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| 19.10.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 253/1 |
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19.10.2006

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Official Journal of the European Union

CA 253/1

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RECRUITMENT NOTICE PE/100/S

RECRUITMENT NOTICE

DIRECTOR (FUNCTION GROUP AD14)

DIRECTOR (FUNCTION GROUP AD14)

COMMITTEES AND MULTILATERAL BODIES

COMMITTEES AND MULTILATERAL BODIES

(2006/C253 A/01)

1.   Vacant post

The President of the European Parliament has decided to open the procedure for filling this post of director (AD, grade 14) in Parliament's Directorate-General for External Policies in accordance with Article 29(2) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities.

This selection procedure, which is designed to give the Appointing Authority a wider choice of candidates, will be conducted at the same time as the internal recruitment procedure.

Recruitment will be to Grade AD14 (1). The basic salary is EUR 11 916,61 per month. In addition to the basic salary, which is subject to Community tax and exempt from national tax, certain allowances may be payable in circumstances laid down by the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities.

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Candidates should note that this post is subject to the mobility policy rules adopted by Parliament's Bureau on 29 March 2004.

The post will require frequent travel between the places of work, commitment, and frequent contact with MEPs and other people inside and outside Parliament.

2.   Location

Brussels. This post may be transferred to one of Parliament's other two places of work.

3.   Equal opportunities

The European Parliament is an equal-opportunities employer and encourages applications from qualified women and men, without discrimination.

4.   Job description

Senior official responsible for the following duties, in the light of the guidelines and decisions laid down by the parliamentary authority and the Director-General:

| — | ensuring the smooth running, in the short, medium and long term, of a department in the Secretariat comprising one or more units providing parliamentary assistance; (2) |
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ensuring the smooth running, in the short, medium and long term, of a department in the Secretariat comprising one or more units providing parliamentary assistance; (2)

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| — | managing, supervising, motivating and coordinating one or more teams; optimising the use of the unit's resources to provide a high-quality service (organisation, management of human and budget resources, innovation, etc.) in its areas of activity; |
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managing, supervising, motivating and coordinating one or more teams; optimising the use of the unit's resources to provide a high-quality service (organisation, management of human and budget resources, innovation, etc.) in its areas of activity;

| — | planning the Directorate's activities (defining objectives and strategies), taking decisions needed to achieve the objectives set, assessing services provided with a view to ensuring quality; |
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planning the Directorate's activities (defining objectives and strategies), taking decisions needed to achieve the objectives set, assessing services provided with a view to ensuring quality;

| — | advising the Director-General, the Secretariat and Members of Parliament in the relevant areas, cooperating with the various directorates in the Secretariat; |
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advising the Director-General, the Secretariat and Members of Parliament in the relevant areas, cooperating with the various directorates in the Secretariat;

| — | managing and seeing through specific projects likely to involve financial responsibilities; |
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managing and seeing through specific projects likely to involve financial responsibilities;

| — | carrying out the tasks of authorising officer by subdelegation. |
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carrying out the tasks of authorising officer by subdelegation.

5.   Eligibility (profile required)

The procedure is open to candidates who fulfil the following conditions on the closing date for applications:

on the closing date for applications:

| (a) | General conditions

  Under Article 28 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities, you must:






  — | be a national of one of the European Union's Member States, |
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(a)

General conditions

General conditions

Under Article 28 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities, you must:

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be a national of one of the European Union's Member States,

| — | enjoy full rights as a citizen, |
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enjoy full rights as a citizen,

| — | have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you by the laws on military service, |
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have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you by the laws on military service,

| — | produce the appropriate character references as to your suitability for the performance of your duties. |
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produce the appropriate character references as to your suitability for the performance of your duties.

| (b) | Specific conditions







  (i) | Qualifications and professional experience







  — | A level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma, when the normal period of university education is four years or more,
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  a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma and appropriate professional experience of at least one year (3) when the normal period of university education is at least three years. |
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(b)

Specific conditions

Specific conditions

(i)

Qualifications and professional experience

Qualifications and professional experience

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A level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma, when the normal period of university education is four years or more,

or

a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma and appropriate professional experience of at least one year (3) when the normal period of university education is at least three years.

