# Official Journal C 301A/28 J

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ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 301A

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6428 July 2021

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| | V   Announcements |
| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 301 A/01 | Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) – Publication of a vacancy for the function of Director-General (Grade AD 15) – Brussels (Article 29(2) of the Staff Regulations) – COM/2021/10405 | 1 |
| 2021/C 301 A/02 | Directorate-General for Budget – Publication of a vacancy for the function of Hors Classe Adviser (grade AD 15) (Article 29(2) of the Staff Regulations) – COM/2021/10404 | 6 |
| 2021/C 301 A/03 | Call for expression of interest in the appointment of members of the Supervisory Committee of OLAF | 11 |

Contents

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V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Commission

2021/C 301 A/01

Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) – Publication of a vacancy for the function of Director-General (Grade AD 15) – Brussels (Article 29(2) of the Staff Regulations) – COM/2021/10405

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2021/C 301 A/02

Directorate-General for Budget – Publication of a vacancy for the function of Hors Classe Adviser (grade AD 15) (Article 29(2) of the Staff Regulations) – COM/2021/10404

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2021/C 301 A/03

Call for expression of interest in the appointment of members of the Supervisory Committee of OLAF

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Commission

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Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR)

Publication of a vacancy for the function of Director-General (Grade AD 15) – Brussels

(Article 29(2) of the Staff Regulations)

COM/2021/10405

(2021/C 301 A/01)

We are

We are the Directorate-General in charge of taking forward the EU’s neighbourhood and enlargement policies (DG NEAR), as well as coordinating relations with EEA-EFTA countries insofar as Commission policies are concerned. DG NEAR works closely with the European External Action Service and the line DGs in charge of thematic priorities.

By implementing assistance actions in Europe’s eastern and southern neighbourhood, DG NEAR supports reform and democratic consolidation, and strengthens the prosperity, stability and security around Europe. DG NEAR helps to promote EU values, policies and interests in this region, and to contribute to developing the special relationship of the EU with its neighbouring countries.

In the enlargement area, DG NEAR assists those countries with a perspective to join the EU in meeting the criteria defined by the Treaty of European Union and the European Council. We closely monitor the progress of enlargement countries towards the EU and supports accession negotiations as required by the Council. We manage the bilateral relations of the Union with candidate and potential candidate countries on their path to the EU, frontloading reforms on rule of law, economic governance and public administration reform. Concerning the Western Balkans, DG NEAR develops and implements the stabilisation and association policy of the European Union as defined by the European Council.

DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations is based in Brussels and has approximately 1 700 staff members in Brussels and in the EU Delegations in the partner countries.

We propose

The function of Director-General of DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, who, under the political guidance of Commissioner Várhelyi, will be responsible for:

| — | developing and leading the overall strategic direction, management and governance of DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations; |
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developing and leading the overall strategic direction, management and governance of DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations;

| — | ensuring effective planning and management of the activities of the Directorate-General, providing guidance, supervising and controlling its performance; |
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ensuring effective planning and management of the activities of the Directorate-General, providing guidance, supervising and controlling its performance;

| — | ensuring coherence and consistency of the policies of the Directorate-General with the overall objectives of the Commission. |
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ensuring coherence and consistency of the policies of the Directorate-General with the overall objectives of the Commission.

We look for (selection criteria)

The ideal candidate will be an outstanding and dynamic professional who should fulfil the following selection criteria:

| a) | Management skills:







  — | proven senior management experience and strong leadership skills, having the capacity to lead, inspire and motivate an external relations DG staffed with highly competent professionals; |
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Management skills:

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proven senior management experience and strong leadership skills, having the capacity to lead, inspire and motivate an external relations DG staffed with highly competent professionals;

| — | proven capacity to think creatively and strategically so as to generate a clear vision and policy for the Directorate-General while ensuring consistency with the overall objectives of the Commission; |
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proven capacity to think creatively and strategically so as to generate a clear vision and policy for the Directorate-General while ensuring consistency with the overall objectives of the Commission;

| — | proven experience in effective planning and management of human and financial resources at senior management level. |
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proven experience in effective planning and management of human and financial resources at senior management level.

| b) | Specialist skills and experience:







  — | excellent ability to define and focus on strategic priorities, evaluate progress and oversee implementation; |
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Specialist skills and experience:

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excellent ability to define and focus on strategic priorities, evaluate progress and oversee implementation;

| — | strong negotiation skills and proven ability to understand the challenges facing the organisation in the area of Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations. |
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strong negotiation skills and proven ability to understand the challenges facing the organisation in the area of Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations.

| c) | Personal qualities:







  — | accomplished interpersonal, decision-making and negotiating skills at high level (including the political sphere); |
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Personal qualities:

