Application call for Procurement Expert – Central Procurement, Frankfurt. Short-term contract, which may be extended to up to 36 months subject to individual performance and organisational needs.

You will be part of the Central Procurement Division in the Directorate Finance. Our Directorate has approximately 100 staff responsible for the financial reporting of the Eurosystem and the European Central Bank (ECB), including the Eurosystem’s monetary income allocation scheme and the ECB’s financial and management accounting services. We also prepare the ECB’s strategic and operational planning, including its annual budget, and maintain the supervisory fees framework. The Directorate is involved in several Eurosystem committees and sub-structures in these fields.

The Central Procurement Division has 24 staff and is responsible for ensuring ECB procurements have a successful outcome by providing central coordination, oversight, advice and support services. In this context, the Division acts as a second level of control and governance for the ECB’s procurement activities. We also develop and implement the ECB’s procedural frameworks for procurement planning, execution and reporting.

In your role as Procurement Expert, you will be part of a team that ensures value for money and compliance with the procurement rules and that aims to identify and offer effective solutions and to facilitate innovation. You will work closely with colleagues from all areas of the ECB and interact with external providers.

The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.

Who can apply?

EU nationals working for the international public sector organisation or EU organisations performing central banking or banking supervision tasks. Your current contract must extend at least 1 year beyond the end of the potential employment at the ECB