Procurement Officer – Eurojust

Eurojust is currently looking to recruit a Procurement Officer. He or she will report directly to the Head of the Procurement Sector.

The successful applicant will be responsible for:

• Assisting the Units and/or Services in the planning, initiation and management of procurement procedures;
• Monitoring the procurement process and providing support and guidance to the Units and/or Services at all stages of the process, while ensuring compliance with the legal requirements applicable to public procurement;
• Regularly developing and updating Eurojust’s annual procurement planning, including, but not limited to, receiving input and compiling the procurement plansfor the Units and/or Services; monitoring the implementation of the planning in close coordination with the Units and/or Services involved;
• Developing and implementing procurement strategies;
• Coordinating with the respective Unit and/or Service; managing the entire procurement cycle, including, but not limited to, drawing up tender specifications on the basis of the requirements provided by the Unit and/or Service involved; preparing and dispatching invitations to tender procedures and dossiers; handling contacts with potential candidates/tenderers, including requests for clarifications; preparing and coordinating opening sessions and evaluation meetings; drawing up evaluation reports and award decisions; notifying candidates/tenderers; preparing contracts and coordinating the signature process; and carrying out the appropriate advertising measures;
• Drawing up and regularly updating templates, guidelines, fact sheets, checklists and any other documents related to the procurement cycle, also on the basis of best practice, for the use of Eurojust staff and the internal use of the Procurement Sector;
• Developing and implementing best practice and policies to improve the existing processes;
• Regularly developing and updating the contract database and supporting the Procurement Sector in relation to contracts, including, but not limited to, providing information and advice related to contract administration and contract interpretation to the Units and/or Services; if required, preparing contract extensions, renewals, amendments, termination notices and other documents or relevant correspondence;
• Regularly updating and developing the Procurement pages of the Eurojust website, document management system, intranet and internet;
• Filing tender dossiers and contracts, and managing the relevant archives;
• If requested, supervising and managing staff;
• Acting as a back-up for other staff members as appropriate; and
• Carrying out any other duties required in the interests of the Procurement Sector.

Deadline for applications: 20/07/2014 at 00:00 CET

Place of employment: The Hague, Netherlands

Monthly basic salary: € 4384,38 

Read more and apply here.