Internship: Contracts & Procurement Department

Internship: Contracts & Procurement Division

ESO – European Southern Observatory

Garching, Germany

The European Organisation for Astronomical Analysis within the Southern Hemisphere (ESO) is the foremost intergovernmental astronomy organisation in Europe and the world’s most efficient ground-based astronomical observatory. ESO carries out an bold programme targeted on the design, building and operation of highly effective ground-based observing services enabling astronomers to make necessary scientific discoveries.

ESO operates three distinctive world-class observing websites in northern Chile: La Silla, Paranal and Chajnantor (house to ALMA), and the ESO Headquarters are situated in Garching, close to Munich, Germany.

At Paranal, ESO operates the Very Giant Telescope, the world’s most superior visible-light astronomical observatory, and can host and function the southern array of the Cherenkov Telescope Array, the world’s largest and most delicate excessive power gamma-ray observatory. ESO is a significant associate in ALMA. On Cerro Armazones, ESO is constructing the 39 metre Extraordinarily Giant Telescope (ELT), which is able to grow to be “the world’s largest eye on the sky” and whose operations will likely be totally built-in into the Paranal Observatory.

The ESO Contracts and Procurement Division, inside the Directorate of Administration at its Headquarters in Garching, close to Munich, Germany is promoting the place of Internship: Contracts & Procurement Division.

Inside the Directorate of Administration the Contracts and Procurement Division is answerable for and executes the procurement course of. That is performed inside the framework of the Organisation’s coverage for awarding contracts for provides and providers as specified within the Monetary Guidelines and Rules and within the Procurement Guidelines and Rules.

Predominant Duties and Duties:

The profitable candidate will, for the foreseen interval, grow to be a part of the Contracts and Procurement Division in Garching. The profitable candidate will, after an preliminary coaching interval:

• Evaluation and focus on with customers requests for purchases (together with the necessities contained therein) to find out their adequacy and completeness and the suitable procurement technique;
• Establish the suppliers succesful to offering requested items and providers;
• Put together the procurement documentation (Order or Value Inquiry and so on.) and coordinate and doc the procurement course of by way of analysis of the affords, negotiation of the phrases and circumstances with the bidders the place acceptable, and award of the orders/contracts.

The above obligations should not exhaustive and a versatile strategy and willingness to adapt to surprising wants is required.

Stories to:

Procurement Group supervisor.

Key Competences and Expertise:

• Formal previous experiences is helpful however not important as coaching will likely be offered on the job;
• Good information of MS Phrase and MS Excel;
• Good communication expertise, having the ability to make clear Buy Requests and necessities with the person in a constructive manner;
• Capability to work in an organised and correct method;
• Service and buyer oriented angle;
• Constructive and versatile angle to look into options for the introduced issues bearing in mind the boundaries;
• Capability to work each independently and likewise to contribute additional to a optimistic crew spirit.

{Qualifications}:

Finding out for or having lately obtained the next technical certification or diploma in a related area e.g. administration, business or enterprise. Finding out for or having lately obtained a bachelor’s diploma, in such related fields could be thought of an asset.

Language expertise:

The place requires a superb working information of English and good information of German.

Remuneration and Contract:

ESO affords a month-to-month allowance to cowl some dwelling bills together with or with out lodging. For any questions please contact [email protected]. The contract is for a hard and fast time period length of six months, with the chance to increase by 6 additional months.

Obligation Station: Garching close to Munich, Germany

Software:

If you’re excited by working in areas of frontline science and expertise and in a stimulating worldwide atmosphere, please go to http://www.eso.org for additional particulars.

Candidates are invited to use on-line. Functions have to be accomplished in English and may embrace a motivation letter and CV.

Deadline for functions is 14 April 2024.

Begin date: as quickly as attainable

Interviews are anticipated to start out quickly after the deadline date.

ESO Values:

An necessary factor in any profitable employment relationship is concord in values between an organisation and its individuals.

The ESO Values are:

ESO strives for excellence by way of innovation.

ESO supplies excellent providers to its communities.

ESO fosters range & inclusion.

ESO believes in the important thing position of sustainability for its future.

Attaining the above are acknowledged as solely attainable on the premise of private values and attitudes that we anticipate from our staff: respect, integrity, accountability, dedication, collaboration, and clear & open communication.

Candidates to any ESO position are requested to replicate on their affinity with these values and suggested they might be requested about them if referred to as for interview.

Range:

ESO has established range as an necessary worth of the Organisation, is dedicated to offering an equal alternatives atmosphere and is actively looking for to advertise a various, equitable and inclusive workforce. Please go to https://www.eso.org/public/about-eso/sustainability/dei-at-eso/ for additional particulars.

Nationality:

No nationality is in precept excluded from employment at ESO, nonetheless, recruitment choice will likely be given to nationals of our Member States, host states and strategic companions: Australia, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Eire, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and Chile, regardless of gender, age, incapacity, sexual orientation, ethnicity or faith.

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