates at this time. Dateline for submission of application is Thursday 31^st October, 2019.

 

 

 

 

 

The Role
Reporting to Group Managing Director NAWEC the Chief Operations Officer Water and Sewerage will:
– Be responsible for the provision of affordable, accessible and quality water and sewage services to the people and businesses of the GAMBIA .
– Contribute to the development of overall NAWEC Group Strategies and translates strategies and plans into targeted objectives and develops associated performance indicators[KPI’s] for systematic reporting to the Managing Director and the Board of NAWEC
– Manage Water & Sewerage Business, its people, processes and finances in an efficient and cost effective manner and returning profits to the NAWEC group
– Help to transform NAWEC’s customer service culture by mobilising Water & Sewerage business teams behind its customer service improvement strategies
– Put in place and mentors and develops a Water&Sewerage team to assist in the delivery of water & sewerage plans and monitors their performance by means of key performance indicators.
– Ensure creation and sustainability of an appropriate organisation for Water Production,Distribution,Sewage and Commercial staffed by well trained well motivated personnel.
– Lead change programme in Water Utility and communicate systematically with all stakeholders
The Person
The successful applicant will have :
– A recognized Professional 3rd Level Qualification ideally to Masters level
– Have extensive experience and exposure in a Water utility preferably at a senior level
– Be sensitive to the exigencies and strategic urgency of a developing and changing Water Industry for the Gambia
– The capacity to develop a Vision and Business Plan for Water
– A strong strategic inclination and a belief in the necessity for planning and reporting against performance indicators .
– The ability to build strong teams in Water Production, Distribution, Sewage and Commercial and to motivate them to deliver Divisional Business plan and vision
– A strong grasp of the strategic force of a well-trained and developed workforce .
– Have the ability to visualise, articulate and solve both complex and uncomplicated problems and make decisions that make sense based on all available information
– Be especially energised by improvement in safety standards especially the prevention of loss of life
– The ability to apply a broad understanding of financial principles and other quantitive information to ensure decisions are fiscally responsible and budget sensitive

How to Apply

Please send an e-mail to msise@azorom.com expressing your interest and indicating the position you are interested in along with a brief resume. Your resume should be no more than 2X A4 pages and should include basic information including Name, contact details , Address, Date of Birth, Education and Qualifications along with a brief listing of your employment to date. Please do not send certificates at this time. Dateline for submission of application is Thursday 31st October, 2019.

Background

The National Water and Electricity Company Limited (NAWEC), intends to beef up the Procurement team in accordance with applicable procurement rules and regulations, inter alia Gambian procurement legislation, international procurement guidelines of other donors, as the case may be. A large part of the work of the Procurement Manager will be handling of the procurement activities of the company. The Procurement Manager will serve and provide advise to the Managing Director on matters regarding the Procurement Department in accordance with this Job Description.

Objective

NAWEC is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to lead a team of Procurement Officers, Clerks and Logistics Officers and other Procurement Professionals who support NAWEC through the acquisition of goods, works and services. The Procurement Manager provides direction, leadership, and day to day supervision to plan, develop, implement, administer, and continuously improve procurement functions.

As a Procurement Manager you will be responsible for managing a broad range of categories, cost saving initiatives, supplier relationship management across NAWEC, provide support and advice on best procurement practice and overall drive improvements and developments across procurement processes and Supply Chain.

This important leadership role engages with other Departments at all levels across the organization. The Procurement Manager reports to the Managing Director and will lead a team of 5 to 15 procurement professionals supporting the organization in the pursuit of acquiring goods, works and services at best value. The Procurement Manager is the go-to person for all Procurement functions and support across the organization; this is a role that requires customer focus, staff leadership and development, patience, critical thinking, vision, strategic thinking, and the ability to coach and transfer knowledge to a dynamic team.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

I. Procurement Planning and Implementation

a. Consolidate the procurement needs of all Departments on annual basis.

b. Assisting other department staff in identifying material/source availability.

c. Supervises the strategic sourcing process by developing and maintaining annual Procurement/ Sourcing Plans.

d. Developing solicitation documents, identifying bidders, encouraging participation from suppliers/contractors, researching suppliers/contractors information.

e. Monitor, analyze and forecast contract activities; and provides oversight of Procurement performance through KPIs and Management and Board reports as well as facilitate continuous improvement of procurement functions.

