Description

Contracts Officer in the Commercialisation and Technology Contracts Division, Contracts Department, Directorate of Commercialisation, Industry and Competitiveness (D/CIC). 

If selected for this position, you will work as a Contracts Officer in one of the Contracts services responsible for the implementation of technology activities at ESTEC in Noordwijk (Netherlands).

As an ESA Contracts Officer, you will play a crucial role, conducting all procurement and contractual aspects of ESA activities in the domain of research and technology. You will also be responsible for ensuring that procurement activities are executed in compliance with the legal and industrial policy requirements set out in ESA’s Procurement Regulations. 
 

Duties

Your tasks and responsibilities will include:

• preparing the various elements of the relevant procurement and contract documentation in close cooperation with the relevant technical services;
• providing guidelines for application of the relevant, up-to-date legal and industrial policy measures throughout the tendering and contractual implementation processes;
• organising and coordinating with all relevant ESA internal stakeholders at all stages of procurement, including the issuing of the invitation to tender, ensuring that the proposals are duly evaluated and that the contract is negotiated with the selected economic operators; 
• monitoring the implementation of the contracts under your responsibility in accordance with the applicable contractual and industrial policy rules, including the negotiation of all amendments to the contract;
• building a trust-based relationship with added value with the project managers and technical officers and their respective teams, advising them on all procurement-related matters.

Technical competencies

Behavioural competencies

Result Orientation
Operational Efficiency
Fostering Cooperation
Relationship Management
Continuous Improvement
Forward Thinking

Education

A master’s degree from a business school, or in law or economics, is required for this post.

Additional requirements

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written;
• Customer orientation with sound judgement in solving problems;
• Ability to interact with multiple international actors and to work collaboratively in a team to achieve organisational goals;
• Excellent planning and organisation skills and the ability to manage several tasks efficiently in parallel;
• Strong ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment;
• Knowledge of French and English, with the ability to understand and draft contractual and legal texts in both languages;
• Ability to understand technical and management-related matters; 
• Discretion and integrity.

The following would be considered as an asset:

• Good academic knowledge in contract law, procurement law and/or international business law.