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Legal and Procurement Department Traineeship
2018-07-24 12:28:34| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
The GSA announces a traineeship opportunity for students and graduates from Europe and Norway. The trainee will support the daily operations of the Legal and Procurement Department of the Agency. The traineeship will take place at the GSA headquarters in Janovskho 4382, Prague 7, Czech Republic and shall last preferably from 1 October 2018 to 31 March 2019. The traineeship contract will be concluded for 6 months, which may be extended for further 3 months maximum twice or further 6 months maximum once. The maximum duration of the contract is therefore 12 months. However the GSA reserves the right to conclude individual contracts according to which the traineeship commencementend will deviate from the above dates specified. The trainee will be expected to carry out the following duties under supervision Assisting the department in its daily activities, including participating in internal andor external meetings Supporting contract management, procurement and grants activities arising in the department Drafting and revising various contracts, under supervision Providing assistance on various files and legal requests handled by the Department Interacting with internal and external stakeholders on legal procurement grants contract management questions Researching and analysing law sources such as EU regulations, legislations, legal articles, treaties, etc. Assisting in the negotiation or amendment of contractual terms and conditions Providing administrative support archiving, data entry and processing, etc. Contributing to internal reporting tasks Admission and selection criteria The traineeship is open to applicants who have not previously undertaken a traineeship at the GSA and who meet the following requirements A. Admission criteria Nationality of any Member State of the European Union and Norway Possess or pursue a recognised postsecondary or higher education degree university education or equivalent, evidencing completion of a full cycle of study, or in the case of candidates who are at the end of their studies, an official attestation from their university or school stating the marks obtained Some initial experience in one of the areas of work of the Agency obtained either through specialisation as part of the applicants studies for a university degree, a dissertation or other research project conducted as part of their studies or through professional experience or a previous traineeship Thorough knowledge of English, both spoken and written and a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the European Union A clean criminal record B. Selection criteria Initial experience in a law firm or in a fastpaced legal department dealing with complex technological matters or EU public procurement would be an asset Motivation Ability to prioritise and work under multiple tight deadlines A good degree of lateral thinking and practical sense Attention to detail and strong organisational skills Very good communication and interpersonal skills Service mindset with a proactive attitude Good knowledge of IT applications Word, Excel, PPT and any other is an asset Application procedure Candidates must submit their application electronically. Their application must be composed of a signed CV in Europass format and a motivation letter maximum one page. Candidates are requested to send their application in English, the working language of the GSA. Applications must be sent to jobsgsa.europa.eu by 20082018 at 1159 a.m. GMT 22 and the subject title of the email should include SURNAME Name LEG Traineeship. Only complete applications containing the above mentioned documents and sent within the deadline will be taken into consideration. GSA applies equal opportunities and accepts applications without distinction on the grounds of age, race, political, philosophical or religious conviction, sex or sexual orientation and regardless of disabilities, marital status or family situation. Conditions of the traineeship Trainees receive a monthly grant for fulltime traineeship of 1,000.005. If the traineeship is parttime, the grant will be proportionate. Trainees may also be entitled to the reimbursement of their travel expenses fromto their place of residence. Trainees shall be responsible for organising their own sickness insurance against health risks and their own accident insurance. Before the start of the traineeship, the candidate will be required to provide the following documents passport or ID diplomas or equivalent certificatereference letters an excerpt from police records or equivalent certificates documents showing that the trainee has public or private cover for accident insurance and sickness insurance against health risks for the entire duration of the traineeship period declaration of confidentiality and absence of conflict of interest GSA HR department may require any additional documents. For detailed information about rights and obligation related to traineeships, please refer to the Decision of The Executive Director on the Rules governing the Traineeship Scheme of the European GNSS Agency6.
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