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accomplished interpersonal, decision-making and negotiating skills at high level (including the political sphere);

| — | very good capacity to communicate effectively and efficiently with all stakeholders inside or outside the Commission and to build trusted relationships with them; |
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very good capacity to communicate effectively and efficiently with all stakeholders inside or outside the Commission and to build trusted relationships with them;

Candidates must (eligibility requirements)

Candidates will only be considered for the selection phase on the basis of the following formal requirements to be fulfilled by the deadline for applications:

| — | Nationality: candidates must be a citizen of one of the Member States of the European Union. |
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Nationality: candidates must be a citizen of one of the Member States of the European Union.

| — | University degree or diploma: candidates must have:






  — | either a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma when the normal period of university education is 4 years or more; |
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University degree or diploma: candidates must have:

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either a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma when the normal period of university education is 4 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 1 year when the normal period of university education is at least 3 years (this one year’s professional experience cannot be included in the postgraduate professional experience required below). |
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or a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma and appropriate professional experience of at least 1 year when the normal period of university education is at least 3 years (this one year’s professional experience cannot be included in the postgraduate professional experience required below).

| — | Professional experience: candidates must have at least 15 years postgraduate professional experience (1) at a level to which the qualifications referred to above give admission. At least 5 years of that professional experience must be in a field relevant for this position. |
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Professional experience: candidates must have at least 15 years postgraduate professional experience (1) at a level to which the qualifications referred to above give admission. At least 5 years of that professional experience must be in a field relevant for this position.

| — | Management experience: at least 5 years of the post-graduate professional experience must have been gained in a high–level management function (2). |
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Management experience: at least 5 years of the post-graduate professional experience must have been gained in a high–level management function (2).

| — | Languages: candidates must have a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the European Union (3) and a satisfactory knowledge of another of these official languages. Selection panels will verify during the interview(s) whether candidates comply with the requirement of a satisfactory knowledge of another official EU language. This may include (part of) the interview being conducted in this other language. |
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Languages: candidates must have a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the European Union (3) and a satisfactory knowledge of another of these official languages. Selection panels will verify during the interview(s) whether candidates comply with the requirement of a satisfactory knowledge of another official EU language. This may include (part of) the interview being conducted in this other language.

| — | Age limit: candidates must not have reached regular retirement age, which for officials of the European Union is defined as being the end of the month in which the person reaches the age of 66 years (see Article 52 lit (a) of the Staff Regulations (4)). |
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Age limit: candidates must not have reached regular retirement age, which for officials of the European Union is defined as being the end of the month in which the person reaches the age of 66 years (see Article 52 lit (a) of the Staff Regulations (4)).

Selection and appointment

The European Commission will select and appoint the Director-General according to its selection and recruitment procedures (see: Document on Senior Officials Policy (5)).

As part of this selection procedure, the European Commission sets up a pre-selection panel. This panel analyses all applications, proceeds with a first eligibility verification and identifies candidates having the best profile in view of the selection criteria mentioned above, and who may be invited for an interview with the pre-selection panel.

Following these interviews, the pre-selection panel draws up its conclusions and proposes a list of candidates for further interviews with the European Commission’s Consultative Committee on Appointments (CCA). The CCA, taking into consideration the conclusions of the pre-selection panel, will decide on the candidates to be invited for an interview.

Candidates who are called for an interview with the CCA participate in a full-day management assessment centre run by external recruitment consultants. Taking account of the results of the interview and the report of the assessment centre, the CCA establishes a shortlist of candidates it considers suitable to exercise the function of Director-General.

Candidates on the CCA shortlist will be interviewed by the Member of the Commission responsible for the Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (6) and by the Member of the Commission responsible for human resources and security as well as by the President of the Commission.

Following these interviews, the European Commission takes the appointment decision.

The selected candidate must have fulfilled any obligations imposed by law concerning military service, produce appropriate character references as to their suitability for the performance of their duties and be physically fit to perform their duties.

The selected candidate should hold, or be in the position to obtain, a valid security clearance certificate from his/her national security authority. A personal security clearance is an administrative decision following completion of a security screening conducted by the individual’s competent national security authority in accordance with applicable national security laws and regulations, and certifying that an individual may be allowed to access classified information up to a specified level. (Note that the necessary procedure for obtaining a security clearance can be initiated on request of the employer only, and not by the individual candidate).

Until the personal security clearance has been granted by the Member State concerned and the clearance procedure completed with the legally required briefing from the European Commission’s Security Directorate, the candidate will not be able to access EU Classified Information (EUCI) at the level of CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL or above, nor attend any meetings at which such EUCI is discussed.

