# Official Journal C 321A/2010

| | ISSN 1725-2423
  doi:10.3000/17252423.CA2010.321.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 321A |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5326 November 2010 |

ISSN 1725-2423

doi:10.3000/17252423.CA2010.321.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 321A

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5326 November 2010

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | V   Announcements |
| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | European Parliament |
| 2010/C 321A/01 | Recruitment notice PE/129/S — Director (Function group AD, grade 14) — Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union — Directorate for Resources | 1 |
| 2010/C 321A/02 | Recruitment notice PE/130/S — Director (Function group AD, grade 14) — Directorate-General for the Presidency — Directorate for Resources | 7 |
| 2010/C 321A/03 | Recruitment notice PE/131/S — Director (Function group AD, grade 14) — Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union — Directorate for Resources | 12 |
| 2010/C 321A/04 | Recruitment notice PE/132/S — Director (Function group AD, grade 14) — Directorate-General for Communication — Directorate for Resources | 17 |
| 2010/C 321A/05 | Recruitment notice PE/135/S — Director (Function group AD, grade 14) — Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union — Directorate for Committees | 22 |
| 2010/C 321A/06 | Recruitment notice PE/136/S — Director (Function group AD, grade 14) — Directorate-General for Personnel — Directorate for Administrative Management | 29 |
| 2010/C 321A/07 | Recruitment notice PE/139/S — Director (Function group AD, grade 14) — Directorate for Relations with the Political Groups | 36 |

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Contents

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V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Parliament

2010/C 321A/01

Recruitment notice PE/129/S — Director (Function group AD, grade 14) — Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union — Directorate for Resources

1

2010/C 321A/02

Recruitment notice PE/130/S — Director (Function group AD, grade 14) — Directorate-General for the Presidency — Directorate for Resources

7

2010/C 321A/03

Recruitment notice PE/131/S — Director (Function group AD, grade 14) — Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union — Directorate for Resources

12

2010/C 321A/04

Recruitment notice PE/132/S — Director (Function group AD, grade 14) — Directorate-General for Communication — Directorate for Resources

17

2010/C 321A/05

Recruitment notice PE/135/S — Director (Function group AD, grade 14) — Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union — Directorate for Committees

22

2010/C 321A/06

Recruitment notice PE/136/S — Director (Function group AD, grade 14) — Directorate-General for Personnel — Directorate for Administrative Management

29

2010/C 321A/07

Recruitment notice PE/139/S — Director (Function group AD, grade 14) — Directorate for Relations with the Political Groups

36

REVIEW OF COMPETITION C A OJs

Please find below the list of C A published during the present year.

Unless otherwise indicated, OJs are published in all language versions.

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Parliament

| 26.11.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 321/1 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

CA 321/1

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RECRUITMENT NOTICE PE/129/S — DIRECTOR

(Function group AD, grade 14)

DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR INTERNAL POLICIES OF THE UNION — DIRECTORATE FOR RESOURCES

(2010/C 321 A/01)

1.   Vacant post

The President of the European Parliament has decided to open the procedure for filling the post of Director (AD, grade 14) in Parliament's Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union — Directorate for Resources, in accordance with Article 29(2) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities (1).

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 and the interinstitutional recruitment procedures.

Recruitment will be to grade AD 14 (2). The basic salary is EUR 12 732,20 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.

Candidates should note that this post is subject to the mobility policy rules adopted by Parliament's Bureau on 29 March 2004.

The post calls for flexibility and frequent contact with people inside and outside Parliament, including Members of the European Parliament, and involves managing mixed teams of permanent and other staff. The person in charge will be required to travel frequently between Parliament's places of work.

2.   Location

Brussels. This post may be transferred to one of Parliament's other places of work.

3.   Equal opportunities

The European Parliament is an equal opportunities employer and accepts applications without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status or family situation.

4.   Job description

Senior official responsible for the following duties (3), in the light of the guidelines and decisions laid down by the parliamentary authority and the Director-General:

| — | ensuring the smooth running of a large department in the Secretariat comprising several units covering the areas that fall within the Directorate's remit, |
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ensuring the smooth running of a large department in the Secretariat comprising several units covering the areas that fall within the Directorate's remit,

| — | managing, supervising, motivating and coordinating one or more teams in order to optimise the use of the department's resources to provide a high-quality service (organisation, management of human and budget resources, innovation, management of logistics and IT) in the relevant sectors, |
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managing, supervising, motivating and coordinating one or more teams in order to optimise the use of the department's resources to provide a high-quality service (organisation, management of human and budget resources, innovation, management of logistics and IT) in the relevant sectors,

| — | planning the Directorate's activities (defining objectives and strategies), taking decisions needed to achieve the objectives set, assessing services provided with a view to ensuring quality, |
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planning the Directorate's activities (defining objectives and strategies), taking decisions needed to achieve the objectives set, assessing services provided with a view to ensuring quality,

| — | making decisions on ICT technological and managerial strategy (choice of technical solutions, services offered, approaches to carrying out projects and supplying services), |
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making decisions on ICT technological and managerial strategy (choice of technical solutions, services offered, approaches to carrying out projects and supplying services),

| — | advising the Director-General, the Secretariat and MEPs in the area of activity concerned, |
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advising the Director-General, the Secretariat and MEPs in the area of activity concerned,

| — | cooperating with the various directorates in the Secretariat; representing Parliament and negotiating contracts or agreements in the area of activity, |
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cooperating with the various directorates in the Secretariat; representing Parliament and negotiating contracts or agreements in the area of activity,

| — | 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,

| — | carrying out the tasks of authorising officer by subdelegation. |
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carrying out the tasks of authorising officer by subdelegation.

5.   Eligibility (profile required)

The selection procedure is open to candidates who fulfil the following conditions on the closing date for applications:

(a)   General conditions

Under Article 28 of the Staff Regulations, you must:

| — | be a national of one of the European Union's Member States (4), |
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be a national of one of the European Union's Member States (4),

| — | 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 concerning military service, |
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have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you by the laws concerning military service,

| — | produce the appropriate character references as to your suitability for the performance of your duties. |
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produce the appropriate character references as to your suitability for the performance of 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 4 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 1 year (5) when the normal period of university education is at least 3 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 4 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 1 year (5) when the normal period of university education is at least 3 years,

| — | at least 12 years' professional experience gained after obtaining the qualifications referred to in the first indent, including at least 6 years in managerial duties. |
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at least 12 years' professional experience gained after obtaining the qualifications referred to in the first indent, including at least 6 years in managerial duties.

(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 political issues, |
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excellent understanding of internal, national and international political issues,

| — | excellent knowledge of Parliament's Secretariat, its organisational set-up and environment, and the various players involved, |
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excellent knowledge of Parliament's Secretariat, its organisational set-up and environment, and the various players involved,

| — | excellent knowledge of the Staff Regulations, their interpretation and the derived rules, |
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excellent knowledge of the Staff Regulations, their interpretation and the derived rules,

| — | excellent knowledge of the Financial Regulation, the Financial Regulation Implementing Rules, the Internal Rules and other subordinate European Parliament texts, |
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excellent knowledge of the Financial Regulation, the Financial Regulation Implementing Rules, the Internal Rules and other subordinate European Parliament texts,

| — | very good understanding of the different cultures represented in the institutions, |
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very good understanding of the different cultures represented in the institutions,

| — | very good technical and managerial versatility in the area of ICT, |
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very good technical and managerial versatility in the area of ICT,

| — | very good knowledge of technologies, management of their implementation, developments, choices and issues, |
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very good knowledge of technologies, management of their implementation, developments, choices and issues,

| — | very good administrative knowledge (human resources, management, budget, finance, IT, legal issues etc.), |
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very good administrative knowledge (human resources, management, budget, finance, IT, legal issues etc.),

| — | excellent knowledge of management techniques. |
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excellent knowledge of management techniques.

