205a - Project Officer Collaborative Procurement of Equipment and Supplies
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- Grade
- AD 9/AD 10
- Contract
- Seconded National Expert
- Security clearance
- SECRET UE/EU SECRET
- Basic salary estimate
- €10,083–€12,907/mo
- Deadline
- January 12, 2027 at 11:59 PM · Europe/Brussels
- Location
- Brussels, Belgium
- Reference
- EDA/2026/205a
European Defence Agency
The European Defence Agency supports member states in developing defence capabilities and strengthening European defence cooperation.
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The Project Officer leads the preparation, establishment and implementation of collaborative procurement of equipment and supplies, in particular loitering munitions, for participating EU Member States. The strongest stated requirement is at least seven years of relevant professional experience, including proven experience managing defence procurement/acquisition programmes in a governmental defence organisation and/or an international organisation.
This role directly supports the Agency's task of helping Member States improve the Union's defence capabilities by managing collaborative procurement of equipment and supplies, including loitering munitions, for participating EU Member States.
What you would do
- Manage or support governance of EDA ad hoc projects or programmes, including meetings, coordination of national positions, monitoring of decisions, risks, schedules, budgets and actions, and preparation of records and reports.
- Coordinate with participating Member States the harmonisation of technical requirements and preparation, validation and maintenance of common technical specifications.
- Support EDA as Contracting Authority and/or Procurement Agent, including market analysis, procurement planning, tender documentation, clarification, evaluation, contract award and implementation.
- Develop procurement strategies, implementation arrangements, project documentation and decision papers to launch and govern collaborative procurement activities.
- Coordinate contract implementation across participating Member States, including order planning, configuration management, production and delivery monitoring, acceptance, quality assurance, testing, training, in-service support and financial matters.
- Engage with industry to assess market capacity, supply-chain resilience, technological maturity, production lead times and standardisation opportunities.
- Identify and manage programme, technical, legal, financial, security, safety, industrial and schedule risks, and propose mitigation measures and decision options.
- Seek coherence and synergies with relevant EU, EDA, NATO and national capability-development, industrial and procurement initiatives.
Eligibility snapshot
Must have
- University degree (or equivalent academic degree) in a field relevant to the post (e.g. Engineering, Defence and Security).
- At least seven years of relevant professional experience.
- Proven experience in preparation and management of defence procurement/acquisition programmes in a governmental defence organisation and/or an international organisation, including knowledge of Directive 2009/81/EC.
- Proven experience translating technical requirements, defence standards and specifications into procurement documentation for collaborative procurement/acquisition programmes.
- Good knowledge of the defence equipment and armaments market, particularly loitering munitions and related land-based precision-engagement capabilities.
- Good understanding of EU institutions, EDA and NATO, their functions and defence-related initiatives, in particular related to Defence Procurement.
- Very good command of written and spoken English.
- Must be sponsored by national authorities, with confirmation in the form of a letter of sponsorship.
Advantageous
- Hold a recognised project management qualification.
- Familiarity with the defence international environment.
- Experience of supporting organisational and process change.
Contract and workplace context
Seconded National Expert post. Applicants normally require sponsorship from an eligible public administration; verify the notice.
€10,083–€12,907 per month
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Documents
- Letter of sponsorship from national authorities addressed to the Agency.
- Candidates must submit their application electronically solely via the EDA website.
- Applications by any other means (hard copy or ordinary e-mail) will not be accepted.
- Applications must be submitted no later than midnight.
- Candidates are reminded that the on-line application system will not accept applications after midnight (Brussels time, GMT+1) on the date of the deadline.In order to be considered in the selection process, candidates for SNE posts must be sponsored by their national authorities.
- Confirmation is required in the form of a letter of sponsorship addressed to the Agency as far as possible by the closing date for the receipt of applications and in any case before a decision is taken by EDA on the candidate to be selected for a secondment.A selection panel will be appointed.
- Please note that the selection panel's internal proceedings are strictly confidential and that any contact with its members is forbidden.
- Each application will be screened based on the requirements of the job profile stated in the vacancy notice.
Selection steps
- Applications must be submitted electronically solely via the EDA website.
- Applications must be submitted no later than midnight (Brussels time, GMT+1) on the deadline date.
- A selection panel will be appointed; its internal proceedings are strictly confidential and any contact with its members is forbidden.
- Each application will be screened based on the requirements of the job profile stated in the vacancy notice.
- The most suitable applicants will be called for an interview and a written test.
- If recruited, documentary evidence in support of statements made in the application will be requested.
- Do not send supporting or supplementary information until asked by the Agency.
- For native English speakers, ability to communicate in another EU language will be tested during the selection process.
Source notice
Reference: EDA/2026/205a Directorate: Procurement, Support, Industry & Interoperability Directorate (PSII) Security clearance: SECRET UE/EU SECRET Indicative starting date: 01/03/2027 BACKGROUND: The European Defence Agency (EDA) was established on 12 July 2004, and is governed by Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1835…
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