For functional reasons and in order to complete the selection procedure as quickly as possible in the interest of the candidates as well as that of the institution, the selection procedure will be carried out in English and/or French only (7).

Equal opportunities

In accordance with Article 1d of the Staff Regulations, the European Commission pursues a strategic objective of achieving gender equality at all management levels by the end of its current mandate and applies an equal opportunities policy encouraging applications that could contribute towards more diversity, gender equality and overall geographical balance.

Conditions of employment

The salaries and conditions of employment are laid down in the Staff Regulations.

The successful candidate will be recruited as an official at grade AD 15. He/she will be classified depending on the length of his/her previous professional experience in step 1 or step 2 within that grade.

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

The place of employment is Brussels, Belgium, where the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations is based.

Independence and declaration of interests

Before taking up his/her duties, the Director-General will be required to make a declaration of commitment to act independently in the public interest and to declare any interests, which might be considered prejudicial to his/her independence.

Application procedure

Before submitting your application, you should carefully check whether you meet all eligibility requirements (‘Candidates must’), particularly concerning the types of diploma, high-level professional experience as well as linguistic capacity required. Failure to meet any of the eligibility requirements means an automatic exclusion from the selection procedure.

If you want to apply, you must register via the internet on the following website and follow the instructions concerning the various stages of the procedure:

https://ec.europa.eu/dgs/human-resources/seniormanagementvacancies/

You must have a valid email address. This will be used to confirm your registration as well as to remain in contact with you during the different stages of the procedure. Therefore, please keep the European Commission informed about any change in your email address.

To complete your application, you need to upload a CV in PDF format, preferably using the Europass CV format (8), and to fill out, online, a letter of motivation (maximum 8 000 characters). Your CV and your letter of motivation may be submitted in any of the official languages of the European Union.

Once you have finished your online registration, you will receive an electronic mail confirming that your application has been registered. If you do not receive a confirmation mail, your application has not been registered!

Please note that it is not possible to monitor the progress of your application on-line. You will be contacted directly by the European Commission regarding the status of your application.

If you require more information and/or encounter technical problems, please send an email to: HR-MANAGEMENT-ONLINE@ec.europa.eu

Closing date

The closing date for registration is 24 September 2021, 12.00 noon Brussels time, following which registration is no longer possible.

It is your responsibility to complete your online registration in time. We strongly advise you not to wait until the last few days before applying, since heavy internet traffic or a fault with your internet connection could lead to the online registration being terminated before you complete it, thereby obliging you to repeat the whole process. Once the deadline for the submission of registrations has passed, you will no longer be able to introduce any data. Late registrations are not accepted.

Important information for candidates

Candidates are reminded that the work of the different selection committees is confidential. It is forbidden for candidates to make direct or indirect contact with their individual members or for anybody to do so on their behalf. Any query has to be addressed to the secretariat of the respective panels.

Protection of personal data

The Commission will ensure that candidates’ personal data are processed as required by Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council (9). This applies in particular to the confidentiality and security of such data.

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(1)  Professional experience is only taken into consideration if it represents an actual work relationship defined as real, genuine work, on a paid basis and as employee (any type of contract) or provider of a service. Professional activities pursued part-time shall be calculated pro rata, on the basis of the certified percentage of full-time hours worked. Maternity leave/parental leave/leave for adoption is taken into consideration if it is in the framework of a work contract. PhDs are assimilated to professional experience, even when unpaid, but for a duration of three years maximum, provided that the PhD has been successfully completed. A given period may be counted only once.

(2)  In their curriculum vitae, candidates should clearly indicate for all years during which management experience has been acquired: (1) title and role of management positions held; (2) numbers of staff overseen in these positions; (3) the size of budgets managed; (4) numbers of hierarchical layers above and below; and (5) number of peers.

(3)  http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:01958R0001-20130701&qid=1408533709461&from=EN

(4)  https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:01962R0031-20210101

(5)  https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/compilation-of-the-senior-official-policy-at-the-european-commission_en.pdf

(6)  Unless the Member of the Commission concerned, in line with the Commission Decisions of 5 December 2007 (PV(2007) 1811) and 30 September 2020 (PV(2020) 2351), has delegated this task.

(7)  Selection panels will ensure that no undue advantage is given to native speakers of these languages.

(8)  You can find information on how to create your Europass CV online at: https://europa.eu/europass/en/create-europass-cv

(9)  Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39).

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Directorate-General for Budget

Publication of a vacancy for the function of Hors Classe Adviser (grade AD 15)

(Article 29(2) of the Staff Regulations)

COM/2021/10404

(2021/C 301 A/02)

We are

The Directorate-General for Budget (DG BUDG) consists of around 530 staff and is made up of six directorates, five of which are based in Brussels, and one of which has staff based in both Brussels and Luxembourg.

