Vacancy title:
Procurement Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Healthcare, Category: Business Operations, Civil & Government, Transportation & Logistics]

Jobs at:
Uganda Heart Institute (UHI)

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, February 27 2025

Duty Station:
Kampala | Kampala

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, January 27 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Background

Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) is established by The Uganda Heart Institute Act 2016 as an Autonomous Government Entity to undertake and coordinate the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease in Uganda.

UHI intends to recruit competent people in various departments to enhance its human resource capacity for the performance of duties in the Institute.

Responsibilities

• To carry out routine activities in the procurement and disposal of assets, in accordance with the law and existing standards.
• Liaise with end users and participate in the preparation of the draft procurement plan for the institute.
• Guide the suppliers on procurement procedures.
• Verify procurement and disposal regulations.
• Prepare draft bid documents and participate in the evaluation of bids as and when assigned.
• Compile, document and maintain safe custody of procurement and disposal records.
• Enter sanctioned transactions on the system for further processing and produce the required reports.

Qualifications

• A Honors Bachelor’s degree in Procurement and Logistics Management or Supply Chain Management from a recognised institution OR a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce or Business Administration with specialization/majoring in procurement OR Economics plus full professional qualifications in Procurement/purchasing and Supply Chain Management (like CIPS, ISM, CLT) from a recognised institution.
• OR
• Full professional qualification /membership of procurement/purchasing and Supply Chain Management (like CIPS, ISM, and CLT) from a recognised institution.

Experience

• Experience in procurement and supply chain management will be an added advantage.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure
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Applications are invited from suitably qualified Ugandans to fill the under-listed posts. Eligible persons should address their applications, including a cover letter, copies of their academic/professional certificates and transcripts, certificates of registration and practicing licenses where applicable, curriculum vitae (CV) and evidence of work experience where required, to the Executive Director, Uganda Heart Institute, P.O. Box 37392, Kampala. Applications can also be hand-delivered to Uganda Heart Institute Headquarters, Mulogo –Kampala. Online applications should be sent. All applications must be received not later than 27 February 2025.

The serving Public Officers who are employed in Government entities are required to provide their applications through their respective Responsible Officers for endorsement. For the online applications, signed/ endorsed cover letters should be scanned and attached

This job advertisement can also be downloaded from the UHI website: www.uhi.go.ug

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