The Procurement Specialist, under the supervision of the Director, Procurement, ensures that procurement transactions assigned to him or her are implemented in accordance with the MCC Procurement Policy and Guidelines (PPG), and the MCA Procurement Operations Manual (POM), consolidates and performs procurement activities, and reports on the progress of these activities. The Procurement Specialist also assists the Procurement Director (PD) in liaising with the Procurement Agent (PA), MCC and outside entities from a variety of specialized sectors on procurement activities and facilitates the smooth interplay between and among all elements of the procurement process. A key aspect of this responsibility involves synchronizing the substance and process elements of procurement activities.
The Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) in Sierra Leone, collaborating with the government of Sierra Leone and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) of the Government of the United State of America, delivers projects under the $500 million compact that address development challenges in the country through the implementation of the Power Sector Reform Project, the Transmission Backbone Project and the Distribution and Access Project.