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Notice of vacancy for the post of Director

(Article 29(1)(a) and (b) and (2) of the Staff Regulations applicable to officials and other servants of the European Communities)

COM/211/04

(2004/C 237 Α/01)

The Office for Official Publications of the European Communities in Luxembourg is currently seeking candidates for the post of:

Director of Publications and Dissemination

The task of the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities is to publish and disseminate the publications of the institutions, agencies and other bodies of the European Communities under optimum technical and financial conditions, operating under the responsibility of those institutions (Decision 2000/459/EC, ECSC, Euratom of the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, OJ L 183, 22.7.2000, p. 12).

The Publications Office publishes in all the official languages of the European Union and on various media (paper, online, CD-ROM, etc.). It works under the supervision of a Management Board composed of the secretaries-general of the institutions who are its stakeholders. It underwent a major reorganisation in 2001.

It is now planned to recruit a Director of Publications and Dissemination to reinforce the production management, distribution and sales of publications, notably in the context of technological developments and the crucial challenge of enlargement.

Description and nature of the post

The Publications and Dissemination Director will operate under the direct authority of the Director of the Office.

He/she will be responsible for:

The professional background, personal qualities, leadership ability and management approach of the future Director of Publications and Dissemination will be crucial to the full integration of this new function in the Publications Office.

Qualifications and experience

Candidates must:

The following qualities may constitute an advantage:

Independence and declaration of interests

Candidates are required to confirm their willingness to make a declaration of their commitment to act independently in the interest of the European Communities and a declaration of any interest which might be considered prejudicial to their independence.

Appointment and conditions of employment

The Director will be selected by the Publications Office's Management Committee and appointed by the European Commission. All applications will be examined by a pre-selection panel which will interview the candidates and draw up a shortlist of candidates. Further interviews will be held by the Commission's Consultative Committee on Appointments enlarged to include representatives from other institutions.

Salaries and conditions of employment are those laid down for officials occupying a function corresponding to the basic post of Director of the European Communities.

Applicants should note the requirement under the new Staff Regulations for all new staff to complete successfully a nine-month probationary period.

This appointment will be made in Luxembourg.

Equal opportunities

The European Union applies an equal opportunities policy.

Application procedure

Applications should comprise the following documents only: Supporting documents (e.g. certified copies of degrees/diplomas, references, proof of experience etc.) should not be sent at this point but must be submitted at a later stage of the procedure, if requested:

Applications will be rejected if incomplete (i.e. absence of a letter of motivation or curriculum vitae or both).

Applications should be sent by e-mail.

The email address for applications is admin-job-vacancies-management@cec.eu.int. Applicants should clearly mention the vacancy number COM/211/04 in the subject field of their email.

Only applicants who are not able to send their application by e-mail may send it by registered post or express courier service to:

Closing date

Applications must be sent on or before 29 October 2004 (date of e-mail or date as postmark for registered mail).

Applications sent by express courier service must be delivered to the address above before 17.00 on 29 October 2004.

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