NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization · Brussels, Belgium
The Office of Financial Control (OFC) is responsible for the management of financial and budgetary control systems for several NATO entities, primarily the NATO International Staff (IS) and its civil budget. Within the Procurement Service, the Procurement Officer is responsible for overseeing and managing the procurement and contractual aspects related to a portfolio of goods and services required for the maintenance and operation of NATO Headquarter, while ensuring the required quality and standards as well as legal compliance and adherence to NATO’s financial and procurement regulations.
The incumbent must:
• possess a university degree in any of the following domains: commerce, trade, purchasing, supply, economics, management, law, business administration, or engineering;
• have at least 3 years of procurement and contracting experience;
• have experience in supplier and proposal evaluation;
• have expertise in strategic sourcing processes;
• have an advanced level in one NATO language and an intermediate level in another.
Preferred qualifications include:
• a post-graduate degree in purchasing, contracting, or supply management;
• Level 4 UNDP/CIPS certification or equivalent or a higher level of qualification granted by a national professional association;
• demonstrated experience in using current sourcing and procurement technologies (e.g. Oracle EBS, e-sourcing, e-procurement, contract management systems, etc.).
Appointment will be subject to receipt of a security clearance (provided by the national Authorities of the selected candidate), approval of the candidate’s medical file by the NATO Medical Adviser, verification of your study(ies) and work experience, and the successful completion of the accreditation and notification process by the relevant authorities.
NATO is committed to diversity and inclusion, and strives to provide equal access to employment, advancement and retention, independent of gender, age, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, cultural background, sexual orientation, and disability. NATO welcomes applications of nationals from all member Nations, and strongly encourages women to apply.
NATO is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible working environment, where all candidates living with disabilities can fully participate in the recruitment and selection process. If you require reasonable accommodation, please inform us during your selection process.
Candidates will be required to provide documented medical evidence to support their request for accommodation.
Building Integrity is a key element of NATO’s core tasks. As an employer, NATO values commitment to the principles of integrity, transparency and accountability in accordance with international norms and practices established for the defence and related security sector. Selected candidates are expected to be role models of integrity, and to promote good governance through ongoing efforts in their work.
Due to the broad interest in NATO and the large number of potential candidates, telephone or e-mail enquiries cannot be dealt with.
Applicants who are not successful in this competition may be offered an appointment to another post of a similar nature, albeit at the same or a lower grade, provided they meet the necessary requirements.
The nature of this position may require the staff member at times to be called upon to travel for work and/or to work outside normal office hours.
The organization offers several work-life policies including Teleworking and Flexible Working arrangements (Flexitime) subject to business requirements.
Please note that the International Staff at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium is a non-smoking environment.
For information about the NATO Single Salary Scale (Grading, Allowances, etc.) please visit our website. Detailed data is available under the Salary and Benefits tab.
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