Director Finance & Procurement, NAFSA (via PSW), Islamabad

Pakistan Single Window (PSW) is recruiting on behalf of the National Agri-Trade and Food Safety Authority (NAFSA), a new national body for agri-trade regulation, facilitation and food safety. The selected candidate joins NAFSA's founding team. This Director Finance & Procurement works on finance and procurement for the new authority.

Key responsibilities

• Establish and manage the procurement and contract management function for NAFSA, including SOPs, templates
• Prepare annual/quarterly procurement plans aligned with approved budgets and work plans; monitor execution, lead times and risks
• Lead end-to-end procurement processes: review requisitions, support specification/ToR development, determine procurement method, prepare bidding documents
• Coordinate and support evaluation committees (technical and financial evaluations); ensure process transparency, documentation completeness
• Manage contract award and administration, including issuance of purchase orders/contracts, performance securities, deliverables tracking
• Develop and maintain a supplier database, panels/framework arrangements (where approved), and vendor performance evaluation mechanisms
• Ensure compliance with procurement record-keeping requirements (tender files, evaluation reports
• Support procurement reporting to management/Board committees as required, including procurement KPIs (cycle time, compliance, competition levels

Requirements

• Master’s degree (16 years of education) in Business Administration, Finance, Supply Chain/Procurement, Engineering
• Professional procurement/contract management certification is an advantage
• Minimum 12 years of relevant procurement and contract management experience, including at least 5 years in a supervisory/managerial role
• Demonstrated hands-on experience conducting competitive procurements (goods, works and services) under applicable public procurement rules
• Experience in contract administration and vendor performance management, including handling variations
• Strong understanding of integrity safeguards (conflict of interest, confidentiality

Location and schedule

• Islamabad
• Contract

Salary and benefits

The posting does not give a salary figure.

How to apply

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