View Vacancy - Procurement and Compliance Officer (GRC23.164)

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)
Corporate Services Support

The British Embassy in Athens is part of a world-wide network, representing a wide range of British interests overseas from political, through Economic, consular and Law Enforcement. The Embassy is now looking for a Procurement and Compliance Officer

The Procurement and Compliance Officer is responsible for  evaluating suppliers, products, and services, negotiating contracts, and ensuring that approved purchases are cost-efficient and of high quality. The incumbent, reporting to Customer Care & Compliance Manager, will also act as Post nominated Health & safety contact, responsible for the overseeing the implementation of the respective policy, maintaining the safety information of the Post and promoting safety compliance.

Roles and responsibilities:

  • Ensure all purchases of goods and services in Post follow the appropriate Procurement Policy guidelines
  • Closely coordinate with Procurement hub for the implementation of corporate spend guidance
  • Prepare and upload purchase requests, monitor contract expenditures and take correrctive action if needed, in collaboration with relevant departments
  • Act as a liaison between BE Athens and vendors, ensuring efficiency, quality and timely delivery of goods/ services to the Post
  • Monitor the commercial lifecycle of BE Athens tenders, including preparation and planning, publication, selection and award and contract implementation, in coordination with the Procuremet Hub and other relevant stakeholders
  • Ensure the completion of Conflict of Interest declaration form, as a minimum, at planning and bid preparation stage and after all bidders and sub-contractors are known
  • Responsible for setting up suppliers in FCDO internal system (HERA)
  • Maintain an accurate and up-to date contractor list and purchase list
  • Ensure products and services are delivered timely and up to specifications agreed

Health and Safety responsibilities:

  • Ensure risk assessments are completed in line with FCDO Health & safety guidelines
  • Collaborate closely with Health and Safety Team providing health and safety reporting and conducting relevant investigations into accidents or near misses
  • Inspect premises and the work of personnel to identify issues or non-conformity
  • Ensure Posts physical assets are maintained in safe condition, as far as reasonably practicable, and that suitable and safe work equipment is available
  • Actively participate and feed information to the Health & Safety Committee
  • Good financial understanding
  • Positive, proactive attitude and ability to work in a team
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent command of spoken and written English and Greek
  • University graduate, preferably in supply chain, logistics, finance or relevant field
  • Excellent knowledge of MS Office suit 
  • Previous experience in managing procurement projects will be considered an asset
  • Knowledge of local health & safety workplace regulations or/and  safety management
Seeing the Big Picture, Delivering at Pace, Communicating and Influencing, Working Together
4 April 2023
Administrative Officer (AO)
Full-time, Permanent
37,5
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Greece
Athens
British Embassy
1
EUR
1865.51
2 May 2023

This is a full-time permanent contract, where you will be expected to work a maximum of 37.5 hours per week.

The British Embassy offers a competitive remuneration package, 24 days annual leave entitlement (given pro-rata to staff on fixed-term contracts and/or staff working part-time), a training package and flexible working opportunities. Monthly salary for this position is EUR €1865.51 (Gross) currently payable 14 times a year (as per Greek labour law). An individual personal development plan will be agreed with the successful candidate.

Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy is subject to terms and conditions service according to Greek employment law. The British Embassy does not sponsor work permits.

 Visa/work permit requirements: Candidates must currently hold the independent right to live and work in Greece and be prepared to ensure that right remains throughout the scope of the contract.

Please note that it is your responsibility to ensure you meet the legal requirements to live and work in this country.

*Please note for more information on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment  levels  please click on the following link CEFR. Please bear in mind in case you are invited for an interview your language skill is going to be assessed.

Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.

We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.

Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.

FCDO does not pay for travel related expense incurred in interviews (including Security Check) or accept any financial risk, including cancelation or reschedule costs. The FCDO will not meet the costs connected with relocation if offered a position.

Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.

This opportunity is closed to applications.