New Public Procurement Commission looking to fill vacancies 

The recently established five-member Public Procurement Commission (PPC) has advertised for various posts at its Secretariat.
The job vacancies advertised are a Head of Operations, Head of Legal/Compliance, Attorney-at-Law, Human Resources/Administrative Officer, Civil Engineer, Procurement Specialist, Public Relations Officer, Executive Assistant, and Driver/Office Assistant.
The members of the PPC were appointed by President Dr Irfaan Ali in July.  They are Attorney-at-Law Pauline Chase; Economist Rawle Lucas; Financial Analyst Joel Bhagwandin; Berkley Wickham and Rajnarine Singh.
Chase also serves as President of the Bar Association of Guyana. The Terms of Reference for each post can be uplifted from the PPC Secretariat at 262 New Garden Street, Georgetown, or via email at [email protected].
Interested applicants are encouraged to send their curriculum vitae and Expressions of Interest to the Chief Executive Officer at the above-mentioned email address.
The deadline for the submission of applications is November 7.
The PPC is a constitutional body established to monitor public procurement to ensure that not only principles of public procurement—fairness, equity, transparency, value for money, and competition are upheld but also that procedures of public procurement are executed in accordance with the procurement laws of Guyana.
The priority areas of the PPC are to promote awareness of the rules for public procurement in Guyana, spearhead reform of the legislative framework of the public procurement system, investigate complaints of irregularities in public procurement and monitor the performance of public procurement entities.
The Constitution of Guyana mandates that the PPC shall consist of five members who shall have expertise and experience in procurement, legal, finance, and administrative matters. The President shall appoint the members of the Commission after such members have been nominated by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and approved by not less than two-thirds of the elected members of the National Assembly.
According to the Constitution, the members of the PPC shall be appointed for three years and shall be eligible for re-appointment for one other term of office, not earlier than three years after the end of their first term. Of those appointed, two shall hold office for four years. The life of the last PPC came to an end in October 2020.
The first PPC was established in October 2016, more than a decade after the Constitution was amended to cater to the procurement oversight body.
Former Labour Minister Nanda Kishore Gopaul, Carol Corbin, Sukrishnalall Pasha, Emily Dodson and Ivor English were its first members. Corbin was elected as its chairperson. (G1)