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| — | At least 15 years’ professional experience gained after obtaining the qualifications referred to in the first indent, including at least eight years in managerial duties. |
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At least 15 years’ professional experience gained after obtaining the qualifications referred to in the first indent, including at least eight years in managerial duties.

15 years’

eight years

| (ii) | Knowledge required







  — | Proven knowledge of the Secretariat's structure, organisation, environment and the various people involved; |
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(ii)

Knowledge required

Knowledge required

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Proven knowledge of the Secretariat's structure, organisation, environment and the various people involved;

| — | knowledge of the Treaties; |
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knowledge of the Treaties;

| — | good general knowledge of European affairs; |
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good general knowledge of European affairs;

| — | good understanding of internal, national and international political issues; |
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good understanding of internal, national and international political issues;

| — | proven knowledge of Parliament's Rules of Procedure, legislative procedures, and internal rules and procedures; |
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proven knowledge of Parliament's Rules of Procedure, legislative procedures, and internal rules and procedures;

| — | knowledge of the Financial Regulation, the Implementing Rules and Parliament's internal rules and other subordinate texts; |
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knowledge of the Financial Regulation, the Implementing Rules and Parliament's internal rules and other subordinate texts;

| — | knowledge of management techniques; |
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knowledge of management techniques;

| — | comprehensive general administrative skills (human resources, management, budget, finance, information technology, etc.); |
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comprehensive general administrative skills (human resources, management, budget, finance, information technology, etc.);

| — | expertise in the administrative procedures associated with the area of activity; |
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expertise in the administrative procedures associated with the area of activity;

| — | thorough knowledge of one European Union official language (4) and good knowledge of another; knowledge of several European Union languages, including good knowledge of English and/or French, is desirable for practical reasons. |
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thorough knowledge of one European Union official language (4) and good knowledge of another; knowledge of several European Union languages, including good knowledge of English and/or French, is desirable for practical reasons.

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| (iii) | Skills







  — | Management skills; |
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(iii)

Skills

Skills

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Management skills;

| — | a flair for strategy; |
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a flair for strategy;

| — | ability to think ahead; |
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ability to think ahead;

| — | ability to react to events; |
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ability to react to events;

| — | a meticulous approach; |
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a meticulous approach;

| — | communication skills. |
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communication skills.

6.   Applications

Please apply to the address below (quoting ‘Recruitment Notice PE/100/S’), enclosing a curriculum vitae (preferably a Europass CV (5):

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| Monsieur le Secrétaire Général |
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| Parlement européen |
| Bâtiment Konrad Adenauer |
| L-2929 Luxembourg |

Monsieur le Secrétaire Général

Monsieur le Secrétaire Général

Parlement européen

Parlement européen

Bâtiment Konrad Adenauer

Bâtiment Konrad Adenauer

L-2929 Luxembourg

L-2929 Luxembourg

Applications must be sent by recorded delivery by 3 November 2006 at the latest, as shown by the postmark.

3 November 2006

Please note that, if you are called for interview
   (6)
  , you must produce, by the interview date, copies or photocopies of supporting documents relating to your studies, professional experience and current responsibilities. These documents will not be returned to you.

Please note that, if you are called for interview

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, you must produce, by the interview date, copies or photocopies of supporting documents relating to your studies, professional experience and current responsibilities. These documents will not be returned to you.

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(1)  On recruitment, the official will be placed in the appropriate step in accordance with Article 32 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities (OJ L 124, 27.4.2004.)

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(2)  See Annex for main tasks.

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(3)  This year of experience will not be taken into account when evaluating the professional experience required in the second indent.

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(4)  The European Union's official languages are: Spanish, Czech, Danish, German, Estonian, Greek, English, French, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovene, Finnish and Swedish.

