Public Procurement Officer
Runs the tenders through which public money buys everything from school meals to hospital scanners — fairly, legally and on the record.
Degree-level grade: technical and management work one step below A1, with its own competitive exam. What does this group mean?
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- Typical pay
- €28k–€50k
- Usual education
- University degree (law, economics, business) + competitive exam
- Outlook
- Growing. EU funds and stricter transparency rules have increased demand for procurement specialists.
A day in the life
You write the technical and administrative specifications for a tender, publish it, answer bidders' questions, sit on the evaluation panel scoring offers, and prepare the award decision so it survives any legal challenge.
Ways in
- Law or business degree then a Grupo A2/A1 oposición
- Move across from a private-sector purchasing role
- Specialist masters in public procurement law
What to study at 16
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Spain
Bachillerato de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales
Portugal
Ciências Socioeconómicas
Italy
Liceo classico / scienze umane
Netherlands
Profiel Economie & Maatschappij
Austria
AHS Oberstufe
Belgium
ASO – General secondary
Exams you'll need
The gates between you and this job, and when each one comes.
EPSO competitions
The route into the same kind of work inside the EU institutions.
RequiredOposición Grupo A2 / B
Entry to this post is through the competitive exam for its group.
Skills that matter
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