DG BUDG is the central service of the Commission responsible for the preparation and implementation of the EU budget throughout the annual and multiannual cycles, ensuring that the budget is executed effectively in full compliance with the Financial Regulation. DG BUDG is also responsible for the legal framework applicable to the implementation of the EU budget by the different Institutions, agencies and Member States, and plays a key role in promoting sound financial management and a strong performance culture. In this context, DG BUDG aims at ensuring that the EU budget delivers concrete results and added-value across the EU policies. More generally, DG BUDG’s responsibilities and political priorities are guided by the Treaty and further defined on the basis of President von der Leyen’s political guidelines set for the Commission 2019-2024.

In relation to the vacancy to be filled, DG BUDG plays a key role in financing the Union’s budgetary support for the Union recovery plan in the context of the COVID-19 crisis through borrowing and lending operations, notably under Next Generation EU where the EU will raise up to EUR 800 billion on the capital markets to finance different EU policies to assist the repair and recovery phase. The increase in the scale, complexity and policy importance of DG BUDG’s borrowing activities (financial operations are broader and include asset management activities) have led the Commission to put in place a new diversified and pooled funding strategy which will allow the EU to raise the necessary funds on time and at minimum cost. The increase in the scale, complexity and policy importance of DG BUDG’s funding portfolio call for a commensurate enhancement of the strategic vision and implementation on a diversified funding strategy.

In this context, and in light of the increasingly complex and challenging nature of the tasks, including the need to respond appropriately to the changing outlook in the financial markets and the challenges encountered in the actual execution of transactions, DG BUDG needs to appoint a senior adviser with significant experience in funding strategies, investor outreach and with in-depth knowledge of the financial markets, particularly during more turbulent times, in order to provide high level advice, at the most senior strategic level possible.

We propose

The post of Hors Classe Adviser to serve as the focal point for providing strategic advice on the implementation and possible evolution of the EU’s diversified funding strategy, which is used to finance the expenditure under Next Generation EU. He/she will also, on request, engage in investor outreach, and assist with the development of ‘road shows’.

The Hors Classe Adviser will have a direct reporting line to the Director-General of DG BUDG.

Moreover, the Hors Classe Adviser will represent the Commission at senior management level in relevant fora.

The responsibilities should be centred on a senior management figure with a clear mandate to provide strategic vision on a diversified funding strategy to internal and external stakeholders, who has strong communication and presentational skills.

This senior management figure should work in close cooperation with the executive management of the Directorate-General:

| — | Providing strategic advice on the evolution of the Commission’s diversified and pooled funding strategy; notably with regard to approaches to be followed in times of market turbulence. |
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Providing strategic advice on the evolution of the Commission’s diversified and pooled funding strategy; notably with regard to approaches to be followed in times of market turbulence.

| — | Serving as focal point for the outreach to the Investor Community and advising on monthly funding in respect of all key issues. |
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Serving as focal point for the outreach to the Investor Community and advising on monthly funding in respect of all key issues.

| — | Engaging in investor outreach. |
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Engaging in investor outreach.

| — | Representing the Commission at senior level and external fora. |
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Representing the Commission at senior level and external fora.

In the furtherance of these tasks, the Hors Classe Adviser shall be supported by the following function:

| — | Directorate E, which undertakes all market operations on behalf of the Union budget including for the EU Recovery Plan. This includes debt issuance and loan administration (for SURE, NextGenerationEU), asset management and risk management for the EU budget guarantees (EFSI/InvestEU, External Action Guarantee). |
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Directorate E, which undertakes all market operations on behalf of the Union budget including for the EU Recovery Plan. This includes debt issuance and loan administration (for SURE, NextGenerationEU), asset management and risk management for the EU budget guarantees (EFSI/InvestEU, External Action Guarantee).

We look for (selection criteria)

The ideal candidate will be an outstanding and dynamic professional who should fulfil the following selection criteria:

| a) | Advisory skills:







  — | A demonstrated capacity to work in a senior advisory role with regard to SSA (Sovereign, supra-nationals and agencies) funding operations. |
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Advisory skills:

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A demonstrated capacity to work in a senior advisory role with regard to SSA (Sovereign, supra-nationals and agencies) funding operations.

| — | Ability to identify key issues, take initiative and think strategically in view of new financial and political developments including new Commission policy priorities. |
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Ability to identify key issues, take initiative and think strategically in view of new financial and political developments including new Commission policy priorities.

| — | Ability to build institutional capacity to protect and expand financial resources. |
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Ability to build institutional capacity to protect and expand financial resources.

