Technical Advisor

Crown Agents USA, Inc. (CA-USA) is seeking an experienced Technical Advisor, with a water and energy focus, for an 18-month US-Donor funded Program in Gaborone, Botswana.

Specific Responsibilities

The Advisors will perform their duties in Gaborone, Botswana over a period of 18 months, and will:

· Assist with preparing and reviewing tender documents and evaluation criteria, including life-cycle cost analyses, for specific, high priority projects, including a water expansion project.

· Assess existing procurement practices and assist in the establishment of quality and cost-assessment procurement guidelines

· Support acquisition planning and market research and develop specifications and value-based evaluation criteria, including life-cost analysis

· Strengthen reporting structures between the grantee and the procuring entity

· Catalogue international best practices for value-based procurement with a focus on creating transparent objective selection criteria used to evaluate complex, high-value strategic water and energy procurements to serve a reference and resource for the Grantee

· Promote the skills development of Grantee staff, including conducting trainings related to technical, contractual and financial specification systems

Qualifications

· Technical experience in acquisition planning for large energy and water infrastructure project and in utilizing value-based procurement models to structure procurement

· Familiarity with International best practices in procurement and knowledge of public procurement systems in emerging economies

· Familiar with water and energy infrastructure tender documentation

· Experience in direct management of infrastructure projects

· Demonstrated expertise in evaluating complex infrastructure projects utilizing total cost of ownership and life-cycle cost analysis.

· Ten or more years of professional work experience with the majority focused on procurement or procurement related work in the water and/or energy sector

· A Bachelors level degree or equivalent in the fields of engineering, business, law or other related fields

· Advanced degree in engineering or other technical field and advanced procurement training highly desirable

· Excellent Oral and Written Communication Skills and fluent in English

HOW TO APPLY:

To apply to this position, please email your CV to careers@crownagents.com. Include your name, along with the title of the position you are applying for, in the subject line. Visit our website atwww.crownagentsusa.com for more information about our company. No phone calls, faxes or walk-ins please. Crown Agents USA, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.

Crown Agents USA will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with qualified disabilities in accordance with the ADA and local labor law as applicable. If you require a reasonable accommodation for our application process, please contact our Recruiting department directly. Requests will be kept confidential and shared strictly on a need-to-know basis only.