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Legal and Procurement Officer TA AD6
2018-08-22 17:24:35| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
The European GNSS Agency GSA is responsible for the operations and service provision for the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems GNSS EGNOS and Galileo. By developing a new generation of GNSS, Europe is laying the foundation for new hightechnology industry development, leading to job creation and economic growth. These European flagship space programmes, which embody what can be achieved when Europe works together, are already bringing real benefits to people and business in Europe and around the world. The Legal and Procurement Departments main responsibilities are related to the fulfilment of the GSAs mission, particularly regarding all matters related to the management of the GSAs legal and institutional matters as well as contracts and grants management. Its main responsibilities are Provision of legal advice to other departments, the Executive Director of the GSA, the Chair of the GSA Administrative Board and the Chair of the Security Accreditation Board Coordination and implementation of the contracts and grants management Management of procurement processes Management of grants processes Managingsupporting the secretariat of the GSA Administrative Board Interface with the European Commission, other stakeholders or agencies on institutional relations, governance and legal framework Drafting of templates, guidelines, internal rules, implementing rules, procedures or decisions with the support by the other departments concerned Coordination of the drafting of legal framework documents of the GSA Providing advice and support on policies of the GSA Providing advice on decision making and ensuring the legality of decision making Legal research on topics related to GSAs activities and GSAs legal framework Steering of external legal service providers The department is now looking for a Legal and Procurement Officer who is expected to handle substantially all the tasks of the Legal and Procurement Department as identified above in particular, handling a broad range of legal tasks pertaining to both administrativesupport and operationaltechnical activities of the Agency andor handling entire lifecycle of procurements, contract management and grants The Legal and Procurement Officers tasks and responsibilities will in principle include without limitation 1. Legal advice Providing legal advice on operations of the Agency including Galileo and EGNOS services, security, market development as well as in support of human resources, finance, IT and logistics, communications activities Advising on the regulatory framework of the Agency, as well as supporting relations with stakeholders such as EU institutions, agencies, other organisations Providing support in the management of the Administrative Board Providing expert advice on procurement and grants Providing expert advice on intellectual property rights and protection of confidential information 2. Management of calls for tenders procurement Drafting, advising on or helping coordinating complex calls for tenders for both administrative and operational procurements in line with standard best practices Managing complex calls for tenders e.g. publication, organisation of and assistance to evaluation boards, selection process, contract award and signature Interfacing with relevant stakeholders, including project officers, finance department, economic operators, auditors 3. Management of calls for proposals grants Drafting, advising on or helping coordinating complex calls for proposals in line with standard best practices Managing calls for proposals e.g. publication, organisation of and assistance to evaluation boards, selection process, grant award and signature Interfacing with relevant stakeholders, including project officers, finance department, economic operators, auditors 4. Contract drafting and management Drafting and negotiating contractsagreements Following up on contractagreement interpretation, implementation, performance and enforcement Assisting project officers with issues in contractagreement lifecycle For a full job description and further information on the application procedure please visit our career website httpwww.gsa.europa.eugsajobsopportunities
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