| — | Forward-looking and dynamic approach to new challenges, coupled with high motivation and resilience to work on different issues simultaneously. |
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Forward-looking and dynamic approach to new challenges, coupled with high motivation and resilience to work on different issues simultaneously.

| — | Ability to steer and motivate highly qualified teams to delivery high quality output. |
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Ability to steer and motivate highly qualified teams to delivery high quality output.

| b) | Specialist skills and experience:







  — | A solid background in public banking, notably financial markets, with a particular emphasis on international debt markets, preferably within international organisations. |
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Specialist skills and experience:

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A solid background in public banking, notably financial markets, with a particular emphasis on international debt markets, preferably within international organisations.

| — | Concrete experience in developing funding strategies of SSA entities and devising approaches for dealing with turbulent market conditions. |
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Concrete experience in developing funding strategies of SSA entities and devising approaches for dealing with turbulent market conditions.

| — | Extensive experience with and responsibility at a senior level for SSA funding policies and operations at an international level, including market outreach and investor relations. |
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Extensive experience with and responsibility at a senior level for SSA funding policies and operations at an international level, including market outreach and investor relations.

| — | Excellent economic and analytical skills. |
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Excellent economic and analytical skills.

| — | Sound understanding of internal control requirements in such an environment. |
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Sound understanding of internal control requirements in such an environment.

| c) | Personal qualities:







  — | Excellent networking, public speaking and interpersonal skills, including active listening skills. |
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Personal qualities:

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Excellent networking, public speaking and interpersonal skills, including active listening skills.

| — | Excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to develop and maintain excellent relationships with stakeholders inside or outside the Commission and to represent the Commission at senior management level. |
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Excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to develop and maintain excellent relationships with stakeholders inside or outside the Commission and to represent the Commission at senior management level.

| — | Excellent negotiation skills and in particular, decision-making, problem-solving and rapport building skills. |
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Excellent negotiation skills and in particular, decision-making, problem-solving and rapport building skills.

Candidates must (eligibility requirements)

Candidates will only be considered for the selection phase on the basis of the following formal requirements to be fulfilled by the deadline for applications:

| — | Nationality: candidates must be a citizen of one of the Member States of the European Union. |
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Nationality: candidates must be a citizen of one of the Member States of the European Union.

| — | University degree or diploma: candidates must have:






  — | either a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma when the normal period of university education is 4 years or more; |
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University degree or diploma: candidates must have:

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either a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma when the normal period of university education is 4 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 1 year when the normal period of university education is at least 3 years (this 1 year’s professional experience cannot be included in the postgraduate professional experience required below). |
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or a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma and appropriate professional experience of at least 1 year when the normal period of university education is at least 3 years (this 1 year’s professional experience cannot be included in the postgraduate professional experience required below).

| — | Professional experience: candidates must have at least 15 years postgraduate professional experience (1) at a level to which the qualifications referred to above give admission. |
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Professional experience: candidates must have at least 15 years postgraduate professional experience (1) at a level to which the qualifications referred to above give admission.

| — | Advisory experience: at least 5 years of the post-graduate professional experience must have been gained in a high–level advisory function (2) in a field relevant for this position. |
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Advisory experience: at least 5 years of the post-graduate professional experience must have been gained in a high–level advisory function (2) in a field relevant for this position.

| — | Languages: candidates must have a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the European Union (3) and a satisfactory knowledge of another of these official languages. Selection panels will verify during the interview(s) whether candidates comply with the requirement of a satisfactory knowledge of another official EU language. This may include (part of) the interview being conducted in this other language. |
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Languages: candidates must have a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the European Union (3) and a satisfactory knowledge of another of these official languages. Selection panels will verify during the interview(s) whether candidates comply with the requirement of a satisfactory knowledge of another official EU language. This may include (part of) the interview being conducted in this other language.

| — | Age limit: candidates must not have reached regular retirement age, which for officials of the European Union is defined as being the end of the month in which the person reaches the age of 66 years (see Article 52(a) of the Staff Regulations (4)). |
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Age limit: candidates must not have reached regular retirement age, which for officials of the European Union is defined as being the end of the month in which the person reaches the age of 66 years (see Article 52(a) of the Staff Regulations (4)).

Selection and appointment

The European Commission will select and appoint the Hors Classe Adviser according to its selection and recruitment procedures (see: Document on Senior Officials Policy (5)).

As part of this selection procedure, the European Commission sets up a pre-selection panel. This panel analyses all applications, proceeds with a first eligibility verification and identifies candidates having the best profile in view of the selection criteria mentioned above, and who may be invited for an interview with the pre-selection panel.

Following these interviews, the pre-selection panel draws up its conclusions and proposes a list of candidates for further interviews with the European Commission’s Consultative Committee on Appointments (CCA). The CCA, taking into consideration the conclusions of the pre-selection panel, will decide on the candidates to be invited for an interview.

