Program Overview
Linking Procurement Plans to Budgets, Service Delivery, and Public Financial Management
Strong procurement planning is essential for budget execution, service delivery, project implementation, and value for money. Weak planning often leads to emergency procurement, procurement delays, budget misalignment, fragmented purchasing, weak market readiness, and poor implementation outcomes. This course helps participants align procurement planning with institutional priorities, approved budgets, public financial management requirements, and service delivery objectives. It emphasizes needs assessment, cost estimation, procurement scheduling, market engagement, and coordination between procurement, finance, planning, and user departments.
Purpose of Masterclass
To strengthen participants’ ability to prepare realistic, compliant, and budget-aligned procurement plans that support service delivery, public financial management, and value-for-money outcomes.
Learning Outcomes
Participants will be able to:
- Align procurement plans with institutional priorities, approved budgets, and service delivery goals.
- Prepare realistic annual procurement plans and procurement schedules.
- Improve needs assessment, cost estimation, and market readiness.
- Reduce emergency procurement, delays, and budget execution risks.
- Strengthen coordination between procurement, finance, planning, and user departments.
Target Audience
Procurement officers, budget officers, finance staff, planning officers, project managers, programme officers, public sector managers, and institutional leaders.
Benefits & Deliverables
Executive Deliverables
Participants receive procurement planning templates, budget alignment tools, needs assessment checklists, scheduling tools, practical exercises, and a certificate of completion.
Delivery Method
Planning exercises, budget alignment scenarios, template-based learning, case examples, group work, and facilitated discussions.
Fee
| Early Bird Registration | Standard | Late Registration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Categories | (21 days before event) | Until 5 days before event) | Less than 5 days to event) |
| Non-AISCR Mebers | $99 | $129 | $149 |
| AISCR Members | $89 | $99 | $129 |
Course Registration
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PROGRAM SYLLABUS
Module 1 – African Sourcing Ecosystems
- Sector opportunity mapping
- Supplier landscape overview
Module 2 – Supplier Identification & Due Diligence
- Screening logic
- Capability verification
- ESG and compliance review
Module 3 – Risk Assessment & Mitigation
- Political risk
- Currency volatility
- Operational risk mapping
Module 4 – Cross-Border Contract Structuring
- Incoterms
- Payment security
- Supplier development strategy
Capstone Exercise:
Participants build a structured African sourcing roadmap.