(iii)   Knowledge of languages

Excellent knowledge of one European Union official language (6) and knowledge of two others is required.

The Advisory Committee will take account of knowledge of other official languages of the European Union.

(iv)   Skills

| — | A flair for strategy, |
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A flair for strategy,

| — | management skills, |
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management skills,

| — | forward planning skills, |
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forward planning skills,

| — | 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

To assist the Appointing Authority in its choice, the Advisory Committee for the appointment of senior officials will draw up a list of candidates and recommend to the Bureau the names of the persons to be called for interview. The Bureau will adopt the list, and the Committee will conduct the interviews and submit its final report to the Bureau for a decision. At this stage, the Bureau may interview the candidates.

7.   Applications

Please apply to the address below (quoting ‘avis de recrutement numéro PE/129/S’), enclosing a personal statement and a curriculum vitae (in Europass format (7)):

| Monsieur le Secrétaire général |
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| Parlement européen |
| Bâtiment Konrad Adenauer |
| 2929 Luxembourg |
| LUXEMBOURG |

Monsieur le Secrétaire général

Parlement européen

Bâtiment Konrad Adenauer

2929 Luxembourg

LUXEMBOURG

Applications must be sent by registered post by 10 December 2010 at the latest, as evidenced by the postmark.

Please note that, if you are called for interview (8), you must produce by the interview date, solely in the form of copies or photocopies, supporting documents relating to your studies, professional experience and current responsibilities. These documents will not be returned to you.

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(1)  OJ L 124, 27.4.2004.

(2)  The official will be graded on recruitment in accordance with Article 32 of the Staff Regulations.

(3)  For a description of the main tasks, see the Annex.

(4)  The Member States of the European Union are: Belgium, Bulgaria, the 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.

(5)  This year of experience will not be taken into account when evaluating the professional experience stipulated in the next indent.

(6)  The official languages of the European Union are: Bulgarian, Spanish, Czech, Danish, German, Estonian, Greek, English, French, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Finnish, Swedish.

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

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

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ANNEX

DG INTERNAL POLICIES OF THE UNION — DIRECTORATE FOR RESOURCES

1.   Main tasks

| — | Directing, coordinating and supervising the Directorate's units and services, |
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Directing, coordinating and supervising the Directorate's units and services,

| — | exercising appointing authority powers, |
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exercising appointing authority powers,

| — | managing projects, |
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managing projects,

| — | representing Parliament in various internal committees and interinstitutional forums, |
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representing Parliament in various internal committees and interinstitutional forums,

| — | acting as authorising officer by subdelegation. |
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acting as authorising officer by subdelegation.

2.   Establishment plan (1)

| — | 1 Administrator. |
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1 Administrator.

FINANCE SERVICE

1.   Main tasks

| — | Drawing up the Directorate-General's preliminary draft budget |
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Drawing up the Directorate-General's preliminary draft budget

| — | coordinating budgetary management






  — | drawing up the annual budget, day-to-day implementation of the budget, preparing imprest account requests and any requests relating to transfers in progress, drawing up management reports (interim reports during the year, annual reports, reports requested in budget resolutions, reports requested by the Central Financial Service, work relating to the action plan, action to be taken in response to reports by the Internal Auditor, action to be taken in response to reports by the Court of Auditors), |
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coordinating budgetary management

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drawing up the annual budget, day-to-day implementation of the budget, preparing imprest account requests and any requests relating to transfers in progress, drawing up management reports (interim reports during the year, annual reports, reports requested in budget resolutions, reports requested by the Central Financial Service, work relating to the action plan, action to be taken in response to reports by the Internal Auditor, action to be taken in response to reports by the Court of Auditors),

| — | carrying out and coordinating procedures relating to public procurement, subsidies, etc. and ensuring compliance with the relevant rules, |
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carrying out and coordinating procedures relating to public procurement, subsidies, etc. and ensuring compliance with the relevant rules,

| — | storing budget documents and supporting documents, originals of tender documents and contracts. |
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storing budget documents and supporting documents, originals of tender documents and contracts.

2.   Establishment plan (7)

| — | 1 Administrator, |
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1 Administrator,

| — | 6 Assistants. |
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6 Assistants.

PERSONNEL UNIT

1.   Main tasks

Coordinating human resources management

| — | Managing posts on the Directorate-General's establishment plan, analysing and monitoring its recruitment requirements as regards officials, temporary and contract staff: monitoring procedures for filling vacant posts, organising interviews with a view to recruiting officials and candidates from reserve lists, mobility management, etc., |
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Managing posts on the Directorate-General's establishment plan, analysing and monitoring its recruitment requirements as regards officials, temporary and contract staff: monitoring procedures for filling vacant posts, organising interviews with a view to recruiting officials and candidates from reserve lists, mobility management, etc.,

| — | day-to-day management of staff matters: drawing up and following up staff reports, traineeship reports and confirmation reports, drawing up files relating to promotion (merit points), managing sick leave, annual leave, decentralised budgets for contract staff, missions and overtime, etc., |
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day-to-day management of staff matters: drawing up and following up staff reports, traineeship reports and confirmation reports, drawing up files relating to promotion (merit points), managing sick leave, annual leave, decentralised budgets for contract staff, missions and overtime, etc.,

| — | providing communication, support and advice in the area of activity concerned: acting as a reference point responding to various staff requests, receiving new colleagues, passing on information on internal staff transfers to the relevant services within the DG and maintaining regular contact with colleagues in DG Personnel, |
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providing communication, support and advice in the area of activity concerned: acting as a reference point responding to various staff requests, receiving new colleagues, passing on information on internal staff transfers to the relevant services within the DG and maintaining regular contact with colleagues in DG Personnel,

| — | updating lists and databases concerned with staff file management such as Streamline, MISS, etc., |
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updating lists and databases concerned with staff file management such as Streamline, MISS, etc.,

| — | compiling statistics. |
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compiling statistics.

Coordinating professional training files

| — | Coordination of the Directorate-General's requests for professional training and follow-up with the relevant unit within DG Personnel, |
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Coordination of the Directorate-General's requests for professional training and follow-up with the relevant unit within DG Personnel,

| — | representing the Directorate-General within the Advisory Committee on Professional Training (ACPT), |
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representing the Directorate-General within the Advisory Committee on Professional Training (ACPT),

| — | planning and providing specific training and assistance for staff working in the Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union and the Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union, |
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planning and providing specific training and assistance for staff working in the Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union and the Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union,

| — | organising information sessions and seminars on subjects of general interest, |
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organising information sessions and seminars on subjects of general interest,

| — | preparing and publishing thematic documents relating to the main instruments and working methods in the Directorate-General. |
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preparing and publishing thematic documents relating to the main instruments and working methods in the Directorate-General.

