IT-163: ICT Purchasing and Compliance Officer
JOB DETAIL
- University degree in Information Communication Technology, business administration, management control and organisational audit or quality management, or equivalent education, or relevant professional experience.
- Minimum five years’ experience in the Information Systems (IS) field.
- Proven experience in procurement applying competitive international rules.
- Experience in planning, including scheduling and controlling in a complex ICT environment.
- Experience in customer accounts management, including budgeting applied to a complex ICT environment.
- Very good organisational and planning abilities; proven ability to work as a member of multi-national/multi-disciplinary teams dealing with complex, inter-related issues.
- Technical background in the area of ICT (including Networking, Internet Technology, Operating System Technology, Systems Security and Applications Development).
- Good interpersonal skills, especially communication and presentation abilities.
- Good knowledge of budget preparation and execution.
- Knowledge of the Agency’s enterprise software (SAP).
- Knowledge of the internal control framework [specifically the Committee of Sponsoring Organisations (COSO)] and a solid understanding of the concepts of control design and operational efficiency.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Procurement Management and Processes Management, especially for ICT projects.
- Knowledge of Procurement and Financial regulations related to the management and purchase of ICT-related material and software and services.
WHAT DO WE OFFER?
- Multicultural environment
- Initial three year contract with competitive monthly tax-free salary (subject to Article 19 of the Ottawa agreement on exemption of Taxation)
- Additional benefits for expatriate staff including expatriation and education allowances (where applicable) and additional home leave
- Excellent health coverage
- Great work/life balance
- Generous annual leave of 30 days plus official holidays
- Pension Scheme
POST DETAILS
- Basic monthly salary: EUR 7,599.21, tax free.
HOW TO APPLY?
All candidates (internal and external) should refer to the FAQs before applying.
NSPA internal candidates must submit additionally their latest completed performance report.
NSPA staff members of the same grade can submit a transfer request till 30 March 2025.
Applications sent via e-mail will be automatically rejected.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Qualified redundant NATO civilian candidates of the same grade will be considered in priority.
Interviews are expected to be held approximately six weeks after the application closing date. The Talent Acquisition and Development Office shall let you know in due course the outcome of the screening process.
Moreover, due to the broad interest in NSPA and the large number of potential candidates, telephone or email enquiries cannot be dealt with.
The Agency would appreciate it if addressee countries could provide their support by submitting candidates whose security clearance can be effected (or confirmed) rapidly and who could report for duty as soon as possible after selection.
NSPA COVID MEASURES:
All deployable vacancy announcements include the requirement to be fully vaccinated at the time of receiving the offer of employment. No offer of employment shall be made to deployable candidates who refuse to be vaccinated.
Please note that if you currently hold a military or administration post, you will be required to decide, in accordance with your national authorities’ regulations, whether to retire or resign from your post, or apply for special leave from your national authorities. If you are invited to a preliminary interview, you will be asked to indicate your preference at that time as well.
Your application should be submitted in one go and you will not be able to modify your data once submitted.
