The ESPON EGTC is recruiting a Financial Expert to join its international team working on European territorial evidence relevant for policy making. The new staff member will be offered a fixed-term contract (12 months) and is supposed to take up the position as early as possible to support the implementation of the Single Operation financed by ESPON 2020 Cooperation Programme. the post will be based in Luxembourg.

As a financial expert, you will be responsible for public procurement procedure implementation and contract management for projects conducted under the ESPON EGTC activities. As part of your key tasks, you will have to:

• Draft relevant parts of terms of reference.
• Publish calls for tenders on the “Portail des Marchés Publics” of Luxembourg.
• Participate in opening sessions.
• Assess management and financial capabilities of tenderers.
• Ensure the proper implementation of the contract in financial and administrative terms coupled with a Project expert.
• Ensure a sound financial and budgetary management of the ESPON EGTC, respecting the Operation Implementation Guidelines given for the single Operation.
• Contribute to the continuous internal quality control of payments and audit trail and to the elaboration of the financial progress reports to be submitted by the ESPON EGTC to the ESPON Managing Authority.

If you want to apply for the vacant post please read more in the attached document about the job description, the profile and the application procedure.

The deadline for submitting your application is 21 June 2020.