Coordinating matters relating to logistics

| — | Allocation of office space and office equipment: removals, furniture, telephone equipment (use of DEMOV, FOURNIMOB and SUTEL databases), |
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Allocation of office space and office equipment: removals, furniture, telephone equipment (use of DEMOV, FOURNIMOB and SUTEL databases),

| — | managing equipment, acting as inventory property manager (GBI): furniture inventory management (ELS database), |
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managing equipment, acting as inventory property manager (GBI): furniture inventory management (ELS database),

| — | managing office supplies. |
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managing office supplies.

2.   Establishment plan (18)

| — | 1 Head of unit, |
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1 Head of unit,

| — | 1 Administrator, |
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1 Administrator,

| — | 16 Assistants. |
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16 Assistants.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UNIT

1.   Main tasks

| — | Coordinating the IT support provided to the various units (drawing up the annual purchasing plan, monitoring its implementation, assessing the results, monitoring equipment installation, etc.), |
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Coordinating the IT support provided to the various units (drawing up the annual purchasing plan, monitoring its implementation, assessing the results, monitoring equipment installation, etc.),

| — | providing practical support to users of the applications used in the DG, |
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providing practical support to users of the applications used in the DG,

| — | responding to users' needs, initiating and analysing new applications with a view to improving quality and efficiency, |
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responding to users' needs, initiating and analysing new applications with a view to improving quality and efficiency,

| — | supplying manuals for the IT applications used by Parliament (DocEP, ITER and IPOLnet, IM-Press, WICR) and helping coordinate the technical development of some of them (ITER, AT4AM, DocEP), |
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supplying manuals for the IT applications used by Parliament (DocEP, ITER and IPOLnet, IM-Press, WICR) and helping coordinate the technical development of some of them (ITER, AT4AM, DocEP),

| — | representing the interests of the Directorate-General, as well as those of the Directorate-General for External Policies, in the working parties in charge of managing inter- and intra-institutional information, such as the College of the Information Resource Officers (IROs), the Recueil des Modèles (RDM), CIREL and ITER, as well as vis-à-vis the Informatics Directorate (DIT), |
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representing the interests of the Directorate-General, as well as those of the Directorate-General for External Policies, in the working parties in charge of managing inter- and intra-institutional information, such as the College of the Information Resource Officers (IROs), the Recueil des Modèles (RDM), CIREL and ITER, as well as vis-à-vis the Informatics Directorate (DIT),

| — | managing the Directorate-General's intranet and/or Internet site. |
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managing the Directorate-General's intranet and/or Internet site.

2.   Establishment plan (12)

| — | 1 Administrator, |
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1 Administrator,

| — | 11 Assistants. |
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11 Assistants.

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| 26.11.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 321/7 |
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26.11.2010

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Official Journal of the European Union

CA 321/7

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RECRUITMENT NOTICE PE/130/S — DIRECTOR

(Function group AD, grade 14)

DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR THE PRESIDENCY — DIRECTORATE FOR RESOURCES

(2010/C 321 A/02)

1.   Vacant post

The President of the European Parliament has decided to open the procedure for filling the post of Director (AD, grade 14) in Parliament's Directorate-General for the Presidency — Directorate for Resources, in accordance with Article 29(2) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities (1).

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 and the interinstitutional recruitment procedures.

Recruitment will be to grade AD 14 (2). The basic salary is EUR 12 732,20 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.

Candidates should note that this post is subject to the mobility policy rules adopted by Parliament's Bureau on 29 March 2004.

The post calls for flexibility and frequent contact with people inside and outside Parliament, including Members of the European Parliament, and involves managing mixed teams of permanent and other staff. Since the Directorate has staff in several places of work, the person in charge will be required to travel frequently between Parliament's places of work.

2.   Location

Brussels. This post may be transferred to one of Parliament's other places of work.

3.   Equal opportunities

The European Parliament is an equal opportunities employer and accepts applications without discrimination on any grounds such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status or family situation.

4.   Job description

Senior official responsible for the following duties (3), in the light of the guidelines and decisions laid down by the parliamentary authority and the Director-General:

| — | ensuring the smooth running of a large department in the Secretariat comprising several units covering the areas that fall within the directorate's remit, |
| --- | --- |

—

ensuring the smooth running of a large department in the Secretariat comprising several units covering the areas that fall within the directorate's remit,

| — | managing, supervising, motivating and coordinating one or more teams, in order to optimise the use of the department's resources to provide a high-quality service (organisation, management of human and budget resources, innovation, management of logistics and IT) in the relevant sectors, |
| --- | --- |

—

managing, supervising, motivating and coordinating one or more teams, in order to optimise the use of the department's resources to provide a high-quality service (organisation, management of human and budget resources, innovation, management of logistics and IT) in the relevant sectors,

| — | planning the Directorate's activities (defining objectives and strategies), taking decisions needed to achieve the objectives set, assessing services provided with a view to ensuring quality, |
| --- | --- |

—

planning the Directorate's activities (defining objectives and strategies), taking decisions needed to achieve the objectives set, assessing services provided with a view to ensuring quality,

| — | making decisions on ICT technological and managerial strategy (choice of technical solutions, services offered, approaches to carrying out projects and supplying services), |
| --- | --- |

—

making decisions on ICT technological and managerial strategy (choice of technical solutions, services offered, approaches to carrying out projects and supplying services),

| — | advising the Director-General, the Secretariat and MEPs in the area of activity concerned, |
| --- | --- |

—

advising the Director-General, the Secretariat and MEPs in the area of activity concerned,

| — | cooperating with the various directorates in the Secretariat; representing Parliament and negotiating contracts or agreements in the area of activity, |
| --- | --- |

—

cooperating with the various directorates in the Secretariat; representing Parliament and negotiating contracts or agreements in the area of activity,

| — | managing and seeing through specific projects likely to involve financial responsibilities, |
| --- | --- |

—

managing and seeing through specific projects likely to involve financial responsibilities,

| — | carrying out the tasks of authorising officer by subdelegation. |
| --- | --- |

—

carrying out the tasks of authorising officer by subdelegation.

5.   Eligibility (profile required)

The selection procedure is open to candidates who fulfil the following conditions on the closing date for applications:

(a)   General conditions

Under Article 28 of the Staff Regulations, you must:

| — | be a national of one of the European Union's Member States (4), |
| --- | --- |

—

be a national of one of the European Union's Member States (4),

| — | enjoy full rights as a citizen, |
| --- | --- |

—

enjoy full rights as a citizen,

| — | have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you by the laws concerning military service, |
| --- | --- |

—

have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you by the laws concerning military service,

| — | produce the appropriate character references as to your suitability for the performance of your duties. |
| --- | --- |

—

produce the appropriate character references as to your suitability for the performance of 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 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 (5) when the normal period of university education is at least 3 years, |
| --- | --- |

—

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 (5) when the normal period of university education is at least 3 years,

| — | at least 12 years' professional experience gained after obtaining the qualifications referred to in the first indent, including at least 6 years in managerial duties. |
| --- | --- |

—

at least 12 years' professional experience gained after obtaining the qualifications referred to in the first indent, including at least 6 years in managerial duties.