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(5)  http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/

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(6)  This does not apply to candidates working for the European Parliament on the closing date for applications.

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ANNEX

DIRECTORATE A

COMMITTEES AND MULTILATERAL BODIES (03A)

1.   Main tasks

| — | Directing, coordinating and leading the units and departments of Directorate A; |
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Directing, coordinating and leading the units and departments of Directorate A;

| — | seeing to the organisation of the EUROMED Parliamentary Assembly and its bodies; |
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seeing to the organisation of the EUROMED Parliamentary Assembly and its bodies;

| — | seeing to the organisation of election observation missions and providing assistance to the Election Coordination Group; |
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seeing to the organisation of election observation missions and providing assistance to the Election Coordination Group;

| — | maintaining relations with multilateral bodies; |
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maintaining relations with multilateral bodies;

| — | managing projects; |
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managing projects;

| — | participating in the Management Committee of the European Union Visitors Programme (EUVP); |
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participating in the Management Committee of the European Union Visitors Programme (EUVP);

| — | carrying out the tasks of authorising officer by subdelegation. |
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carrying out the tasks of authorising officer by subdelegation.

2.   Establishment plan

| — | 1 Director; |
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1 Director;

| — | 1 Assistant. |
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1 Assistant.

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS (03A10)

1.   Main tasks

| — | Running the committee’s secretariat (organising committee meetings and coordinators’ meetings, planning, minutes, Sakharov Prize nominations, United Nations working group, etc.); |
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Running the committee’s secretariat (organising committee meetings and coordinators’ meetings, planning, minutes, Sakharov Prize nominations, United Nations working group, etc.);

| — | preparing working documents/draft reports (on legislative and non-legislative procedures), providing follow-up for ‘comitology’ acts; |
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preparing working documents/draft reports (on legislative and non-legislative procedures), providing follow-up for ‘comitology’ acts;

| — | helping MEPs with written and oral contributions in carrying out their duties as chairmen, vice-chairmen, rapporteurs and draftsmen; |
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helping MEPs with written and oral contributions in carrying out their duties as chairmen, vice-chairmen, rapporteurs and draftsmen;

| — | organising public hearings, missions by working groups outside the places of work and ad hoc delegations, etc.; |
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organising public hearings, missions by working groups outside the places of work and ad hoc delegations, etc.;

| — | maintaining contacts with the other institutions, interested groups and civil society; |
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maintaining contacts with the other institutions, interested groups and civil society;

| — | maintaining contact with diplomatic missions accredited to the European Union; |
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maintaining contact with diplomatic missions accredited to the European Union;

| — | maintaining contact with Commission delegations to non-EU countries; |
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maintaining contact with Commission delegations to non-EU countries;

| — | maintaining contact with the Parliamentary Troika of the South-Eastern Europe Stability Pact (working group); |
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maintaining contact with the Parliamentary Troika of the South-Eastern Europe Stability Pact (working group);

| — | coordinating the work of the committee and its two subcommittees (security and defence, human rights); |
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coordinating the work of the committee and its two subcommittees (security and defence, human rights);

| — | coordinating the tasks of the committee and joint parliamentary committees and delegations, including ad hoc delegations and election observation missions within its area of responsibility. |
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coordinating the tasks of the committee and joint parliamentary committees and delegations, including ad hoc delegations and election observation missions within its area of responsibility.

2.   Establishment plan

| — | 1 Head of unit; |
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1 Head of unit;

| — | 7 Administrators; |
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7 Administrators;

| — | 10 Assistants. |
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10 Assistants.

