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| 11.6.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 145/8 |
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11.6.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CA 145/8

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RECRUITMENT NOTICE PE/113/S

RECRUITMENT NOTICE

DIRECTOR (Function group AD14)

DIRECTOR

DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR INTERPRETATION AND CONFERENCES — DIRECTORATE A — INTERPRETATION

DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR INTERPRETATION AND CONFERENCES — DIRECTORATE A — INTERPRETATION

(2008/C 145 A/02)

1.   VACANT POST

The President of the European Parliament has decided to open the procedure for filling a post of Director (AD, Grade 14) in the Parliament's Directorate-General for Interpretation and Conferences — Directorate A — Interpretation, in accordance with Article 29(2) of the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities.

Director

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 12 312,60 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.

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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 commitment, frequent travel between the places of work and frequent contact with people inside and outside Parliament and with MEPs.

2.   LOCATION

Brussels. This post may be transferred to one of Parliament's two other 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 (2), in the light of the guidelines and decisions laid down by the parliamentary authority and the Director-General:

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| — | ensuring the smooth running of a department in the Secretariat comprising several units covering the Directorate's area of responsibility, |
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ensuring the smooth running of a department in the Secretariat comprising several units covering the Directorate's area of responsibility,

| — | managing, supervising, motivating and coordinating one or more teams; optimising the use of the department's resources in order 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 department's resources in order 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 the decisions needed to achieve the objectives set, assessing the services provided with a view to ensuring quality, |
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planning the Directorate's activities (defining objectives and strategies), taking the decisions needed to achieve the objectives set, assessing the services provided with a view to ensuring quality,

| — | advising the Director-General, the Secretariat and Members of Parliament in the relevant areas, |
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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, representing the institution and negotiating contracts or agreements in the relevant areas, |
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cooperating with the various directorates in the Secretariat, representing the institution and negotiating contracts or agreements in the relevant areas,

| — | 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,

| — | performing the duties of authorising officer by subdelegation. |
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performing the duties of authorising officer by subdelegation.

5.   ELIGIBILITY (profile required)

(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 Member States of the European Union (3), |
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be a national of one of the Member States of the European Union (3),

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| — | 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 appropriate character references as to your suitability to perform your duties. |
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produce appropriate character references as to your suitability to perform 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 (4), when the normal period of university education is at least three years. |
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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,

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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 (4), 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 positions. |
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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 positions.

15 years

eight years

(ii)   Knowledge required

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

| — | Excellent understanding of internal, national and international policy issues; |
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Excellent understanding of internal, national and international policy issues;

| — | Very good understanding of the various cultures represented in the institutions; |
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Very good understanding of the various cultures represented in the institutions;

| — | Excellent knowledge of the Secretariat's structure, organisation and work environment and the various people involved; |
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Excellent knowledge of the Secretariat's structure, organisation and work environment and the various people involved;

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

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

| — | Very good administrative skills (in such areas as human resources, management, budgeting, finance, IT, etc.); |
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Very good administrative skills (in such areas as human resources, management, budgeting, finance, IT, etc.);

| — | Excellent knowledge of management techniques. |
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Excellent knowledge of management techniques.

(iii)   Language knowledge

An excellent knowledge of one of the official languages of the European Union (5) and a very good knowledge of a second.

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For practical reasons a very good knowledge of English or French is required and a good knowledge of the other of these two languages. The Advisory Committee will take knowledge of other official languages of the European Union into account.

(iv)   Skills

| — | A flair for strategy; |
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A flair for strategy;

| — | Management skills; |
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Management skills;

| — | 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.   SELECTION PROCEDURE

With a view to helping the Appointing Authority make its choice, the Advisory Committee on the appointment of senior officials will draw up the list of applicants and recommend to the Bureau the names of the persons to be invited to interview. The Bureau will finalise the list of names and the Advisory Committee will hold the interviews and submit its final report to the Bureau for a decision. On that basis, the Bureau may then hear the applicants.

7.   APPLICATIONS

Please apply to the address below (quoting Recruitment Notice PE/113/S), enclosing a curriculum vitae (preferably a Europass CV) (6):

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| The Secretary-General |
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| European Parliament |
| Konrad Adenauer Building |
| L-2929 Luxembourg. |

The Secretary-General

The Secretary-General

European Parliament

European Parliament

Konrad Adenauer Building

Konrad Adenauer Building

L-2929 Luxembourg.

