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Contracts Officer
2018-04-03 17:25:33| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Vacancy in the Directorate of Industry, Procurement and Legal Services. ESA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. Applications from women are encouraged. Post Contracts Officer This post is for a limited duration of four years nonrenewable and is classified in the A2A4 grade band of the Coordinated Organisations salary scale. Location ESRIN, Frascati, Italy Description Contracts Officer in the Earth Observation Ground Segment and Applications Procurement Service, Operations and Ground Segment Procurement Division, Procurement and EU Administrative Department, Directorate of Industry, Procurement and Legal Services. Duties Reporting to the Head of Service in ESRIN, the Contracts Officer will, as part of the support provided to that Service, perform these main duties notably preparing requests for offersinvitations to tender participating in their evaluation drafting and negotiating the resulting contracts participating in monitoring the performance of contracts dealing with administrative, contractual, legal and industrial problems arising from the procurements concerned, involving regular and direct interaction with industry. The postholder will maintain close liaison with the initiating services technically responsible for the projects concerned, advising them on all procurementrelated matters. Technical competencies Stateoftheart knowledge in area of responsibility at required level Proficiency in the use of the Agencys information systems, tools and applications, including online services on the internet Knowledge of the relevant Agency rules, processes and procedures Experience in ESA procurement processes and contract management as well as applied negotiation skills Behavioural competencies Problem Solving Teamwork Customer Focus Communication Planning Organisation Education Masters degree or equivalent qualification preferably in law, economics or business studies with experience of contract matters gained in industry or public administration. A further university qualification at Masters andor PhD level would be an asset. Proficiency in the Agencys working languages. Additional requirements Ability to draft legalcontractual texts Basic understanding of technical issues Negotiating skills Other information For behavioural competencies expected from ESA staff in general, please refer to the ESA Competency Framework. The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset. The Agency may require applicants to undergo selection tests. The closing date for applications is 1 May 2018. If you require support with your application due to a disability, please email contact.human.resourcesesa.int. Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada and Slovenia. According to the ESA Convention the recruitment of staff must take into account an adequate distribution of posts among nationals of the ESA Member States. Priority will be given to external candidates from underrepresented Member States when shortlisting for interview.see Nationality Targets In accordance with the European Space Agencys security procedures and as part of the selection process, successful candidates will be required to undergo basic screening before appointment. Recruitment will normally be at the first grade in the band A2 however, if the candidate selected has little or no experience, the position may be filled at A1 level. Apply HERE
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