SUBCOMMITTEE ON SECURITY AND DEFENCE (03A1020)

1.   Main tasks

| — | Running the secretariat of the subcommittee (organising committee meetings and coordinators’ meetings, minutes, etc.); |
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Running the secretariat of the subcommittee (organising committee meetings and coordinators’ meetings, minutes, etc.);

| — | assisting rapporteurs and draftsmen of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the areas of security and defence; |
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assisting rapporteurs and draftsmen of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the areas of security and defence;

| — | assisting the delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (meetings, travel) and maintaining contact with the WEU Assembly and with the secretariats of the two bodies; |
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assisting the delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (meetings, travel) and maintaining contact with the WEU Assembly and with the secretariats of the two bodies;

| — | maintaining contact with the Commission and the Council on matters concerning the European Security and Defence Policy; |
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maintaining contact with the Commission and the Council on matters concerning the European Security and Defence Policy;

| — | seeing to the organisation of travel by ad hoc delegations; |
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seeing to the organisation of travel by ad hoc delegations;

| — | seeing to the organisation of hearings; |
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seeing to the organisation of hearings;

| — | ensuring the preparation of working documents and notes (in cooperation with the Policy Department). |
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ensuring the preparation of working documents and notes (in cooperation with the Policy Department).

2.   Establishment plan

| — | 1 Head of unit; |
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1 Head of unit;

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3 Administrators;

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4 Assistants.

Committee on international trade (03A20)

1.   Main tasks

| — | Running the committee’s secretariat (organising committee meetings and coordinators’ meetings, planning, minutes, etc.); |
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Running the committee’s secretariat (organising committee meetings and coordinators’ meetings, planning, minutes, etc.);

| — | preparing working documents/draft reports (on legislative and non-legislative procedures); |
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preparing working documents/draft reports (on legislative and non-legislative procedures);

| — | helping, with written and oral contributions, the EP President and MEPs in carrying out their duties as chairmen, vice-chairmen, rapporteurs and draftsmen; |
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helping, with written and oral contributions, the EP President and MEPs in carrying out their duties as chairmen, vice-chairmen, rapporteurs and draftsmen;

| — | organising public hearings and ad hoc missions outside the places of work; |
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organising public hearings and ad hoc missions outside the places of work;

| — | maintaining contacts with the other institutions, interested groups and civil society; |
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maintaining contacts with the other institutions, interested groups and civil society;

| — | maintaining contact with diplomatic missions accredited to the European Union in the area of international trade; |
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maintaining contact with diplomatic missions accredited to the European Union in the area of international trade;

| — | maintaining contact with Commission delegations to non-EU countries in the area of international trade; |
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maintaining contact with Commission delegations to non-EU countries in the area of international trade;

| — | seeing to the organisation and preparation of the Parliamentary Conference on the World Trade Organisation and assisting its bodies. |
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seeing to the organisation and preparation of the Parliamentary Conference on the World Trade Organisation and assisting its bodies.

2.   Establishment plan

| — | 1 Head of unit; |
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1 Head of unit;

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5 Administrators;

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7 Assistants.

COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT (03A30)

1.   Main tasks

| — | Running the committee’s secretariat (organising committee meetings and coordinators’ meetings, planning, minutes, etc.); |
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Running the committee’s secretariat (organising committee meetings and coordinators’ meetings, planning, minutes, etc.);

| — | helping, with written and oral contributions, the EP President and MEPs in carrying out their duties as chairmen, vice-chairmen, rapporteurs and draftsmen; |
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helping, with written and oral contributions, the EP President and MEPs in carrying out their duties as chairmen, vice-chairmen, rapporteurs and draftsmen;

| — | preparing working documents/draft reports (on legislative and non-legislative procedures); |
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preparing working documents/draft reports (on legislative and non-legislative procedures);

| — | organising public hearings, fact-finding missions, ad hoc missions (election observation) outside the places of work (in developing countries), etc.; |
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organising public hearings, fact-finding missions, ad hoc missions (election observation) outside the places of work (in developing countries), etc.;

| — | maintaining contacts with the other institutions, interested groups and civil society; |
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maintaining contacts with the other institutions, interested groups and civil society;