Candidates who are called for an interview with the CCA participate in a full-day management assessment centre run by external recruitment consultants. Taking account of the results of the interview and the report of the assessment centre, the CCA establishes a shortlist of candidates it considers suitable to exercise the function of Hors Classe Adviser.

Candidates on the CCA shortlist will be interviewed by the Member of the Commission responsible for DG Budget (6).

Following these interviews, the European Commission takes the appointment decision.

The selected candidate must have fulfilled any obligations imposed by law concerning military service, produce appropriate character references as to their suitability for the performance of their duties and be physically fit to perform their duties.

The selected candidate should hold, or be in the position to obtain, a valid security clearance certificate from his/her national security authority. A personal security clearance is an administrative decision following completion of a security screening conducted by the individual’s competent national security authority in accordance with applicable national security laws and regulations, and certifying that an individual may be allowed to access classified information up to a specified level. (Note that the necessary procedure for obtaining a security clearance can be initiated on request of the employer only, and not by the individual candidate).

Until the personal security clearance has been granted by the Member State concerned and the clearance procedure completed with the legally required briefing from the European Commission’s Security Directorate, the candidate will not be able to access EU classified information (EUCI) at the level of CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL or above, nor attend any meetings at which such EUCI is discussed.

For functional reasons and in order to complete the selection procedure as quickly as possible in the interest of the candidates as well as that of the institution, the selection procedure will be carried out in English and/or French only (7).

Equal opportunities

In accordance with Article 1d of the Staff Regulations, the Commission pursues a strategic objective of achieving gender equality at all management levels by the end of its current mandate and applies an equal opportunities policy encouraging applications that could contribute towards more diversity, gender equality and overall geographical balance.

Conditions of employment

The salaries and conditions of employment are laid down in the Staff Regulations.

The successful candidate will be recruited as an official at grade AD 15. He/she will be classified depending on the length of his/her previous professional experience in step 1 or step 2 within that grade.

Applicants should note the requirement under the Staff Regulations for all new staff to complete successfully a 9-month probationary period.

The place of employment is Brussels, where DG BUDG is based.

Independence and declaration of interests

Before taking up his/her duties, the Hors Classe Adviser will be required to make a declaration of commitment to act independently in the public interest and to declare any interests, which might be considered prejudicial to his/her independence.

Application procedure

Before submitting your application, you should carefully check whether you meet all eligibility requirements (‘Candidates must’), particularly concerning the types of diploma, high-level professional experience as well as linguistic capacity required. Failure to meet any of the eligibility requirements means an automatic exclusion from the selection procedure.

To apply, please register via internet on the following website and follow the instructions concerning the various stages of the procedure:

https://ec.europa.eu/dgs/human-resources/seniormanagementvacancies/

You must have a valid email address. This will be used to confirm your registration as well as to remain in contact with you during the different stages of the procedure. Therefore, please keep the European Commission informed about any change in your email address.

To complete your application, you will need to upload a CV in PDF format, preferably using the Europass CV format (8). Your CV and your motivation letter may be submitted in any of the official languages of the European Union.

Once you have finished your online registration, you will receive an electronic mail confirming that your application has been registered. If you do not receive a confirmation mail, your application has not been registered!

Please note that it is not possible to monitor the progress of your application online. You will be contacted directly by the European Commission regarding the status of your application.

If you require more information and/or encounter technical problems, please send an email to: HR-MANAGEMENT-ONLINE@ec.europa.eu

Closing date

The closing date for registration is 24 September 2021, 12.00 noon Brussels time, following which registration is no longer possible.

It is your responsibility to complete your online registration in time. We strongly advise you not to wait until the last few days before applying, since heavy internet traffic or a fault with your internet connection could lead to the online registration being terminated before you complete it, thereby obliging you to repeat the whole process. Once the deadline for the submission of registrations has passed, you will no longer be able to introduce any data. Late registrations are not accepted.

If you require more information and/or encounter technical problems, please send an email to: HR-MANAGEMENT-ONLINE@ec.europa.eu

Important information for candidates

Candidates are reminded that the work of the different selection committees is confidential. It is forbidden for candidates to make direct or indirect contact with their individual members or for anybody to do so on their behalf. Any query has to be addressed to the secretariat of the respective panels.

Protection of personal data

The Commission will ensure that candidates’ personal data are processed as required by Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council (9). This applies in particular to the confidentiality and security of such data.

