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| 24.5.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 123/1 |
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24.5.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CA 123/1

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DIRECTORATE-GENERAL COMPETITION (COMP) IN BRUSSELS

DIRECTORATE-GENERAL COMPETITION (COMP) IN BRUSSELS

Publication of a vacancy for Deputy Director-General for mergers (grade AD 15)

COM/2006/10026

(2006/C 123 A/01)

We are: the Competition Directorate-General and our mission is to enforce the competition rules of the Community Treaties, in order to ensure that competition in the EU market is not distorted, thereby contributing to the welfare of consumers and to the competitiveness of the European economy.

We are:

In DG Competition there are five Directorates dealing with antitrust and merger cases in specific sectors of the economy. Each Directorate is composed of three or four administrative units but investigation teams on particular cases draw on staff from across the whole directorate.

We propose: the job of a Deputy Director-General with special responsibility for mergers. He/she will be responsible for developing and formulating EU/Commission policies in the field of mergers.

We propose:

We look for candidates who should: have the capacity to lead a dynamic policy process of change; be outstanding and dynamic professionals of sound judgement and high conceptual ability, with the capacity to think freshly and strategically about the evolution of mergers; show strong achievements as a leader, manager and communicator, involving the management of large teams and financial resources; have proven experience in policy formulation and management, preferably gained in a high level position; have an excellent ability to communicate, set priorities, decide and negotiate; have a very developed knowledge of EU competition policy; have a good ability to ensure an effective and dynamic coordination and management internally and externally; and have a thorough knowledge of English, while French would be an asset.

We look for

To be eligible candidates must: be a citizen of an EU Member State; hold a university degree that gives access to undertaking doctoral studies; have at least 15 years’ postgraduate professional experience at a level to which the qualifications referred to above give admission, including at least five years at a senior management level; have a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the EU and an adequate knowledge of another of these.

To be eligible candidates must:

The Deputy Director-General will be selected and appointed by the Commission according to its selection and recruitment procedures. Salaries and conditions of employment are those laid down in the Staff Regulations for AD 15 grade officials of the European Communities. The Commission applies an equal opportunities policy. Full job descriptions, selection criteria and application details can be found at

Full job descriptions, selection criteria and application details can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/personnel_administration/working_senior_mgt_en.htm.

The closing date for registration is 22 June 2006. On-line registration will not be possible after 12.00 noon Brussels time.

22 June 2006

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