| — | seeing to the organisation of sessions of the ACP-EU Joint Assembly and meetings of its bodies (Bureau, working groups, three standing committees, workshops), assisting Members in drawing up draft reports, working documents, draft speeches and minutes, dealing with oral questions to the Council and the Commission and resolutions and sending those resolutions to various recipients, publishing documents on the Internet and maintaining contact with the other institutions in cooperation with the ACP secretariat. Seeing to the organisation and follow-up of joint ACP-EU fact-finding and election observation missions. |
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seeing to the organisation of sessions of the ACP-EU Joint Assembly and meetings of its bodies (Bureau, working groups, three standing committees, workshops), assisting Members in drawing up draft reports, working documents, draft speeches and minutes, dealing with oral questions to the Council and the Commission and resolutions and sending those resolutions to various recipients, publishing documents on the Internet and maintaining contact with the other institutions in cooperation with the ACP secretariat. Seeing to the organisation and follow-up of joint ACP-EU fact-finding and election observation missions.

2.   Establishment plan

| — | 1 Head of unit; |
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1 Head of unit;

| — | 7 Administrators; |
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7 Administrators;

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8 Assistants.

ELECTION OBSERVATION (03A40)

1.   Main tasks

| — | Running the secretariat of the Election Coordination Group (meetings, documents, letters, minutes, etc.); |
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Running the secretariat of the Election Coordination Group (meetings, documents, letters, minutes, etc.);

| — | drawing up a six-monthly timetable of parliamentary election observation missions for approval by the Conference of Presidents; |
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drawing up a six-monthly timetable of parliamentary election observation missions for approval by the Conference of Presidents;

| — | seeing to the implementation and monitoring of the programme; |
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seeing to the implementation and monitoring of the programme;

| — | providing feedback and information and maintaining contacts with other EP departments (Conference of Presidents secretariat, secretariats of the parliamentary committees and delegations, etc.); |
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providing feedback and information and maintaining contacts with other EP departments (Conference of Presidents secretariat, secretariats of the parliamentary committees and delegations, etc.);

| — | maintaining and developing contacts with the other institutions (Commission), international organisations (Council of Europe, OSCE, IPU, etc.) and specialist institutes such as the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA). |
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maintaining and developing contacts with the other institutions (Commission), international organisations (Council of Europe, OSCE, IPU, etc.) and specialist institutes such as the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA).

2.   Establishment plan

| — | 2 Administrators; |
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2 Administrators;

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2 Assistants.

SUBCOMMITTEE — HUMAN RIGHTS UNIT (03A50)

1.   Main tasks

Assisting the human rights subcommittee and various parliamentary bodies involved in human rights

| — | Assisting the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Development in the area of human rights; |
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Assisting the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Development in the area of human rights;

| — | assisting the ACP-EU Joint Assembly in the area of human rights; |
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assisting the ACP-EU Joint Assembly in the area of human rights;

| — | assisting the joint parliamentary committees and interparliamentary delegations in the area of human rights; |
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assisting the joint parliamentary committees and interparliamentary delegations in the area of human rights;

| — | drawing up the annual human rights report, other reports and opinions on foreign affairs and development; |
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drawing up the annual human rights report, other reports and opinions on foreign affairs and development;

| — | seeing to the organisation of the Sakharov Prize (in cooperation with all the relevant Directorates-General, including DG Information); |
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seeing to the organisation of the Sakharov Prize (in cooperation with all the relevant Directorates-General, including DG Information);

| — | welcoming and accompanying human rights delegations visiting Parliament (organising the visit, meetings with MEPs, contacts with the press); |
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welcoming and accompanying human rights delegations visiting Parliament (organising the visit, meetings with MEPs, contacts with the press);

| — | helping with the urgent procedure (Rule 91 of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure); |
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helping with the urgent procedure (Rule 91 of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure);

| — | seeing to the organisation and accompanying of human rights delegations and ad hoc delegations. |
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seeing to the organisation and accompanying of human rights delegations and ad hoc delegations.