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(1)  Professional experience is only taken into consideration if it represents an actual work relationship defined as real, genuine work, on a paid basis and as employee (any type of contract) or provider of a service. Professional activities pursued part-time shall be calculated pro rata, on the basis of the certified percentage of full-time hours worked. Maternity leave/parental leave/leave for adoption is taken into consideration if it is in the framework of a work contract. PhDs are assimilated to professional experience, even when unpaid, but for a duration of 3 years maximum, provided that the PhD has been successfully completed. A given period may be counted only once.

(2)  In their curriculum vitae, candidates should clearly indicate for all years during which advisory experience has been acquired: (1) title and role of positions held; (2) the exact subject area as well as at which level in the organisation the position was based (numbers of hierarchical layers above and below); (3) the reporting lines for each position held.

(3)  https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:01958R0001-20130701

(4)  https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:01962R0031-20210101

(5)  https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/compilation-of-the-senior-official-policy-at-the-european-commission_en.pdf

(6)  Unless the Member of the Commission concerned, in line with the Commission Decision of 5 December 2007 (PV(2007)1811), has delegated this task to another Member of the Commission.

(7)  Selection panels will ensure that no undue advantage is given to native speakers of these languages.

(8)  You can find information on how to create your Europass CV online at: https://europa.eu/europass/en/create-europass-cv

(9)  Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39).

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28.7.2021

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Official Journal of the European Union

CA 301/11

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Call for expression of interest in the appointment of members of the Supervisory Committee of OLAF

(2021/C 301 A/03)

The purpose of this call for expression of interest is to allow the appointment of members of the Supervisory Committee of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF).

1.   THE SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE EUROPEAN ANTI-FRAUD OFFICE

The Supervisory Committee of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) is a body established by Article 15 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1). to regularly monitor the implementation by the Office of its investigative function, in order to reinforce the Office’s independence in the proper exercise of the competencies conferred upon it by this Regulation. It shall in particular monitor developments concerning the application of procedural guarantees and the duration of investigations.

The Supervisory Committee provides the Director-General of OLAF with opinions, including where appropriate, recommendations on, inter alia, the resources needed to carry out the investigative function of the Office, on the investigative priorities of the Office and on the duration of investigations.

These opinions may be delivered on its own initiative, at the request of the Director-General or at the request of an institution, body, office or agency, without however interfering with the conduct of investigations in progress.

The Commission provides the Supervisory Committee with a secretariat and guarantees its independent functioning.

The Supervisory Committee is composed of five independent members having experience in senior judicial or investigative functions or comparable functions relating to the areas of activity of the Office. The members are appointed by common accord of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission.

The decision appointing the members of the Supervisory Committee also includes a reserve list of potential members to replace one or more members of the Supervisory Committee for the remainder of their term of office in the event of the resignation, death or permanent incapacity.

The members of the Supervisory Committee have a five-year mandate, which is not renewable. At the end of their mandate, they remain in office until they are replaced. Three and two members are replaced alternately in order to preserve the Supervisory Committee’s expertise.

It is estimated that Supervisory Committee members will need to dedicate approximately 3 days per month to meetings and preparation. In accordance with the applicable Commission rules, members of the Supervisory Committee will receive a daily allowance equivalent to 1/22 of the basic salary of an official in the first step of grade AD 14 (2) (3) for each day worked and will be reimbursed for expenses incurred by them in the course of their duties.

2.   ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

| — | Be a national of a Member State of the European Union, entitled to their full rights as a citizen; |
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Be a national of a Member State of the European Union, entitled to their full rights as a citizen;

| — | Must not have a political function when taking up their function, either at national or European level; |
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Must not have a political function when taking up their function, either at national or European level;

| — | Must not be a Member of staff member of an EU institution, body or agency when taking up their function; |
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Must not be a Member of staff member of an EU institution, body or agency when taking up their function;

| — | Must not be a member of a national anti-fraud coordination service within the meaning of Article 3(4) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 when taking up their function; |
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Must not be a member of a national anti-fraud coordination service within the meaning of Article 3(4) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 when taking up their function;

| — | Should have a thorough knowledge of two official languages of the institutions of the European Union necessary for the performance of the duties (candidates should also indicate their level of knowledge of other official languages); |
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Should have a thorough knowledge of two official languages of the institutions of the European Union necessary for the performance of the duties (candidates should also indicate their level of knowledge of other official languages);

3.   SELECTION CRITERIA

3.1.   Professional criteria

Relevant senior professional experience of at least 10 years, notably

| — | professional experience, preferably including significant related management experience, as a public prosecutor or judge or lawyer or auditor or investigator, specialised in fraud, corruption or conflicts of interest (including at EU level);
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professional experience, preferably including significant related management experience, as a public prosecutor or judge or lawyer or auditor or investigator, specialised in fraud, corruption or conflicts of interest (including at EU level);

and/or

| — | practical or academic expertise in criminal and/or administrative law with regard to the protection of the financial interests of the EU, the EU budget and the management of EU funds;
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practical or academic expertise in criminal and/or administrative law with regard to the protection of the financial interests of the EU, the EU budget and the management of EU funds;

and/or

| — | practical or academic expertise in protecting fundamental rights in administrative investigations. |
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practical or academic expertise in protecting fundamental rights in administrative investigations.

