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Contract Management Specialist at Rwanda Public Procurement Authority (RPPA).

Responsibilities or duties

Provide strategic legal advice and interpretation on public procurement laws and regulations, ensuring institutional compliance and sound decision-making. Support contract management by reviewing, advising on, and monitoring contractual processes, including negotiations, execution, and dispute resolution. Lead the drafting and review of legal instruments, policies, and agreements, ensuring alignment with the national legal and regulatory framework. Manage legal inquiries and provide guidance to RPPA and procuring entities on procurement and contract-related matters. Liaise with the Ministry of Justice and other relevant institutions on legal matters, including representation and coordination on litigation and policy processes. Maintain proper legal records, documentation, and precedents to support institutional memory and compliance. Conduct legal research and propose reforms or amendments to strengthen the public procurement legal framework. Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Director General.

Provide strategic oversight and advisory support on contract management across the procurement cycle, including drafting, negotiation, execution, and close-out. Develop and promote standardized contract management policies, guidelines, and performance frameworks aligned with national laws and international best practices. Provide strategic oversight on the implementation of contracts, particularly high-value projects, ensuring compliance, performance, and value for money, and regularly brief the Director General on the status of contract management across procuring entities. Analyze contract performance data and identify risks, bottlenecks, and areas for improvement, recommending corrective measures and policy interventions. Support procuring entities with expert guidance on contract-related matters, including dispute prevention and resolution. Lead research and assessments on contract management practices to inform continuous improvement and institutional reforms. Strengthen stakeholder capacity and coordination through technical guidance, training, and dissemination of best practices. Prepare high-level analytical reports and strategic recommendations to inform RPPA management decision-making.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Bachelor’s Degree in law, Procurement, Civil Engineering, Economics, Auditing, applied Statistics (Economic Statistics), with three (3) years of working experience in the public procurement or related fields. Master’s Degree in Procurement, Law, Civil Engineering, Economics, applied Statistics (Economic Statistics), with one (1) year of relevant working experience. A certificate in a procurement Professional course such as CIPS, CIPP), or any other recognized professional qualification in procurement is an added advantage. Required competencies and key technical skills: Resource management skills, Risk management skills, Results oriented, Digital literacy skills, Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage. Negotiation skills, Problem solving skills, Decision making skills, Analytical skills, Time management skills, Planning skills, Understanding of the public procurement laws and procedures of Rwanda, Understanding of other relevant laws related to business and procedures in Rwanda. Psychometric Languages: English. Psychometric Domains: Analytical skills, Time management, Clear and Effective Communication.

Experience needed

3 Years of relevant experience (with Bachelor's Degree). 1 Years of relevant experience (with Master's Degree).

• Provide strategic legal advice and interpretation on public procurement laws and regulations, ensuring institutional compliance and sound decision-making.
• Support contract management by reviewing, advising on, and monitoring contractual processes, including negotiations, execution, and dispute resolution.
• Lead the drafting and review of legal instruments, policies, and agreements, ensuring alignment with the national legal and regulatory framework.
• Manage legal inquiries and provide guidance to RPPA and procuring entities on procurement and contract-related matters.
• Liaise with the Ministry of Justice and other relevant institutions on legal matters, including representation and coordination on litigation and policy processes.
• Maintain proper legal records, documentation, and precedents to support institutional memory and compliance.
• Conduct legal research and propose reforms or amendments to strengthen the public procurement legal framework.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Director General.
• Provide strategic oversight and advisory support on contract management across the procurement cycle, including drafting, negotiation, execution, and close-out.
• Develop and promote standardized contract management policies, guidelines, and performance frameworks aligned with national laws and international best practices.
• Provide strategic oversight on the implementation of contracts, particularly high-value projects, ensuring compliance, performance, and value for money, and regularly brief the Director General on the status of contract management across procuring entities.
• Analyze contract performance data and identify risks, bottlenecks, and areas for improvement, recommending corrective measures and policy interventions.
• Support procuring entities with expert guidance on contract-related matters, including dispute prevention and resolution.
• Lead research and assessments on contract management practices to inform continuous improvement and institutional reforms.
• Strengthen stakeholder capacity and coordination through technical guidance, training, and dissemination of best practices.
• Prepare high-level analytical reports and strategic recommendations to inform RPPA management decision-making.

• Resource management skills
• Risk management skills
• Results oriented
• Digital literacy skills
• Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage.
• Negotiation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Decision making skills
• Analytical skills
• Time management skills
• Planning skills
• Understanding of the public procurement laws and procedures of Rwanda
• Understanding of other relevant laws related to business and procedures in Rwanda
• Analytical skills
• Time management
• Clear and Effective Communication

• Bachelor’s Degree in law, Procurement, Civil Engineering, Economics, Auditing, applied Statistics (Economic Statistics), with three (3) years of working experience in the public procurement or related fields
• Master’s Degree in Procurement, Law, Civil Engineering, Economics, applied Statistics (Economic Statistics), with one (1) year of relevant working experience
• A certificate in a procurement Professional course such as CIPS, CIPP), or any other recognized professional qualification in procurement is an added advantage