Call for experts – public procurement

Application deadline: 13/02/2026

Public spending accounts for a large share of EU’s GDP (16%) by more than 250,000 public buyers. Ensuring taxpayers’ money is used to the highest benefit for citizens, the environment, and the economy is a key priority for ECOS in the upcoming revision of the Public Procurement Directives.

To fully exploit this policy opportunity, ECOS is seeking a (legal) expert to support our work in shaping impactful policy and regulatory recommendations tailored to the current debate at EU level. Our work on public procurement sits at the crossroad between horizontal public procurement policies (the Public Procurement Directives), industrial decarbonisation, and infrastructure/buildings (the upcoming Industrial Accelerator Act and the Construction Products Regulation) with substantial work already carried out at sectoral level. Some of our most recent work is available here.

Interested candidates should be able to demonstrate in-depth expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• EU public procurement legislation and policies with a specific focus on the Public Procurement Directives and their current implementation. We see experience with national procurement systems (including best practices) and green public procurement as an added value.
• Capability to draft robust legal arguments, policy documents, and advocacy materials to support ECOS proposals on green public procurement.
• Experience with public procurement applied to the construction sector (good to have).

The nominated expert will:

• Prepare legal and policy input through official comments and contribution to ECOS positions;
• Report to and liaise with the responsible ECOS Programme Manager;
• Exchange information with ECOS member organisations and other experts when needed.

Candidates should demonstrate strong commitment to environmental NGO values and should act in alignment with the organisation’s principles and objectives.

ECOS offers:

• A daily fee for preparation of meetings, participation and reporting, as well as other relevant tasks;
• Reimbursement of travel costs;
• Per diem to cover accommodation and subsistence costs.

Please send your CV and cover letter indicating relevant areas of expertise according to the above, outlining your motivation and demonstrating your suitability to support and represent ECOS to Federica Pozzi (federica.pozzi@ecostandard.org). Candidates are invited to apply by Friday, 13 February (COB), 2026. Applications will be assessed by the secretariat on a rolling basis, applying ECOS procurement policy. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Concerning the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in applications

We are interested in getting to know your authentic self and your unique set of skills and experiences, which cannot be generated by AI. Please therefore limit the use of AI to reformulation and be aware of its environmental impact. If you have used AI for any part of your application, please declare it and indicate which AI tools you have used and for what purpose.