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| 23.6.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 147/1 |
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23.6.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CA 147/1

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INTERNAL MARKET AND SERVICES DIRECTORATE-GENERAL

INTERNAL MARKET AND SERVICES DIRECTORATE-GENERAL

Publication of a vacancy for a Director-General (Grade AD15)

COM/2006/10028

(2006/C 147 A/01)

We are: the Internal Market and Services Directorate-General. We define and coordinate the overall Community policy for the internal market. The internal market is one of the Union's most important and continuing priorities. The DG's central mission is to secure, for the benefit of the Union's citizens and businesses, ever greater European market integration and to seek the removal of obstacles to the free movement of services and capital and to the freedom of establishment.

We are:

We propose: the job of Director-General, whose responsibilities are, under the political guidance of the Commissioner responsible:

We propose:

| — | to provide overall strategic direction, management and governance of DG Internal Market and to lead the policy development in the internal market area, |
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to provide overall strategic direction, management and governance of DG Internal Market and to lead the policy development in the internal market area,

| — | to ensure effective planning and management of the activities of the DG, provide guidance, supervise and control its performance, and |
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to ensure effective planning and management of the activities of the DG, provide guidance, supervise and control its performance, and

| — | to ensure coherence and consistency of the policies of the DG with the overall objectives of the Commission. The Directorate-General has a staff of approximately 490 people, divided into eight Directorates. |
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to ensure coherence and consistency of the policies of the DG with the overall objectives of the Commission. The Directorate-General has a staff of approximately 490 people, divided into eight Directorates.

We look for: candidates, who must have:

We look for

| — | strong achievements as a leader, manager and communicator, |
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strong achievements as a leader, manager and communicator,

| — | an excellent ability to set priorities, decide and negotiate, |
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an excellent ability to set priorities, decide and negotiate,

| — | proven capacity for strategic thinking, policy formulation and implementation, with high-level experience in public service or international organisations, and |
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proven capacity for strategic thinking, policy formulation and implementation, with high-level experience in public service or international organisations, and

| — | solid experience in human and financial resources planning and budgetary management. |
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solid experience in human and financial resources planning and budgetary management.

They should demonstrate:

| — | very good knowledge and experience of EU policies and programmes related to fields covered by the Directorate-General, |
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very good knowledge and experience of EU policies and programmes related to fields covered by the Directorate-General,

| — | a good knowledge of other related policies such as competition, environment, industry, research and technological development and the revised Lisbon strategy would be an advantage, |
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a good knowledge of other related policies such as competition, environment, industry, research and technological development and the revised Lisbon strategy would be an advantage,

| — | proven experience and capacity to deal with complex and varied dossiers, |
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proven experience and capacity to deal with complex and varied dossiers,

| — | excellent communication, presentation and negotiating skills since the candidate will be expected to represent the Commission both in Parliament and Council and in discussions with interested parties. |
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excellent communication, presentation and negotiating skills since the candidate will be expected to represent the Commission both in Parliament and Council and in discussions with interested parties.

To be eligible candidates must comply with the eligibility criteria set out in the vacancy notice, which can be found at

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/personnel_administration/working_senior_mgt_en.htm.

The closing date for registration is 24 July 2006. Online registration will not be possible after 12.00 noon Brussels time.

24 July 2006

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