3.2.   Personal criteria

| — | Should have a very good understanding of the work of OLAF; |
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Should have a very good understanding of the work of OLAF;

| — | Should have very good general knowledge of the EU institutions, policies, legal framework and working methods; |
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Should have very good general knowledge of the EU institutions, policies, legal framework and working methods;

| — | Should be sufficiently available to be able to carry out their tasks in an efficient way (approximately 3 days per month dedicated to meetings and preparation); |
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Should be sufficiently available to be able to carry out their tasks in an efficient way (approximately 3 days per month dedicated to meetings and preparation);

4.   SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

Interested persons should express their interest using the cvOnline application (4).

Before submitting your application, you should carefully check whether you meet all eligibility requirements listed in point 2 above. Failure to meet any of the eligibility requirements means an automatic exclusion from the selection procedure.

To register, you must have a valid email address, which will be used to confirm your registration as well as to remain in contact with you during the different stages of the procedure. Therefore, please keep the European Commission informed about any change in your email address.

To complete your application, you need to upload a CV in PDF format and to fill out, online, a letter of motivation (maximum 8 000 characters). Your CV and your letter of motivation may be submitted in any of the official languages of the European Union.

Candidates are invited to specify all the EU languages they know and the corresponding level of knowledge according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (5).

Once you have finished your online registration, you will receive an electronic mail confirming that your application has been registered. If you do not receive a confirmation mail, your application has not been registered.

Please note that it is not possible to monitor the progress of your application online. You will be contacted directly by the European Commission regarding the status of your application.

If you require more information and/or encounter technical problems, please send an email to: HR-MANAGEMENT-ONLINE@ec.europa.eu

For functional reasons and to complete the selection procedure as quickly as possible in the interest of the candidates as well as that of the institutions, any interviews deemed necessary by the selection panel will be carried out in English (6).

Closing date

The closing date for registration is 24 September 2021. Online registration will not be possible after 12.00 noon Brussels time.

It is your responsibility to complete your online registration in time. We strongly advise you not to wait until the last few days before applying, since heavy internet traffic or a fault with your internet connection could lead to the online registration being terminated before you complete it, thereby obliging you to repeat the whole process. Once the deadline for the submission of registrations has passed, you will no longer be able to introduce any data. Late registrations are not accepted.

5.   SELECTION PROCEDURE

The European Commission will inform the European Parliament and the Council of all the expressions of interest received.

A joint selection committee comprising an equal number of members from each Institution will assess the expressions of interest received and propose a common list of five candidates to be confirmed as members by common accord and at least seven candidates for the reserve list.

Subsequently, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission will appoint by common accord five members of the Supervisory Committee of OLAF as well as a reserve list including at least seven names.

As a general rule, successful candidates will be appointed either as members of the OLAF Supervisory Committee or included in a reserve list. Candidates will be contacted by the institutions after the selection process has been completed, but before the appointment decision is adopted, on the possibility of being named on the reserve list.

In order to put into effect the staggered renewal provided for by Articles 15(3) and 21(2) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013, the mandate of two members will start as soon as the procedure is completed. The mandate of the other three members will start in January 2022.

6.   EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

The European Union institutions and other bodies apply a policy of equal opportunities and accept applications without distinction on the grounds of sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation.

7.   INDEPENDENCE AND DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

Before taking up their duties, the members of the Supervisory Committee are required to declare that they will act independently in the public interest and have no interests, which might be considered prejudicial to their independence.

8.   PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

The Commission will ensure that candidates’ personal data are processed as required by Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council (7). This applies in particular to the confidentiality and security of such data.

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(1)  Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 September 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1074/1999 (OJ L 248, 18.9.2013, p. 1), as last amended by Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2223 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 December 2020 (OJ L 437, 28.12.2020, p. 49).

(2)  22 being the average number of working days in a month.

(3)  The 2020 Annual update of the remuneration and pensions of the officials and other servants of the European Union can be consulted at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:52020XC1211%2801%29&from=FR

(4)  https://ec.europa.eu/dgs/human-resources/seniormanagementvacancies/CV_Encadext/index.cfm?fuseaction=premierAcces

(5)  https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages/table-1-cefr-3.3-common-reference-levels-global-scale

(6)  The selection panel will ensure that no undue advantage is given to native speakers.

(7)  Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39).

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