Interinstitutional cooperation, establishing networks of experts

| — | ensuring interinstitutional cooperation with equivalent departments in the Council (including the Presidency) and the Commission; |
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ensuring interinstitutional cooperation with equivalent departments in the Council (including the Presidency) and the Commission;

| — | maintaining contacts, exchanging information and cooperating with the relevant services of the Council of Europe, the United Nations, the OSCE and the Member States; |
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maintaining contacts, exchanging information and cooperating with the relevant services of the Council of Europe, the United Nations, the OSCE and the Member States;

| — | maintaining contacts and exchanging information with NGOs. |
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maintaining contacts and exchanging information with NGOs.

Presidency mail

| — | Researching and drafting letters for signature by the EP President and the chairmen of the human rights subcommittee and the foreign affairs and development committees. |
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Researching and drafting letters for signature by the EP President and the chairmen of the human rights subcommittee and the foreign affairs and development committees.

Drafting background notes and speeches

| — | Carrying out research and analysis for the purpose of preparing files, background notes and speeches for the President of Parliament, the chairmen of the foreign affairs and development committees and of the human rights subcommittee and for the delegations and joint parliamentary committees. |
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Carrying out research and analysis for the purpose of preparing files, background notes and speeches for the President of Parliament, the chairmen of the foreign affairs and development committees and of the human rights subcommittee and for the delegations and joint parliamentary committees.

Follow-up

| — | Monitoring response to resolutions adopted by Parliament on human rights issues; |
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Monitoring response to resolutions adopted by Parliament on human rights issues;

| — | monitoring response to letters sent by the President of Parliament and the chairmen of the human rights subcommittee and the foreign affairs committee in support of individual cases. |
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monitoring response to letters sent by the President of Parliament and the chairmen of the human rights subcommittee and the foreign affairs committee in support of individual cases.

2.   Establishment plan

| — | 1 Head of unit; |
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1 Head of unit;

| — | 3 Administrators; |
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3 Administrators;

| — | 6 Assistants. |
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6 Assistants.

‘EUROMED’ UNIT SECRETARIAT (03A60)

1.   Main tasks

Assisting the President and the Vice-Presidents responsible for Euromed during meetings of Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (EMPA) bodies and meetings of the Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference;

| — | Acting as secretary for Parliament’s delegation to the EMPA; |
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Acting as secretary for Parliament’s delegation to the EMPA;

| — | assisting the chairman and other EP full members of the EMPA Political Committee, and acting as the committee’s secretary; |
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assisting the chairman and other EP full members of the EMPA Political Committee, and acting as the committee’s secretary;

| — | assisting the vice-chairman and other EP full members of the Economic Committee; |
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assisting the vice-chairman and other EP full members of the Economic Committee;

| — | assisting the EP full members of the Culture Committee; |
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assisting the EP full members of the Culture Committee;

| — | coordinating with the relevant committees, joint parliamentary committees and interparliamentary delegations; |
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coordinating with the relevant committees, joint parliamentary committees and interparliamentary delegations;

| — | preparing files for decisions by the European Parliament’s Conference of Presidents and Bureau; |
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preparing files for decisions by the European Parliament’s Conference of Presidents and Bureau;

| — | coordinating with other member delegations to the EMPA and observers; |
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coordinating with other member delegations to the EMPA and observers;

| — | maintaining contacts with the relevant departments of the Council and the Commission; |
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maintaining contacts with the relevant departments of the Council and the Commission;

| — | maintaining contact with diplomatic missions accredited to the European Union; |
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maintaining contact with diplomatic missions accredited to the European Union;

| — | in coordination with host countries, organising meetings in non-EU countries and in the EP, and providing follow-up (minutes, reports and other documents); organising interparliamentary meetings in non-EU countries and providing follow-up (minutes, reports and other documents); |
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in coordination with host countries, organising meetings in non-EU countries and in the EP, and providing follow-up (minutes, reports and other documents); organising interparliamentary meetings in non-EU countries and providing follow-up (minutes, reports and other documents);

| — | maintaining contact with academics and the specialist press. |
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maintaining contact with academics and the specialist press.

2.   Establishment plan

| — | 4 Administrators; |
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4 Administrators;

| — | 6 Assistants. |
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6 Assistants.

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