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VACANCY NOTICE FOR AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE EUROPEAN AGENCY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF OPERATIONAL COOPERATION AT THE EXTERNAL BORDERS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

(2005/C 7 A/01)

General description of tasks and role of the Agency

The European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union is a new EU Agency to be located in one of the new Member States. Its mission is to ensure a high and uniform level of control on persons and surveillance of the external borders through coordination of the operational cooperation of Member States.

The Agency shall, in particular, perform the following tasks:

Description and nature of functions of the Executive Director

The Executive Director is the legal representative and the public face of the Agency and is accountable to the Management Board. The Executive Director shall be completely independent in the performance of his/her duties and shall neither seek nor take instruction from any government or from any other body.

Specific responsibilities include (Article 25 of the Regulation establishing the Agency):

Specific qualifications and experience required for this function

The candidate will demonstrate a record of experience, direct involvement and proven successful achievements:

The candidate will also be able to demonstrate:

Given the coordination and cooperation role of the Agency with regard to Member States' and third countries' authorities as well as international organisations, a good knowledge of English and/or French would be a precious asset.

Applicants must:

Independence and declarations of interest

The Executive Director will be required to make a declaration of commitment to act independently in the public interest and to make a declaration in relation to interests which might be considered prejudicial to his/her independence. Candidates should therefore include confirmation of their willingness to make such declarations with their applications.

Appointment and conditions of employment

In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26 of the Regulation establishing the Agency, the Executive Director will be appointed by the Management Board on the basis of a shortlist drawn up by the Commission.

This call for applications is the basis for the establishment of the Commission's shortlist. Candidates should note that the shortlist may be made public and that inclusion on the shortlist does not guarantee appointment.

The Director will be appointed as a member of the temporary staff at grade A*14 pursuant to Article 2a of the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities for a period of five years that may be extended once for a further period of up to five years.

It would be therefore desirable that candidates are in a position to serve a full five-year term before reaching the normal retirement age for staff of the European Communities.

Equal opportunities

The European Union takes great care to avoid any form of discrimination in its recruitment procedures and actively encourages applications from women.

Application procedure

In order for applications to be considered valid, candidates must submit a letter of motivation, and curriculum vitae. Supporting documents (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, preferably in English, French or German, should be sent by e-mail in Word or pdf format to the following dedicated mailbox:

JLS-BORD-AG-EXEC-DIR-VAC@cec.eu.int

Applicants who are not able to send their application by e-mail may, alternatively, send it by post or by courier service, marked ‘External Borders Agency — Staff matter’, to:

Closing date

Applications must be sent either by e-mail or by registered post not later than 31 January 2005 (date as postmark).

Applications sent by courier service must be delivered to the same address before 15.00 on the abovementioned date.

The Commission reserves the right to postpone the closing date of this call by publication in the Official Journal of the European Union only.

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