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Organization Information
Position: Senior Contract Management Officer
Reports to: Head of Supply Chain Division
Directorate/Department/Organ: Africa CDC
Division: Local Manufaturing
Number of Direct Reports: N/A
Number of Indirect Reports: N/A
Job Grade: P3
Step 5
Number of Positions: 1
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Purpose of Job
Africa CDC plays a lead role in developing and supporting regional and local manufacturing across the continent as part of its mandate and function. Its mandate on local manufacturing includes, among others, technology transfer, access to raw materials, regulatory strengthening, financing, market shaping and pool procurement. The Africa CDC’s Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM) Framework for Action sets an ambitious target of producing 60% of vaccines used on the continent. In May 2023, the WHA side-event recommended the expansion of the PAVM scope to include therapeutics and diagnostics.
Against this background, Africa CDC is seeking the service of a Senior Contract Management Officer who will lead efforts and manage logistics and the substantive life cycle of multiple contracts, and ensure the necessary contracts tracking systems to manage contracts with suppliers and buyers.
Main Functions
Draft, review, and negotiate contracts and agreements with suppliers, ensuring compliance with Africa CDC’s policies and standards
Specific Responsibilities
Academic Requirements and Relevant Experience
Master's degree in a relevant field such business administration, public administration, engineering, law or a related field with a minimum of 7 years of experience contract management related work Or Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such business administration, public administration, engineering, law or a related field with a minimum of 7 years of experience contract management related work.
Required Skills
Leadership Competencies
Core Competencies
Functional Competencies
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TENURE OF APPOINTMENT:
The Appointment will be made on a fixed term contract for a period of one (1) year, of which the first three (3) months will be considered as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract may be renewed for a similar period subject to funding availability, satisfactory performance and agreed deliverables.
GENDER MAINSTREAMING:
Africa CDC is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.
LANGUAGES: Proficiency in one of the AU working languages (Arabic, English, French, Kiswahili, Portuguese, and Spanish) is mandatory and fluency in another AU language is an added advantage
REMUNERATION:
The salary attached to the position is an annual lump-sum of US$ 96,921.34 (P3 Step 5) inclusive of all allowances for internationally recruited staff, and US$ 78,461.08 inclusive of all allowances for locally recruited staff of the African Union.
Applications must be submitted no later than 25th April 2025 11h59 p.m. EAT.-Only candidates who meet all job requirements and are selected for interviews will be contacted. -Consideration will be given only to those candidates who have submitted a fully completed online application with a curriculum vitae (CV), an African passport, and the required academic qualifications, such as Diplomas, Bachelor's degrees, Master's degrees and any relevant certificate in line with the area of expertise. -The African Union is an equal opportunity employer, and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. -Candidates from less represented countries within the African Union are strongly encouraged to apply for positions that fit their profiles. These countries include Algeria, Angola, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Sahrawi D.R., Sao Tome and Principe., Seychelles, Somalia and Tunisia.
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