L-2929 Luxembourg.

Applications must be sent by registered post by 26 June 2008 at the latest, as evidenced by the postmark.

26 June 2008

Please note that, if you are called for interview
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  , you must produce by the interview date only copies or photocopies of supporting documents relating to your studies, professional experience and current responsibilities. None of these documents will be returned to you.

Please note that, if you are called for interview

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, you must produce by the interview date only copies or photocopies of supporting documents relating to your studies, professional experience and current responsibilities. None of these documents will 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)  The Member States of the European Union are: Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

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

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

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

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

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ANNEX

DIRECTORATE A — INTERPRETATION

1.   MAIN TASKS

| — | Managing, coordinating and supervising the units and departments in the Directorate; |
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Managing, coordinating and supervising the units and departments in the Directorate;

| — | Performing the duties of authorising officer by subdelegation; |
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Performing the duties of authorising officer by subdelegation;

| — | Managing projects; |
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Managing projects;

| — | Managing the implementation of IT policy and projects (Pericles) and maintaining an IT helpdesk service; |
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Managing the implementation of IT policy and projects (Pericles) and maintaining an IT helpdesk service;

| — | Maintaining relations with the other institutions on issues concerning the language units; |
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Maintaining relations with the other institutions on issues concerning the language units;

| — | Maintaining relations with the interpreting profession (professional agreement, etc.); |
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Maintaining relations with the interpreting profession (professional agreement, etc.);

| — | Ensuring that the Directorate's notes and files are followed up; |
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Ensuring that the Directorate's notes and files are followed up;

| — | Running the Directorate's secretariat. |
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Running the Directorate's secretariat.

2.   ESTABLISHMENT PLAN (6)

| — | 1 Director |
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1 Director

| — | 5 Administrators |
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5 Administrators

22 LANGUAGE UNITS

1.   MAIN TASKS OF THE UNITS

| — | Interpretation into and from the language of the unit. |
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Interpretation into and from the language of the unit.

Tasks assigned to a head of unit

| — | Managing the permanent staff (mission assignments, monitoring quality and training, staff reports); |
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Managing the permanent staff (mission assignments, monitoring quality and training, staff reports);

| — | Selecting external interpreters on the basis of interinstitutional tests and monitoring their quality, particularly by means of listening reports; proposing advanced training; |
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Selecting external interpreters on the basis of interinstitutional tests and monitoring their quality, particularly by means of listening reports; proposing advanced training;

| — | Promoting the learning of languages which are not sufficiently covered in the unit; |
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Promoting the learning of languages which are not sufficiently covered in the unit;

| — | Promoting the training and selection of interpreters with two active languages; |
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Promoting the training and selection of interpreters with two active languages;

| — | Providing ad hoc training for young trainees (traineeships). |
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Providing ad hoc training for young trainees (traineeships).

2.   ESTABLISHMENT PLAN (411)

| LANGUAGE UNIT | HEAD OF UNIT | INTERPRETERS | TOTAL |
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| Danish | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| German | 1 | 27 | 28 |
| Greek | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| English | 1 | 28 | 29 |
| Spanish | 1 | 23 | 24 |
| Finnish | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| French | 1 | 27 | 28 |
| Italian | 1 | 24 | 25 |
| Dutch | 1 | 24 | 25 |
| Portuguese | 1 | 19 | 20 |
| Swedish | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| Polish | 1 | 24 | 25 |
| Czech | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| Hungarian | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| Slovak | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Slovene | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Estonian | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Latvian | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| Maltese | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Bulgarian | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Romanian | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| Total | 14 | 397 | 411 |

LANGUAGE UNIT

HEAD OF UNIT

INTERPRETERS

TOTAL

Danish

1

15

16

German

1

27

28

Greek

1

17

18

English

1

28

29

Spanish

1

23

24

Finnish

1

18

19

French

1

27

28

Italian

1

24

25

Dutch

1

24

25

Portuguese

1

19

20

Swedish

1

16

17

Polish

1

24

25

Czech

0

16

16

Hungarian

0

17

17

Slovak

0

11

11

Slovene

0

12

12

Estonian

1

11

12

Lithuanian

0

12

12

Latvian

1

12

13

Maltese

0

10

10

Bulgarian

0

18

18

Romanian

0

16

16

Total

14

397

411

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