f. Work closely with Technical staff to determine technical acceptability of supplier/contractor submitted bids, evaluating proposals, recommending awards, resolving protest, and writing and negotiating terms of agreements.

g. Oversight to ensure adequate planning, development and negotiation of contracts, forecasting of project costs and activities, identifying areas for cost savings.

h. In close collaboration with relevant beneficiaries/departments, prepare solicitation/ bid documents with clear specification and qualifications requirements.

i. Lead procurement process from bidding, evaluations, negotiations, contract awards and contract management.

j. Continually evaluate the effectiveness of current practices and procedures of Procurement in line with GPPA Act and other Donor requirements.

k. Supervises the administration of internal and external projects by offering oversight in identifying project objectives, identifying internal and external project teams within area of responsibility, monitoring project progress and completion in area of responsibility against plan/contract, reviewing work products, and assisting in resolving conflicts and discrepancies.

l. Assists in developing and administering the unit budget by monitoring budget expenditures in area of responsibility against plan;

m. Participating in identifying and reconciling budget anomalies; monitoring and revising schedules, expenditures and assignments as warranted

n. Reviewing end-of-year budget results; developing area of responsibility budget recommendations for the next fiscal year.

o. Negotiating contracts, tendering work and optimizing the supply chain

p. Ensure compliance in relation to all legislative, regulatory and policy requirements for procurement and tendering exercises.

II. Supplier Management

a. From the current list of Suppliers, prepare a database of supplier with categories of supply

b. Conduct a comprehensive assessment of key suppliers to establish strengths and weaknesses, group suppliers per category of supply

c. support suppliers in understanding the procurement rules and how to effectively prepare bids or respond to bid requests.

d. Prepares supply and demand profiles; develops sourcing strategies; implements a competitive supplier selection process

e. Implements joint process improvement programs with strategic suppliers by assessing the success of current processes and programs and identifies opportunities for improvement.

III. Team Management

a. Provides leadership and direction over all procurement processes for materials, technology, construction, and professional services. Assess the current staff capacity of the Procurement Unit and recommend continues Professional Development

b. Ensure Staff have clear deliverables for monitoring

c. Provide on the job training of staff on various Donor Procurement Guidelines, Rules, Regulations and Best Practices.

d. Monitor and measures Procurement department`s performance against standards and benchmarks;

e. Provides direction and training to subordinates for completion of assigned tasks by administering GPPA Rules and Procedures ;

f. Planning, coordinating, prioritizing, evaluating and adjusting work functions, practices, and schedules; monitoring daily operations to ensure overall work quality, quantity and efficiency following established procedures and standards;

g. Ensuring staff safety and implementation of safety policies and practices in the work unit and environment;

h. Assisting subordinates as required; coaching, giving performance feedback and identifying and resolving staff deficiencies;

i. Providing recommendations to management on staffing ,discipline and termination actions, and staff training and development; and performing ongoing, assigned operational tasks.

IV. Reporting & Advisory

a. Provide monthly, annual and other periodic reports.

b. Advise the Director and Board of Directors on all procurement matters.

Qualification and Experience

· Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Public Procurement, Logistics, Supply Chain Management or related Field .

· At least Ten(10) years of progressively responsible relevant work experience in Procurement, supply chain Management, Logistics, contract administration or related areas.

· At least 5 years experience with Gambia Public Procurement Rules and Regulations

· At least five(5) years work experience in procurement function for Public Utility Company or state controlled industrial entity.

· Leadership experience of managing a team of at least five(5) personnel

· Experience building relationships and working with industry stakeholders, such as utilities, regional power planning agencies, renewable project developers, project investors.

· The ability to manage and prioritize multiple simultaneous projects with minimal direction.

· Excellent speaking-listening-writing skills and attention to details

· Be a passionate self-starter.

· Proven track record for cultivating strong relationships with internal stakeholders, suppliers, or customers. Experience of maintaining live knowledge of supply markets

· A deep understanding of strategic sourcing methodologies

· Strong analytical thinking skills, able to identify market trends and issues

· Ability to think laterally, utilising problem-solving skills to develop new approaches

· Strong Negotiation skills.

· Must be IT literate i.e. interpret & analyse data.

Application letter, CV together with copies of relevant certificates should be submitted to the address below:

The Managing Director

National Water & Electricity Company Limited (NAWEC)

53 Mamadi Manjang Highway

P. O. Box 609 Banjul

Kanifing

The deadline for submission of application is Monday 21st October, 2019 at 14.00hrs.