Job Duties:
1. ensure organization of public procurement and procurement procedures in accordance with the requirements of the Public Procurement Law;
2. develop procurement procedure documentation;
3. review, edit, and prepare drafts of procurement regulations and their annexes, request and compile necessary documents (work orders, technical specifications, work volumes/estimates, etc.);
4. provide consultations to municipal employees regarding procurement execution, organization, and contract conclusion;
5. develop procurement contracts, prepare agreements on amendments to them;
6. administer the course of procurement proceedings and publish procurement results in the Electronic Procurement System in accordance with regulatory requirements and in the Procurement Supervision Bureau's Publication Management System (e-forms).
Requirements for Candidates:
1. Higher education in legal sciences;
2. Knowledge of public procurement regulatory framework;
3. State language proficiency at the highest (C2) level;
4. Excellent skills in working with MS Office programs and document management systems;
5. Excellent communication skills, responsiveness, initiative, positive attitude toward work;
6. Analytical thinking, precision, high sense of responsibility;
7. Ability to work in a team;
8. Ability to plan work time, set priorities, and take responsibility for work results;
9. At least 1 year of work experience in the public procurement field, as well as experience working with the Electronic Procurement System and the Procurement Supervision Bureau's Publication Management System, will be considered an advantage.
Application Documents:
1. Motivated application not exceeding one A4 page;
2. Description of life, work, and professional experience (CV), indicating work periods and duties performed; education obtained; language knowledge, as well as skills in working with digital tools and information and communication technologies;
3. Copies of documents confirming education (for candidates who obtained education abroad, a document confirming academic recognition of education in Latvia must be attached);
4. State language proficiency certificate for candidates whose native language is not Latvian;
5. The candidate may, at their discretion, submit copies of certificates confirming their professional competence. A Certificate for passing the examination in the JSC "Procurement Specialists Training Program (basic level)" will be considered an advantage in the competition.
Please submit the aforementioned documents by September 16, 2026 (inclusive) to the "Central Administration" of Jelgava City Municipality at the Customer Service Center at Liela Street 11, Jelgava, office 131, with the notation "Jelgava City Municipality "Central Administration" Procurement Department Legal Specialist Position Competition" or send electronically, signed with a secure electronic signature, to the e-mail [email protected], telephone for inquiries: 63005404. Applications submitted after this deadline will not be considered.
The position is classified with profession classifier code 2611 01, 2nd position family, IV level, 11th salary group with a monthly salary starting from 1793.00 euro gross. After the probationary period ends, the employee will be provided with health insurance.