(ii)   Knowledge required

| — | Excellent general knowledge of European affairs, |
| --- | --- |

—

Excellent general knowledge of European affairs,

| — | excellent understanding of internal, national and international political issues, |
| --- | --- |

—

excellent understanding of internal, national and international political issues,

| — | excellent knowledge of Parliament's Secretariat, its organisational set-up and environment, and the various players involved, |
| --- | --- |

—

excellent knowledge of Parliament's Secretariat, its organisational set-up and environment, and the various players involved,

| — | excellent knowledge of the Staff Regulations, their interpretation and the derived rules, |
| --- | --- |

—

excellent knowledge of the Staff Regulations, their interpretation and the derived rules,

| — | excellent knowledge of the Financial Regulation, the Financial Regulation Implementing Rules, the Internal Rules and other subordinate European Parliament texts, |
| --- | --- |

—

excellent knowledge of the Financial Regulation, the Financial Regulation Implementing Rules, the Internal Rules and other subordinate European Parliament texts,

| — | very good understanding of the different cultures represented in the institutions, |
| --- | --- |

—

very good understanding of the different cultures represented in the institutions,

| — | very good technical and managerial versatility in the area of ICT, |
| --- | --- |

—

very good technical and managerial versatility in the area of ICT,

| — | very good knowledge of technologies, management of their implementation, developments, choices and issues, |
| --- | --- |

—

very good knowledge of technologies, management of their implementation, developments, choices and issues,

| — | very good administrative knowledge (human resources, management, budget, finance, IT, legal issues, etc.), |
| --- | --- |

—

very good administrative knowledge (human resources, management, budget, finance, IT, legal issues, etc.),

| — | excellent knowledge of management techniques. |
| --- | --- |

—

excellent knowledge of management techniques.

(iii)   Knowledge of languages

Excellent knowledge of one European Union official language (6) and knowledge of two others is required.

The Advisory Committee will take account of knowledge of other official languages of the European Union.

(iv)   Skills

| — | A flair for strategy, |
| --- | --- |

—

A flair for strategy,

| — | management skills, |
| --- | --- |

—

management skills,

| — | forward planning skills, |
| --- | --- |

—

forward planning skills,

| — | ability to react to events, |
| --- | --- |

—

ability to react to events,

| — | a meticulous approach, |
| --- | --- |

—

a meticulous approach,

| — | communication skills. |
| --- | --- |

—

communication skills.

6.   Selection procedure

To assist the Appointing Authority in its choice, the Advisory Committee for the appointment of senior officials will draw up a list of candidates and recommend to the Bureau the names of the persons to be called for interview. The Bureau will adopt the list, and the Committee will conduct the interviews and submit its final report to the Bureau for a decision. At this stage, the Bureau may interview the candidates.

7.   Applications

Please apply to the address below (quoting ‘avis de recrutement numéro PE/130/S’), enclosing a personal statement and a curriculum vitae (in Europass format (7)):

| Monsieur le Secrétaire général |
| --- |
| Parlement européen |
| Bâtiment Konrad Adenauer |
| 2929 Luxembourg |
| LUXEMBOURG |

Monsieur le Secrétaire général

Parlement européen

Bâtiment Konrad Adenauer

2929 Luxembourg

LUXEMBOURG

Applications must be sent by registered post by 10 December 2010 at the latest, as evidenced by the postmark.

Please note that, if you are called for interview (8), you must produce by the interview date, solely in the form of copies or photocopies, supporting documents relating to your studies, professional experience and current responsibilities. These documents will not be returned to you.

---

(1)  OJ L 124, 27.4.2004.

(2)  The official will be graded on recruitment in accordance with Article 32 of the Staff Regulations.

(3)  For a description of the main tasks, see the Annex.

(4)  The Member States of the European Union are: Belgium, Bulgaria, the 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.

(5)  This year of experience will not be taken into account when evaluating the professional experience stipulated in the next indent.

(6)  The official languages of the European Union are: Bulgarian, Spanish, Czech, Danish, German, Estonian, Greek, English, French, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Finnish, Swedish.

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

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

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ANNEX

DG FOR THE PRESIDENCY — DIRECTORATE FOR RESOURCES

1.   Main tasks

| — | Directing, coordinating and supervising the Directorate's units and services, |
| --- | --- |

—

Directing, coordinating and supervising the Directorate's units and services,

| — | exercising appointing authority powers, |
| --- | --- |

—

exercising appointing authority powers,

| — | managing projects, |
| --- | --- |

—

managing projects,

| — | representing Parliament in various internal committees and interinstitutional forums, |
| --- | --- |

—

representing Parliament in various internal committees and interinstitutional forums,

| — | acting as authorising officer by subdelegation. |
| --- | --- |

—

acting as authorising officer by subdelegation.

2.   Establishment plan (9)

| — | 2 Administrators, |
| --- | --- |

—

2 Administrators,

| — | 7 Assistants. |
| --- | --- |

—

7 Assistants.

IT SERVICE

1.   Main tasks

| — | Coordinating the IT support provided to the various units (drawing up the annual purchasing plan, monitoring its implementation, assessing the results, monitoring equipment installation, etc.), |
| --- | --- |

—

Coordinating the IT support provided to the various units (drawing up the annual purchasing plan, monitoring its implementation, assessing the results, monitoring equipment installation, etc.),

| — | providing practical support to users of the applications used in the DG, |
| --- | --- |

—

providing practical support to users of the applications used in the DG,

| — | responding to users' needs, initiating and analysing new applications with a view to improving quality and efficiency, |
| --- | --- |

—

responding to users' needs, initiating and analysing new applications with a view to improving quality and efficiency,

| — | managing the Directorate-General's intranet and/or Internet site. |
| --- | --- |

—

managing the Directorate-General's intranet and/or Internet site.

2.   Establishment plan (2)

| — | 2 Assistants. |
| --- | --- |

—

2 Assistants.

PERSONNEL UNIT

1.   Main tasks

Coordinating human resources management

| — | Managing posts on the Directorate-General's establishment plan, analysing and monitoring its recruitment requirements as regards officials, temporary and contract staff: monitoring procedures for filling vacant posts, organising interviews with a view to recruiting officials and candidates from reserve lists, mobility management, etc., |
| --- | --- |

—

Managing posts on the Directorate-General's establishment plan, analysing and monitoring its recruitment requirements as regards officials, temporary and contract staff: monitoring procedures for filling vacant posts, organising interviews with a view to recruiting officials and candidates from reserve lists, mobility management, etc.,

| — | day-to-day management of staff matters: drawing up and following up staff reports, traineeship reports and confirmation reports, drawing up files relating to promotion (merit points), managing sick leave, annual leave, decentralised budgets for contract staff, missions and overtime, etc., |
| --- | --- |

—

day-to-day management of staff matters: drawing up and following up staff reports, traineeship reports and confirmation reports, drawing up files relating to promotion (merit points), managing sick leave, annual leave, decentralised budgets for contract staff, missions and overtime, etc.,

| — | providing communication, support and advice in the area of activity concerned: acting as a reference point responding to various staff requests, receiving new colleagues, passing on information on internal staff transfers to the relevant services within the DG and maintaining regular contact with colleagues in DG Personnel, |
| --- | --- |

—

providing communication, support and advice in the area of activity concerned: acting as a reference point responding to various staff requests, receiving new colleagues, passing on information on internal staff transfers to the relevant services within the DG and maintaining regular contact with colleagues in DG Personnel,

| — | updating lists and databases concerned with staff file management such as Streamline, MISS, etc., |
| --- | --- |

—

updating lists and databases concerned with staff file management such as Streamline, MISS, etc.,

| — | compiling statistics. |
| --- | --- |

—

compiling statistics.

