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EDUCATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING OF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS: PROCUREMENT PROFESSION

by Islamic Development Bank

If You Don’t Know Where You Are Going… ….. Any Road Will Take You There!

WHY THE NEED TO PUT EMPHASIS ON PROCUREMENT WHEN DEALING WITH ISSUES LINKED WITH “ “?

Implementation is more and more the . The slightest error or inconsistency in conducting implementation processes or activities can lead to accusations that, even if ultimately proved to be without merit, can cause significant and

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“Executing Agencies” and “MDBs”, and even Countries

Aid, Governance, and Development Outcomes

Ed Educa cation Inform rmatio ion Credit dits Infra rastru ructure re Heal alth th Possible If Sound Procurement Judgement Is Made

Some Key Challenges that impact Procurement Overall Cost

Transparency

Compliance Ethics Quality Efficiency

Professionalism – means different things to different people, and there are various definitions to it. However, the broader common underline - cons

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he “nor norms”, which may apply to being and behaving as a professional within personal, organizational and broader political conditions’. The main objective of Procurement Professional: to ensure that the approved financing is used for the purpose se int ntend nded within a framework consistent with Econom

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nity and Tran anspar arency cy , but also broader principles to come of Procurement.

Expectations

Empathy Caring Fast response Competent

Constraints

Workload Time limit Lack of information Compliance

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Lack of proper appreciation

Center of “trouble”

Lack of due Recognition !!! Perception !!! Limited Promotion & Career Development

Limited training or cross-training

Reward

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How to better enhance professionalism in Procurement

Application of standard rules and norms

Application

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Practices Team Work Consistency/ Principles Set priorities

“You have to learn the Rules of the Game, only then You can play better than Anyone else”. Albert Einstein The point of Best practices is to discover and close performance gap. Coming together is a beginning, staying together is a progress, and working together is Success. Henry Ford

All issues are critical, however it is all about priorities. Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.

Outline of Professional Career Progress

Accreditation Threshold Responsibility & Accountability Training/Cross Training Seminars Certification Career Track Empowerment Capacity Building

Processing…

Synergy Team Work