You will be part of the Premises Division in the Directorate Administration within the Directorate General Corporate Services.
In your role as a trainee in the Premises Division, you will be part of the cross-functional procurement team that supports our efforts to continuously improve and optimise our buildings and services. You will work closely with colleagues from any of the Directorate Administration’s three divisions on procurement-related activities.

As a trainee you will:

• conduct research and draft reports;
• compile and analyse procurement-related data;
• prepare and deliver presentations related to your team’s activities;
• participate in all aspects of procurement procedures;
• contribute to public procurement procedures, for example by carrying out market research;
• support the Procurement team with the collection, maintenance, cleansing, analysis and processing of procurement data;
• establish and maintain relations with all parties involved in procurement procedures, both inside and outside the Division.

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in business or public administration, law, facility management, architecture, engineering, art, risk management, mathematics, real estate management, statistics, econometrics, environmental protection, communications, information technology, procurement or another relevant field;
• a general interest in European affairs, central banking and matters of relevance to the Premises Division;
• a good knowledge of the MS Office package;
• an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:

• an advanced knowledge of the MS Office package;
• knowledge of, and some experience in, one or more of the following: service management, quality assurance, process management, environmental standards, contract management, business and data analysis;
• the ability to interpret data and an analytical/innovative mindset;
• familiarity with the requirements of European public procurement rules.