Diploma in Strategic Public Procurement, Level 4 - CIPS Accredited

General information
Dates and venues: Full 02 Dec - 06 Dec. 2019 in Putrajaya, Malaysia
Duration: 5 days
Further information:
Course registration:

This course is fully booked.

Course registration information
Fee:

$2175 USD per participant

Registration deadline: 27 Nov. 2019
Visa and travelling information
The course venue is:

LE MERIDIEN PUTRAJAYA

Lebuh IRC, IOI Resort City

62502 Putrajaya, Sepang, Selangor,

MALAYSIA

          Tel.  +6 03 8689 6888

          Fax  +6 03 8689 6745

Accommodation:

LE MERIDIEN PUTRAJAYA

Lebuh IRC, IOI Resort City

62502 Putrajaya, Sepang, Selangor,

MALAYSIA

         Tel: +6 03 8689 6888

         Fax +6 03 8689 6745

 

Deluxe Room Single/Double with International Buffet Breakfast

RM 371.00 nett Single

RM 424.00 nett Double

Fill up the form in Annex 2 and email to reservation.putrajaya@lemeridienhotels.com      

 

Visas:
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Designed for

ELIGIBILITY: This course is open only to staff from The United Nations System. Including Specialized Agencies of the UN system (World Bank Group, IMF, WHO etc.), Functional and Regional Commissions, Programmes and Funds, Research and Training Institutes, Departments and Offices, Subsidiary Bodies and Related Organisations etc. The latest UN System organigram will be used to determine eligibility.

The Level 4 Diploma course builds on the capabilities developed in Level 2 and 3 courses. A UNDP/CIPS Level 2 and 3 certificate is therefore also a prerequisite for participation at Level 4.

The course is designed for procurement and contract management managers and officers and those in functions that inlcude close interaction with procurement, such as programme and project staff seeking strategic level training in UN and public procurement strategy development, negotiations and contract management.

The Level 4 diploma course offers valuable management tools and qualifications for management procurement roles or those supervising the procurement function. It focuses on organisational procedures and processes including negotiating, planning, risk management and data analysis.

Objectives

By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:

  • Develop and implement strategic procurement plans
  • Integrate procurement plans in corporate strategic and financial planning
  • Plan for significant procurement and supply
  • Conduct cost and financial analysis
  • Organize and manage procurement activities
  • Understand commercial and legal considerations in negotiations
  • Apply successful negotiations and bargaining methods in procurement negotiations
  • Make team negotiations work
  • Manage conflict and deadlock resolution processes
  • Manage advanced offer evaluation processes
  • Execute strategic supply, service and consultancy contracts
  • Measure and manage performance of major contracts
Topics to be covered
  • Strategic procurement planning
  • Planning for significant procurement
  • Contingency planning at strategic level
  • Integration of procurement plans with organizational and financial strategies
  • Organizing procurement activities
  • Centralisation versus decentralisation
  • Controlling procurement performance
  • Commercial and legal consideration in negotiations
  • Power and persuasion in negotiations
  • Conflict and deadlock resolution process
  • Bargaining in strategic procurement
  • How to use winning negotiation strategies
  • Overcoming common negotiation tactics
  • Making team negotiations work
  • Strategic offer evaluation processes
  • Administration of major contracts
  • Managing strategic supply contracts
  • Contract performance measurement
  • Managing contract objectives and risks
Methodology
  • The course is designed to be highly interactive.
  • Participants will be working on challenging hands-on practical exercises and case studies with peers from other organizations and share best practices in public procurement.
  • The course will also provide participants with the opportunity to discuss the different procurement rules and regulations of the various UN and public organisations.
  • To be awarded the UNDP/CIPS Level 4 Strategic Diploma in Public Procurement students must successfully pass three tests:
  • Test I. The Multiple Choise Questionnaire (MCQ) conducted during the training course, where students must answer 100 multiple choice questions of which 80% have to be answered correctly in 2 hours. The MCQ will test the student’s knowledge and understanding of the course syllabus
  • Test II. In-class Workbook (ICW). Compulsory in class invididual exercise workbook to be completed during the course. Pass/fail, marked by course tutor(s) during the course.
  • Test III. The Work-Based Assignment (WBA) where students are given 8 weeks to complete a 3000 words written essay/project to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the syllabus and how this can be applied to a practical work-related case.
  • Students successfully completing the in-class MCQ and the WBA project will be awareded the dual UNDP/CIPS Level 4 “Strategic Diploma in Public Procurement".
  • For students requiring additional submissions of the work-based assessment (failed first and/or second attempt) the fee for resubmission is USD 250 per submission.
Quotes

"This course has provided me with a unique learning opportunity to further enhance my professional knowledge and skills in public procurement and complete the full cycle of the programme offered by UNDP in association with CIPS, with the focus on public procurement. It improved significantly my theoretical and practical knowledge of procurement as well as my personal knowledge and soft skills"

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Tutor profile
Bakhtiyor Khamraev
Bakhtiyor Khamraev

Mr. Bakhtiyor Khamraev is currently the Team Lead for the Global Procurement Hub/Procurement Service Unit UNDP HQ. Delivering advisory and direct procurement support to UNDP Business Units globally. Previously managed the Central Procurement Unit in NY (UNDP HQ 2010-2014), led procurement teams in Indonesia (UNDP 2007-2010), Timor-Leste (2006-2007) and Uzbekistan (2003-2005). Before joining UNDP he acted as Senior Procurement Specialist for IFIs funded large regional projects in Central Asia (1998-2003). Has experience in private and public organizations in consulting, banking, construction and tourism industries (1993-1997).

Bakhtiyor has also undertaken several field missions on behalf of UNDP (Armenia, Pakistan, Kenya, Togo, Fiji, Iraq, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Somalia, Philippines, Denmark, Thailand, HQ NY and Malaysia) where he conducted training, strategy development, operational support and capacity development. He has an extensive practical experience in establishing Global/Corporate and Local Long Term Agreements for goods and services in various counties and UNDP HQ.

Bakhtiyor has an engineering degree and PhD in Economics.  A procurement certified full member of MCIPS Chartered Professional.