Coordinating professional training files

| — | Coordination of the Directorate-General's requests for professional training and follow-up with the relevant unit within DG Personnel, |
| --- | --- |

—

Coordination of the Directorate-General's requests for professional training and follow-up with the relevant unit within DG Personnel,

| — | representing the Directorate-General within the Advisory Committee on Professional Training (ACPT). |
| --- | --- |

—

representing the Directorate-General within the Advisory Committee on Professional Training (ACPT).

Coordinating matters relating to logistics

| — | Allocation of office space and office equipment: removals, furniture, telephone equipment (use of DEMOV, FOURNIMOB and SUTEL databases), |
| --- | --- |

—

Allocation of office space and office equipment: removals, furniture, telephone equipment (use of DEMOV, FOURNIMOB and SUTEL databases),

| — | managing equipment, acting as inventory property manager (GBI): furniture inventory management (ELS database), |
| --- | --- |

—

managing equipment, acting as inventory property manager (GBI): furniture inventory management (ELS database),

| — | managing office supplies. |
| --- | --- |

—

managing office supplies.

2.   Establishment plan (11)

| — | 1 Head of unit, |
| --- | --- |

—

1 Head of unit,

| — | 1 Administrator, |
| --- | --- |

—

1 Administrator,

| — | 9 Assistants. |
| --- | --- |

—

9 Assistants.

FINANCE UNIT

1.   Main tasks

| — | Drawing up the Directorate-General's preliminary draft budget, |
| --- | --- |

—

Drawing up the Directorate-General's preliminary draft budget,

| — | coordinating budgetary management






  — | drawing up the annual budget, day-to-day implementation of the budget, preparing imprest account requests and any requests relating to transfers in progress, drawing up management reports (interim reports during the year, annual reports, reports requested in budget resolutions, reports requested by the Central Financial Service, work relating to the action plan, action to be taken in response to reports by the Internal Auditor, action to be taken in response to reports by the Court of Auditors), |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

coordinating budgetary management

—

drawing up the annual budget, day-to-day implementation of the budget, preparing imprest account requests and any requests relating to transfers in progress, drawing up management reports (interim reports during the year, annual reports, reports requested in budget resolutions, reports requested by the Central Financial Service, work relating to the action plan, action to be taken in response to reports by the Internal Auditor, action to be taken in response to reports by the Court of Auditors),

| — | carrying out and coordinating procedures relating to public procurement, subsidies, etc. and ensuring compliance with the relevant rules, |
| --- | --- |

—

carrying out and coordinating procedures relating to public procurement, subsidies, etc. and ensuring compliance with the relevant rules,

| — | storing budget documents and supporting documents, originals of tender documents and contracts. |
| --- | --- |

—

storing budget documents and supporting documents, originals of tender documents and contracts.

2.   Establishment plan (11)

| — | 1 Head of unit, |
| --- | --- |

—

1 Head of unit,

| — | 10 Assistants. |
| --- | --- |

—

10 Assistants.

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| 26.11.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 321/12 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

26.11.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CA 321/12

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RECRUITMENT NOTICE PE/131/S — DIRECTOR

(Function group AD, grade 14)

DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR EXTERNAL POLICIES OF THE UNION — DIRECTORATE FOR RESOURCES

(2010/C 321 A/03)

1.   Vacant post

The President of the European Parliament has decided to open the procedure for filling the post of Director (AD, grade 14) in Parliament's Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union — Directorate for Resources, in accordance with Article 29(2) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities (1).

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 and the interinstitutional recruitment procedures.

Recruitment will be to grade AD 14 (2). The basic salary is EUR 12 732,20 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.

Candidates should note that this post is subject to the mobility policy rules adopted by Parliament's Bureau on 29 March 2004.

The post calls for flexibility and frequent contact with people inside and outside Parliament, including Members of the European Parliament, and involves managing mixed teams of permanent and other staff. The person in charge will be required to travel frequently between Parliament's places of work.

2.   Location

Brussels. This post may be transferred to one of Parliament's other places of work.

3.   Equal opportunities

The European Parliament is an equal opportunities employer and accepts applications without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status or family situation.

4.   Job description

Senior official responsible for the following duties (3), in the light of the guidelines and decisions laid down by the parliamentary authority and the Director-General:

| — | ensuring the smooth running of a large department in the Secretariat comprising several units covering the areas that fall within the directorate's remit, |
| --- | --- |

—

ensuring the smooth running of a large department in the Secretariat comprising several units covering the areas that fall within the directorate's remit,

| — | managing, supervising, motivating and coordinating one or more teams, in order to optimise the use of the department's resources to provide a high-quality service (organisation, management of human and budget resources, innovation, management of logistics and IT) in the relevant sector, |
| --- | --- |

—

managing, supervising, motivating and coordinating one or more teams, in order to optimise the use of the department's resources to provide a high-quality service (organisation, management of human and budget resources, innovation, management of logistics and IT) in the relevant sector,

| — | planning the Directorate's activities (defining objectives and strategies), taking decisions needed to achieve the objectives set, assessing services provided with a view to ensuring quality, |
| --- | --- |

—

planning the Directorate's activities (defining objectives and strategies), taking decisions needed to achieve the objectives set, assessing services provided with a view to ensuring quality,

| — | making decisions on ICT technological and managerial strategy (choice of technical solutions, services offered, approaches to carrying out projects and supplying services), |
| --- | --- |

—

making decisions on ICT technological and managerial strategy (choice of technical solutions, services offered, approaches to carrying out projects and supplying services),

| — | advising the Director-General, the Secretariat and MEPs in the area of activity concerned, |
| --- | --- |

—

advising the Director-General, the Secretariat and MEPs in the area of activity concerned,

| — | cooperating with the various directorates in the Secretariat; representing Parliament and negotiating contracts or agreements in the area of activity concerned, |
| --- | --- |

—

cooperating with the various directorates in the Secretariat; representing Parliament and negotiating contracts or agreements in the area of activity concerned,

| — | managing and seeing through specific projects likely to involve financial responsibilities. |
| --- | --- |

—

managing and seeing through specific projects likely to involve financial responsibilities.

| — | carrying out the tasks of authorising officer by subdelegation. |
| --- | --- |

—

carrying out the tasks of authorising officer by subdelegation.

5.   Eligibility (profile required)

The selection procedure is open to candidates who fulfil the following conditions on the closing date for applications:

(a)   General conditions

Under Article 28 of the Staff Regulations, you must:

| — | be a national of one of the European Union's Member States (4), |
| --- | --- |

—

be a national of one of the European Union's Member States (4),

| — | enjoy full rights as a citizen, |
| --- | --- |

—

enjoy full rights as a citizen,

| — | have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you by the laws concerning military service, |
| --- | --- |

—

have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you by the laws concerning military service,

| — | produce the appropriate character references as to your suitability for the performance of your duties. |
| --- | --- |

—

produce the appropriate character references as to your suitability for the performance of 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 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 (5) when the normal period of university education is at least 3 years, |
| --- | --- |

—

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 (5) when the normal period of university education is at least 3 years,

| — | at least 12 years' professional experience gained after obtaining the qualifications referred to in the first indent, including at least 6 years in managerial duties. |
| --- | --- |

—

at least 12 years' professional experience gained after obtaining the qualifications referred to in the first indent, including at least 6 years in managerial duties.

