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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Mailing list,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">I am sharing the following job vacancy</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> at ECMWF<span style="color:black"> for:
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#064E83;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Head
<a name="_Hlk9340088">of Copernicus Contract Management <o:p></o:p></a></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#064E83">Position information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Vacancy No.:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">VN19-27<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Department:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"> Copernicus<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Grade:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"> A3/A4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Section:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Contract Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Job Ref. No.:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">STF-PL/19-27<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Reports to:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Director of Copernicus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Publication Date:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">31 May 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Closing Date:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">26 June 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#064E83;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">About ECMWF
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ECMWF is both a research institute and a 24/7 operational service, producing and disseminating numerical weather predictions to its Member States. ECMWF carries out scientific and technical research
directed to the improvement of its forecasts, collects and processes large amounts of observations, and manages a long-term archive of meteorological data. Satellite and in situ observations provide the information for up-to-date global analyses and climate
reanalyses of the atmosphere, ocean and land surface.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">details</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, see
</span><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#064E83"><a href="http://www.ecmwf.int"><span style="color:#064E83;text-decoration:none">www.ecmwf.int</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ECMWF</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> has been entrusted to operate the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and the Copernicus Climate Change Service
(C3S) on behalf of the European Commission until the end of 2020. Copernicus is the European Union (EU) flagship Earth-observation programme. The programme ensures operational monitoring of the atmosphere, oceans, and continental surfaces, and will provide
reliable, validated information services for a range of environmental and security applications.
</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Based on the exploitation of space based and in situ observations and models, Copernicus provides information services for land, marine, atmospheric and climate monitoring,
as well as emergency management and security. </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For details, see
<b><span style="color:#064E83"><a href="http://www.copernicus.eu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#064E83;text-decoration:none">www.copernicus.eu</span></a>/</span></b>.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The </span><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#064E83">Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS)</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
service provides consistent and quality-controlled information related to air pollution and health, solar energy, greenhouse gases and climate forcing, everywhere in the world. For details, see
</span><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#064E83"><a href="http://www.atmosphere.copernicus.eu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#064E83;text-decoration:none">www.atmosphere.copernicus.eu/</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The </span><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#064E83">Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S)
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">service provides authoritative information about the past, present and future climate, as well as tools to enable climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies by policy makers and
businesses. For details, see </span><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#064E83"><a href="http://www.climate.copernicus.eu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#064E83;text-decoration:none">www.climate.copernicus.eu/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#064E83">Summary of the role<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Head of Copernicus Contract Management position sits within ECMWF’s Copernicus Services Department.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ECMWF procures most elements of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) operational services via competitive tenders.
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Copernicus Contract Management currently manages a portfolio of 100+ active service procurement contracts, with an overall budget of ~170 million EUR, focusing mainly on the development and provision
of data products and information, studies and use cases supporting user uptake, IT development and operations, as well as on communication and training activities. Contractors/Suppliers are both from the public and private sectors, with a significant contribution
of SMEs, and from across many European countries. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Leading a team of about six people, the post-holder will be responsible for managing the full life-cycle of the Copernicus procurement process including tender preparation, bid evaluation and bidder
selection, </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">negotiations of new procurement contracts, the end-to-end follow-up of compliance with contractual arrangements of awarded contracts, assessing requirements of new procurement needs,
follow up and control of the overall budgets for procured activities, implementation and follow-up of financial audits and tracking and planning of financial commitments, costs and payments.
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The post-holder will lead and oversee the correct implementation of contract management guidelines and procedures by the team, verify negotiation decisions and payment milestones and they will actively
contribute to measures to further reduce ‘time to contract’ and ‘time to pay’ targets within the Copernicus Department.
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The post-holder will lead and hold full ownership of the Copernicus contract management processes and controls applied internally and vis-à-vis the contractors, and propose and implement streamlining
and/or improvement actions when appropriate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The post-holder will report to the Director of Copernicus Services and will be part of the management team of the Copernicus Department. The post-holder will also work closely together with the Head
of the Procurement Section, who is responsible for the implementation of the tendering process, and the Heads of C3S and CAMS and their teams who are responsible for the strategic and technical definition and follow-up of the procured activities. Furthermore,
the post-holder will work closely with the Head of Legal and Head of Finance and their teams.
