# Official Journal C 308A/16 D

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4916 December 2006 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 308A

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4916 December 2006

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| 2006/C 308A/1 | Directorate general health and consumer protection — Publication of a notice of vacancy for the post of Deputy Director General (Grade AD15) COM/2006/10034 | 1 |
| 2006/C 308A/2 | Directorate general information society and media — Publication of a notice of vacancy for the post of Deputy Director General (Grade AD15) COM/2006/10035 | 3 |

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III   Notices

Commission

2006/C 308A/1

Directorate general health and consumer protection — Publication of a notice of vacancy for the post of Deputy Director General (Grade AD15) COM/2006/10034

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2006/C 308A/2

Directorate general information society and media — Publication of a notice of vacancy for the post of Deputy Director General (Grade AD15) COM/2006/10035

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DIRECTORATE GENERAL HEALTH AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

Publication of a notice of vacancy for the post of Deputy Director General (Grade AD15)

COM/2006/10034

(2006/C 308/01)

We are:

The ‘Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General’ (DG SANCO). Our job is to ensure food and consumer goods sold in the EU are safe, that the EU's internal market works for the benefit of consumers and that Europe helps protect and improve its citizens' health. Our activities touch the everyday lives of European citizens. We know they expect high standards, so we need to get it right. In order to succeed in our mission we work with other EU Institutions, national governments and agencies, consumer organisations, health interest groups, business groups, scientists, researchers and experts. The Directorate General consists of six Directorates spread across three geographical sites (Brussels, Luxembourg, Grange (IRL)). It has a staff of approximately 820 and a total budget of EUR 554 million.

We propose:

A post of Deputy Director General who will assist the Director General with the overall management of the Directorate General and in particular co-ordinates the food safety activities and scientific matters.

He/she will develop and formulate EU/Commission policies in the field of competence of the Directorate General in particular: to ensure coherence and consistency of the Directorate General's policy on food safety which aims to assure a high level of food safety, animal health, animal welfare and plant health within the European Union through coherent farm-to-table measures and adequate monitoring, while ensuring the effective functioning of the internal market; to ensure the coherence and integration of the food safety policy in the other Commission policies.

We look for:

Candidates that match the following profile: proven management and organisation skills, in particular the ability to lead, motivate and develop a team of highly qualified professionals to the best of their potential in achieving the objectives of SANCO and the Commission in general; very good knowledge and experience of the Community policies related to Health, Food Safety and Consumer protection, including management of crisis; proven experience of risk assessment and science-based decision making; good knowledge of the European Union's international relations in particular in the field of food safety and public health; ability to integrate a food safety vision with other policies of the DG, notably public health and consumer issues; strong communication skills, to promote the Commission's approach towards animal health and food safety, especially in the relevant EU institutions (Parliament and Council), with third countries and stakeholders; strong ability to negotiate at high level with Member States, third countries and international organisations.

Applicants must:

| 1. | be a national of one of the EU Member States; |
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be a national of one of the EU Member States;

| 2. | hold a university degree that gives access to undertake doctoral studies; |
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hold a university degree that gives access to undertake doctoral studies;

| 3. | have at least 15 years post graduate professional experience at a level to which the qualifications referred to above give admission; at least five years of that professional experience must have been gained at senior management level; |
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have at least 15 years post graduate professional experience at a level to which the qualifications referred to above give admission; at least five years of that professional experience must have been gained at senior management level;

| 4. | have a thorough knowledge of one of the EU official languages and an adequate knowledge of another of these languages. |
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have a thorough knowledge of one of the EU official languages and an adequate knowledge of another of these languages.

The Deputy Director General will be selected and appointed by the Commission according to its selection and recruitment procedures. Salaries and conditions of employment are those laid down in the Staff Regulations for AD 15 grade officials of the European Communities. The Commission applies an equal opportunities policy.

Full job description, selection criteria and application details can be found at:

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

The link to the on-line application is:

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/personnel_administration/seniormanagementvacancies/index_en.html.

If you encounter technical problems, please send an e-mail to:

ADMIN-MANAGEMENT-ONLINE@ec.europa.eu.

The closing date for registration is 16 January 2007. On-line registration will not be possible after 12.00 noon Brussels time.

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DIRECTORATE GENERAL INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA

Publication of a notice of vacancy for the post of Deputy Director General (Grade AD15)

COM/2006/10035

(2006/C 308 A/02)

We are:

The Information Society and Media Directorate General supports the development and use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for the benefit of all citizens. Our role is to steer the i2010 framework initiative emphasising ICT as a driver for growth and jobs, to ensure implementation of the Regulatory Framework for Electronic Communications, to strengthen the competitiveness of the European Audiovisual Sector and to manage the ICT part of the seventh RTD Framework Programme (FP7) (2007-2013) and of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) (2007-2013).

We propose:

The position of Deputy Director-General, who will be in charge of the promotion of international cooperation in ICT research and development and the representation of the Directorate General and the Commission in international dialogue and negotiations in the following fields: ICT research, development and deployment; regulatory environment and audio-visual technologies; availability and accessibility of ICT based services.

We look for:

Candidates who should have: a broad and deep knowledge in the fields of ICT and Media; a proven experience and expertise at high operational level, with a record of at least 12 years’ experience, in the fields of ICT and Media; an ability to represent the institution and to negotiate in a European and international context as well as develop or improve contacts with the circles concerned; the capacity to inspire and motivate multidisciplinary teams of highly qualified experts; the ability to lead middle and senior managers in an ambitious and motivating way; a good knowledge of EU policies related to the fields dealt with by the Directorate General; a high working knowledge of English and French; a good command of other languages would be an advantage.

Applicants must:

| 1. | be a national of one of the EU Member States; |
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1.

be a national of one of the EU Member States;

| 2. | hold a university degree that gives access to undertake doctoral studies; |
| --- | --- |

2.

hold a university degree that gives access to undertake doctoral studies;

| 3. | have at least 15 years post graduate professional experience at a level to which the qualifications referred to above give admission; at least five years of that professional experience must have been gained at senior management level; |
| --- | --- |

3.

have at least 15 years post graduate professional experience at a level to which the qualifications referred to above give admission; at least five years of that professional experience must have been gained at senior management level;

| 4. | have a thorough knowledge of one of the EU official languages and an adequate knowledge of another of these languages. |
| --- | --- |

4.

have a thorough knowledge of one of the EU official languages and an adequate knowledge of another of these languages.

The Deputy Director General will be selected and appointed by the Commission according to its selection and recruitment procedures. Salaries and conditions of employment are those laid down in the Staff Regulations for AD 15 grade officials of the European Communities. The Commission applies an equal opportunities policy.

Full job description, selection criteria and application details can be found at:

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

The link to the on-line application is:

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/personnel_administration/seniormanagementvacancies/index_en.html

If you encounter technical problems, please send an e-mail to:

ADMIN-MANAGEMENT-ONLINE@ec.europa.eu.

The closing date for registration 16 January 2007. On-line registration will not be possible after 12.00 noon Brussels time.

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