(ii)   Knowledge required

| — | Excellent general knowledge of European affairs, |
| --- | --- |

—

Excellent general knowledge of European affairs,

| — | excellent understanding of internal, national and international political issues, |
| --- | --- |

—

excellent understanding of internal, national and international political issues,

| — | excellent knowledge of Parliament's Secretariat, its organisational set-up and environment, and the various players involved, |
| --- | --- |

—

excellent knowledge of Parliament's Secretariat, its organisational set-up and environment, and the various players involved,

| — | excellent knowledge of the Staff Regulations, their interpretation and the derived rules, |
| --- | --- |

—

excellent knowledge of the Staff Regulations, their interpretation and the derived rules,

| — | excellent knowledge of the Financial Regulation, the Financial Regulation Implementing Rules, the Internal Rules and other subordinate European Parliament texts, |
| --- | --- |

—

excellent knowledge of the Financial Regulation, the Financial Regulation Implementing Rules, the Internal Rules and other subordinate European Parliament texts,

| — | very good understanding of the different cultures represented in the institutions, |
| --- | --- |

—

very good understanding of the different cultures represented in the institutions,

| — | very good technical and managerial versatility in the area of ICT, |
| --- | --- |

—

very good technical and managerial versatility in the area of ICT,

| — | very good knowledge of technologies, management of their implementation, developments, choices and issues, |
| --- | --- |

—

very good knowledge of technologies, management of their implementation, developments, choices and issues,

| — | very good administrative knowledge (human resources, management, budget, finance, IT, legal issues, etc.), |
| --- | --- |

—

very good administrative knowledge (human resources, management, budget, finance, IT, legal issues, etc.),

| — | excellent knowledge of management techniques. |
| --- | --- |

—

excellent knowledge of management techniques.

(iii)   Knowledge of languages

Excellent knowledge of one European Union official language (6) and knowledge of two others is required.

The Advisory Committee will take account of knowledge of other official languages of the European Union.

(iv)   Skills

| — | A flair for strategy, |
| --- | --- |

—

A flair for strategy,

| — | management skills, |
| --- | --- |

—

management skills,

| — | forward planning skills, |
| --- | --- |

—

forward planning skills,

| — | ability to react to events, |
| --- | --- |

—

ability to react to events,

| — | a meticulous approach, |
| --- | --- |

—

a meticulous approach,

| — | communication skills. |
| --- | --- |

—

communication skills.

6.   Selection procedure

To assist the Appointing Authority in its choice, the Advisory Committee for the appointment of senior officials will draw up a list of candidates and recommend to the Bureau the names of the persons to be called for interview. The Bureau will adopt the list, and the Committee will conduct the interviews and submit its final report to the Bureau for a decision. At this stage, the Bureau may interview the candidates.

7.   Applications

Please apply to the address below (quoting ‘avis de recrutement numéro PE/131/S’), enclosing a personal statement and a curriculum vitae (in Europass format (7)):

| Monsieur le Secrétaire général |
| --- |
| Parlement européen |
| Bâtiment Konrad Adenauer |
| 2929 Luxembourg |
| LUXEMBOURG |

Monsieur le Secrétaire général

Parlement européen

Bâtiment Konrad Adenauer

2929 Luxembourg

LUXEMBOURG

Applications must be sent by registered post by 10 December 2010 at the latest, as evidenced by the postmark.

Please note that, if you are called for interview (8), you must produce by the interview date, solely in the form of copies or photocopies, supporting documents relating to your studies, professional experience and current responsibilities. These documents will not be returned to you.

---

(1)  OJ L 124, 27.4.2004.

(2)  The official will be graded on recruitment in accordance with Article 32 of the Staff Regulations.

(3)  For a description of the main tasks, see the Annex.

(4)  The Member States of the European Union are: Belgium, Bulgaria, the 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.

(5)  This year of experience will not be taken into account when evaluating the professional experience stipulated in the next indent.

(6)  The official languages of the European Union are: Bulgarian, Spanish, Czech, Danish, German, Estonian, Greek, English, French, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Finnish, Swedish.

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

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

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ANNEX

DG EXTERNAL POLICIES OF THE UNION — DIRECTORATE FOR RESOURCES

1.   Main tasks

| — | Directing, coordinating and supervising the Directorate's units and services, |
| --- | --- |

—

Directing, coordinating and supervising the Directorate's units and services,

| — | exercising appointing authority powers, |
| --- | --- |

—

exercising appointing authority powers,

| — | managing projects, |
| --- | --- |

—

managing projects,

| — | representing Parliament in various internal committees and interinstitutional forums |
| --- | --- |

—

representing Parliament in various internal committees and interinstitutional forums

| — | Acting as authorising officer by subdelegation. |
| --- | --- |

—

Acting as authorising officer by subdelegation.

2.   Establishment plan (1)

| — | 1 Administrator. |
| --- | --- |

—

1 Administrator.

PERSONNEL UNIT

1.   Main tasks

Coordinating human resources management

| — | Managing posts on the Directorate-General's establishment plan, analysing and monitoring its recruitment requirements as regards officials, temporary and contract staff: monitoring procedures for filling vacant posts, organising interviews with a view to recruiting officials and candidates from reserve lists, mobility management, etc., |
| --- | --- |

—

Managing posts on the Directorate-General's establishment plan, analysing and monitoring its recruitment requirements as regards officials, temporary and contract staff: monitoring procedures for filling vacant posts, organising interviews with a view to recruiting officials and candidates from reserve lists, mobility management, etc.,

| — | day-to-day management of staff matters: drawing up and following up staff reports, traineeship reports and confirmation reports, drawing up files relating to promotion (merit points), managing sick leave, annual leave, decentralised budgets for contract staff, missions and overtime, etc., |
| --- | --- |

—

day-to-day management of staff matters: drawing up and following up staff reports, traineeship reports and confirmation reports, drawing up files relating to promotion (merit points), managing sick leave, annual leave, decentralised budgets for contract staff, missions and overtime, etc.,

| — | providing communication, support and advice in the area of activity concerned: acting as a reference point responding to various staff requests, receiving new colleagues, passing on information on internal staff transfers to the relevant services within the DG and maintaining regular contact with colleagues in DG Personnel, |
| --- | --- |

—

providing communication, support and advice in the area of activity concerned: acting as a reference point responding to various staff requests, receiving new colleagues, passing on information on internal staff transfers to the relevant services within the DG and maintaining regular contact with colleagues in DG Personnel,

| — | updating lists and databases concerned with staff file management such as Streamline, MISS, etc., |
| --- | --- |

—

updating lists and databases concerned with staff file management such as Streamline, MISS, etc.,

| — | compiling statistics. |
| --- | --- |

—

compiling statistics.

Coordinating professional training files

| — | Coordination of the Directorate-General's requests for professional training and follow-up with the relevant unit within DG Personnel, |
| --- | --- |

—

Coordination of the Directorate-General's requests for professional training and follow-up with the relevant unit within DG Personnel,

| — | representing the Directorate-General within the Advisory Committee on Professional Training (ACPT). |
| --- | --- |

—

representing the Directorate-General within the Advisory Committee on Professional Training (ACPT).