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#064E83">Main duties and key responsibilities<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Managing and executing the full contract management life cycle of procured contracts in line with the Copernicus Delegation Agreement and Implementation Plans agreed with the European Commission,
as well as ECMWF overall policies and procedure.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ensuring a proper budget execution of the Copernicus programme on all contracted activities and be responsible for the initiation of commitments, tracking and forecasting of costs and payments
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Line managing the Copernicus Contract Management team<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Contributing to the tendering process in collaboration with the Procurement Section, managing the contracting of evaluation experts and acting as a member of the Copernicus Tender Evaluation Board<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Acting as Verifying Officer for negotiation files, payment requests, contract amendments and service contract preparation files<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Contributing to the planning and reporting cycle of ECMWF vis-à-vis the European Commission by providing inputs to the corresponding documentation, including key performance indicators and contributions
from external suppliers<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Contributing to the EU audits, manage checks and controls on contracts, incl. technical reviews and financial audits, handle issues regarding defaulting partners and propose corrective actions
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Steering developments and improvements of procedures and tools for contract compliancy aspects and reporting<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Supporting the Copernicus management team with interactions with the European Commission and its agencies on relevant activities<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Supporting the Director on contractual and financial aspects of procured activities<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#064E83">Personal attributes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Understanding of and an interest in the scientific and international culture in which ECMWF works and willingness to adapt to its specificities.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Excellent attention to detail, procedures and rules.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ability to lead and inspire a diverse team, as well as work as part of this team.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ability to handle multiple tasks and to manage priorities autonomously and to take initiatives<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Service-oriented attitude and flexibility with a strong can-do attitude to handle the diverse requirements of this role.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ability to work in a matrix management environment.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#064E83">Qualifications and experience required
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">A university degree in a business, engineering or legal discipline.
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<b><i><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Principal requirements A3 and A4 grade:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Demonstrated experience in the management of a large portfolio of complex contracts, preferably in the procurement of operational services with public and private organisations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Strong experience in contract negotiations and price setting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Experience
</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">in budget planning and financial audits.
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Demonstrated experience in leading and inspiring a team and colleagues across the organisation.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Experience working with intergovernmental organisations or the European Commission and its Agencies would be highly desirable.
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Experience working in the domain of Earth Observation, atmospheric composition or climate change would be an advantage.
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<b><i><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Additional requirements for an A4 grade:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Demonstrated experience in line-management, as well as setting up and delivering organisation-wide contract management and procurement strategies.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Some years of experience as a member of a senior management / executive team within an organisation.
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Excellent written and verbal communication skills.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Knowledge of public procurements of contracts of a scientific and technical nature.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Candidates must be able to work effectively in English and interviews will be conducted in English.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">A good knowledge of one of the Centre’s other working languages (French or German) would be an advantage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#064E83">Other information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#064E83">Grade remuneration<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Depending on the level of experience and qualifications of the selected candidate, the
</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">successful</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> candidate will be recruited at an
<b>A3</b> or <b>A4</b> grade, according to the scales of the Co‑ordinated Organisations and the annual basic salary will be (Grade A3)
<b>£73,083.12 </b>or<b> </b>(Grade A4)<b> £84,907.44 </b>net of tax depending on the grade. This position is assigned to the employment category
<b>STF-PL</b> as defined in the Staff Regulations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Full </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">details</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> of salary scales and allowances are available on
the ECMWF website at <b><span style="color:#064E83">www.ecmwf.int/en/about/jobs</span></b>, including the Centre’s Staff Regulations regarding the terms and conditions of employment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#064E83">Starting date</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As soon as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#064E83">Length of contract:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> To 30 September 2021, with the possibility of extension subject to the continuation of
funding by the Copernicus programme. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#064E83">Location:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> For the duration of the initial contract, the role will be based in the Reading area, in Berkshire,
United Kingdom.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#064E83">How to apply<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">apply</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> by completing the online application form available
at <b><span style="color:#064E83">www.ecmwf.int/en/about/jobs.</span></b><span style="color:#064E83"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To contact the ECMWF Recruitment Team, please email jobs@ecmwf.int<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><i><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">At ECMWF, we consider an inclusive environment as key for our success. We are dedicated to ensuring a workplace that
embraces diversity and provides equal opportunities for all, without distinction as to race, gender, age, marital status, social status, disability, sexual orientation, religion, personality, ethnicity and culture. We value the benefits derived from a diverse
workforce and are committed to having staff that reflect the diversity of the countries that are part of our community, in an environment that nurtures equality and inclusion.</span></i><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Staff are usually recruited from among nationals of the following Member States and Co‑operating States:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Morocco,
the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Staff from other countries may be considered in exceptional cases.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</b><a href="mailto:julie.palmer@ecmwf.int"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">julie.palmer@ecmwf.int</span></a><b><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:gray"> t: +44 1189 49 9161
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