Coordinating matters relating to logistics

| — | Allocation of office space and office equipment, removals, furniture, telephone equipment (use of DEMOV, FOURNIMOB and SUTEL databases), |
| --- | --- |

—

Allocation of office space and office equipment, removals, furniture, telephone equipment (use of DEMOV, FOURNIMOB and SUTEL databases),

| — | managing equipment, acting as inventory property manager (GBI): furniture inventory management (ELS database), |
| --- | --- |

—

managing equipment, acting as inventory property manager (GBI): furniture inventory management (ELS database),

| — | managing office supplies. |
| --- | --- |

—

managing office supplies.

2.   Establishment plan (7)

| — | 1 Administrator, |
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—

1 Administrator,

| — | 6 Assistants. |
| --- | --- |

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6 Assistants.

FINANCE UNIT

1.   Main tasks

| — | Drawing up the Directorate-General's preliminary draft budget, |
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—

Drawing up the Directorate-General's preliminary draft budget,

| — | coordinating budgetary management






  — | drawing up the annual budget, day-to-day implementation of the budget, preparing imprest account requests and any requests relating to transfers in progress, drawing up management reports (interim reports during the year, annual reports, reports requested in budget resolutions, reports requested by the Central Financial Service, work relating to the action plan, action to be taken in response to reports by the Internal Auditor, action to be taken in response to reports by the Court of Auditors), |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

coordinating budgetary management

—

drawing up the annual budget, day-to-day implementation of the budget, preparing imprest account requests and any requests relating to transfers in progress, drawing up management reports (interim reports during the year, annual reports, reports requested in budget resolutions, reports requested by the Central Financial Service, work relating to the action plan, action to be taken in response to reports by the Internal Auditor, action to be taken in response to reports by the Court of Auditors),

| — | carrying out and coordinating procedures relating to public procurement, grants, etc. and ensuring compliance with the relevant rules, |
| --- | --- |

—

carrying out and coordinating procedures relating to public procurement, grants, etc. and ensuring compliance with the relevant rules,

| — | archiving budget documents and supporting documents, originals of tender documents and contracts. |
| --- | --- |

—

archiving budget documents and supporting documents, originals of tender documents and contracts.

2.   Establishment plan (8)

| — | 1 Head of unit, |
| --- | --- |

—

1 Head of unit,

| — | 1 Administrator, |
| --- | --- |

—

1 Administrator,

| — | 6 Assistants. |
| --- | --- |

—

6 Assistants.

FINANCE UNIT — IT SERVICE

1.   Main tasks

| — | Coordinating the IT support provided to the various units (drawing up the annual purchasing plan, monitoring its implementation, assessing the results, monitoring equipment installation, etc.), |
| --- | --- |

—

Coordinating the IT support provided to the various units (drawing up the annual purchasing plan, monitoring its implementation, assessing the results, monitoring equipment installation, etc.),

| — | providing practical support to users of the applications used in the DG, |
| --- | --- |

—

providing practical support to users of the applications used in the DG,

| — | responding to users' needs, initiating and analysing new applications with a view to improving quality and efficiency, |
| --- | --- |

—

responding to users' needs, initiating and analysing new applications with a view to improving quality and efficiency,

| — | managing the Directorate-General's intranet and/or Internet site. |
| --- | --- |

—

managing the Directorate-General's intranet and/or Internet site.

2.   Establishment plan (3)

| — | 3 Assistants. |
| --- | --- |

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3 Assistants.

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Official Journal of the European Union

CA 321/17

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RECRUITMENT NOTICE PE/132/S — DIRECTOR

(Function group AD, grade 14)

DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR COMMUNICATION — DIRECTORATE FOR RESOURCES

(2010/C 321 A/04)

1.   Vacant post

The President of the European Parliament has decided to open the procedure for filling the post of Director (AD, grade 14) in Parliament's Directorate-General for Communication — Directorate for Resources, in accordance with Article 29(2) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities (1).

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 and the interinstitutional recruitment procedures.

Recruitment will be to grade AD 14 (2). The basic salary is EUR 12 732,20 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.

Candidates should note that this post is subject to the mobility policy rules adopted by Parliament's Bureau on 29 March 2004.

The post calls for flexibility and frequent contact with people inside and outside Parliament, including Members of the European Parliament, and involves managing teams of people with different status. The person responsible will be required to travel frequently between Parliament's places of work.

2.   Location

Brussels. This post may be transferred to one of Parliament's other places of work.

3.   Equal opportunities

The European Parliament is an equal opportunities employer and accepts applications without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status or family situation.

4.   Job description

Senior official responsible for the following duties, in the light of the guidelines and decisions laid down by the parliamentary authority and the Director-General (3):

| — | ensuring the smooth running of a large department in the Secretariat comprising several units covering the areas that fall within the directorate's remit, |
| --- | --- |

—

ensuring the smooth running of a large department in the Secretariat comprising several units covering the areas that fall within the directorate's remit,

| — | managing, supervising, motivating and coordinating one or more teams in order to optimise the use of the department's resources to provide a high-quality service (organisation, management of human and budget resources, innovation, management of logistics and IT) in the relevant sector, |
| --- | --- |

—

managing, supervising, motivating and coordinating one or more teams in order to optimise the use of the department's resources to provide a high-quality service (organisation, management of human and budget resources, innovation, management of logistics and IT) in the relevant sector,

| — | planning the Directorate's activities (defining objectives and strategies), taking decisions needed to achieve the objectives set, assessing services provided with a view to ensuring quality, |
| --- | --- |

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planning the Directorate's activities (defining objectives and strategies), taking decisions needed to achieve the objectives set, assessing services provided with a view to ensuring quality,

| — | making decisions on ICT technological and managerial strategy (choice of technical solutions, services offered, approaches to carrying out projects and supplying services), |
| --- | --- |

—

making decisions on ICT technological and managerial strategy (choice of technical solutions, services offered, approaches to carrying out projects and supplying services),

| — | advising the Director-General, the Secretariat and MEPs in the area of activity concerned, |
| --- | --- |

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advising the Director-General, the Secretariat and MEPs in the area of activity concerned,

| — | cooperating with the various directorates in the Secretariat; representing Parliament and negotiating contracts or agreements in the area of activity, |
| --- | --- |

—

cooperating with the various directorates in the Secretariat; representing Parliament and negotiating contracts or agreements in the area of activity,

| — | managing and seeing through specific projects likely to involve financial responsibilities, |
| --- | --- |

—

managing and seeing through specific projects likely to involve financial responsibilities,

| — | carrying out the tasks of authorising officer by subdelegation. |
| --- | --- |

—

carrying out the tasks of authorising officer by subdelegation.

5.   Eligibility (profile required)

The selection procedure is open to candidates who fulfil the following conditions on the closing date for applications:

(a)   General conditions

Under Article 28 of the Staff Regulations, you must:

| — | be a national of one of the European Union's Member States (4), |
| --- | --- |

—

be a national of one of the European Union's Member States (4),

| — | enjoy full rights as a citizen, |
| --- | --- |

—

enjoy full rights as a citizen,

| — | have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you by the laws on military service, |
| --- | --- |

—

have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you by the laws on military service,

| — | produce the appropriate character references as to your suitability for the performance of your duties. |
| --- | --- |

—

produce the appropriate character references as to your suitability for the performance of 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 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 (5) when the normal period of university education is at least 3 years, |
| --- | --- |

—

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 (5) when the normal period of university education is at least 3 years,

| — | at least 12 years' professional experience gained after obtaining the qualifications referred to in the first indent, including at least 6 years in managerial duties. |
| --- | --- |

—

at least 12 years' professional experience gained after obtaining the qualifications referred to in the first indent, including at least 6 years in managerial duties.

(ii)   Knowledge required

| — | Excellent general knowledge of European affairs, |
| --- | --- |

—

Excellent general knowledge of European affairs,

| — | excellent understanding of internal, national and international political issues, |
| --- | --- |

—

excellent understanding of internal, national and international political issues,

| — | excellent knowledge of Parliament's Secretariat, its organisational set-up and environment, and the various players involved, |
| --- | --- |

—

excellent knowledge of Parliament's Secretariat, its organisational set-up and environment, and the various players involved,

| — | excellent knowledge of the Staff Regulations, their interpretation and the derived rules, |
| --- | --- |

—

excellent knowledge of the Staff Regulations, their interpretation and the derived rules,

| — | excellent knowledge of the Financial Regulation, the Financial Regulation Implementing Rules, the Internal Rules and other subordinate European Parliament texts, |
| --- | --- |

—

excellent knowledge of the Financial Regulation, the Financial Regulation Implementing Rules, the Internal Rules and other subordinate European Parliament texts,

| — | very good technical and managerial versatility in the area of ICT, |
| --- | --- |

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very good technical and managerial versatility in the area of ICT,

| — | very good understanding of the different cultures represented in the institutions, |
| --- | --- |

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very good understanding of the different cultures represented in the institutions,

| — | very good knowledge of the technologies, management of their implementation, developments, choices and issues, |
| --- | --- |

—

very good knowledge of the technologies, management of their implementation, developments, choices and issues,

| — | very good administrative knowledge (human resources, management, budget, finance, IT, legal issues etc.), |
| --- | --- |

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very good administrative knowledge (human resources, management, budget, finance, IT, legal issues etc.),

| — | excellent knowledge of management techniques. |
| --- | --- |

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excellent knowledge of management techniques.

(iii)   Knowledge of languages

Excellent knowledge of one European Union official language (6) and knowledge of two others is required.

The Advisory Committee will take account of knowledge of other official languages of the European Union.

(iv)   Skills

| — | A flair for strategy, |
| --- | --- |

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A flair for strategy,

| — | management skills, |
| --- | --- |

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management skills,

| — | forward planning skills, |
| --- | --- |

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forward planning skills,

| — | 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

To assist the Appointing Authority in its choice, the Advisory Committee for the appointment of senior officials will draw up a list of candidates and recommend to the Bureau the names of the persons to be called for interview. The Bureau will adopt the list, and the Committee will conduct the interviews and submit its final report to the Bureau for a decision. At this stage, the Bureau may interview the candidates.

7.   Applications

Please apply to the address below (quoting ‘avis de recrutement numéro PE/132/S’), enclosing a personal statement and a curriculum vitae (in Europass format (7)):

| Monsieur le Secrétaire général |
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| Parlement européen |
| Bâtiment Konrad Adenauer |
| 2929 Luxembourg |
| LUXEMBOURG |

Monsieur le Secrétaire général

Parlement européen

Bâtiment Konrad Adenauer

2929 Luxembourg

LUXEMBOURG

Applications must be sent by registered post by 10 December 2010 at the latest, as evidenced by the postmark.

Please note that, if you are called for interview (8), you must produce by the interview date, solely in the form of copies or photocopies, supporting documents relating to your studies, professional experience and current responsibilities. These documents will not be returned to you.

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(1)  OJ L 124, 27.4.2004.

(2)  The official will be graded on recruitment in accordance with Article 32 of the Staff Regulations.

(3)  For a description of the main tasks, see the Annex.

(4)  The Member States of the European Union are: Belgium, Bulgaria, the 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.

(5)  This year of experience will not be taken into account when evaluating the professional experience stipulated in the next indent.

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

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

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

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ANNEX

DG COMMUNICATION — DIRECTORATE FOR RESOURCES

1.   Main tasks

| — | Directing, coordinating and supervising the Directorate's units and services, |
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Directing, coordinating and supervising the Directorate's units and services,

| — | exercising appointing authority powers, |
| --- | --- |

—

exercising appointing authority powers,

| — | managing projects, |
| --- | --- |

—

managing projects,

| — | representing Parliament in various internal committees and interinstitutional forums, |
| --- | --- |

—

representing Parliament in various internal committees and interinstitutional forums,

| — | acting as an authorising officer by subdelegation. |
| --- | --- |

—

acting as an authorising officer by subdelegation.

2.   Establishment plan (3)

| — | 3 Assistants. |
| --- | --- |

—

3 Assistants.

PERSONNEL UNIT

1.   Main tasks

Coordinating human resources management

| — | Managing posts on the Directorate-General's establishment plan, analysing and monitoring its recruitment requirements as regards officials, temporary agents and contract staff: monitoring procedures for filling vacant posts, organising interviews with a view to recruiting officials and candidates from reserve lists, mobility management, etc., |
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Managing posts on the Directorate-General's establishment plan, analysing and monitoring its recruitment requirements as regards officials, temporary agents and contract staff: monitoring procedures for filling vacant posts, organising interviews with a view to recruiting officials and candidates from reserve lists, mobility management, etc.,

| — | day-to-day management of staff matters: drawing up and following up staff reports, traineeship reports and confirmation reports, drawing up files relating to promotion (merit points), managing sick leave, annual leave, decentralised budgets for contract staff, missions and overtime, etc., |
| --- | --- |

—

day-to-day management of staff matters: drawing up and following up staff reports, traineeship reports and confirmation reports, drawing up files relating to promotion (merit points), managing sick leave, annual leave, decentralised budgets for contract staff, missions and overtime, etc.,

| — | providing communication, support and advice in the area of activity concerned: acting as a reference point responding to various staff requests, receiving new colleagues, passing on information on internal staff transfers to the relevant services within the DG and maintaining regular contact with colleagues in DG Personnel, |
| --- | --- |

—

providing communication, support and advice in the area of activity concerned: acting as a reference point responding to various staff requests, receiving new colleagues, passing on information on internal staff transfers to the relevant services within the DG and maintaining regular contact with colleagues in DG Personnel,

| — | updating lists and databases concerned with staff file management such as Streamline, MISS, etc., |
| --- | --- |

—

updating lists and databases concerned with staff file management such as Streamline, MISS, etc.,

| — | compiling statistics. |
| --- | --- |

—

compiling statistics.

Coordinating professional training files

| — | Coordination of the Directorate-General's requests for professional training and follow-up with the relevant unit within DG Personnel, |
| --- | --- |

—

Coordination of the Directorate-General's requests for professional training and follow-up with the relevant unit within DG Personnel,

| — | representing the Directorate-General within the Advisory Committee on Professional Training (ACPT). |
| --- | --- |

—

representing the Directorate-General within the Advisory Committee on Professional Training (ACPT).

Coordinating matters relating to logistics

| — | Allocation of office space and office equipment: removals, furniture, telephone equipment (use of DEMOV, FOURNIMOB and SUTEL databases), |
| --- | --- |

—

Allocation of office space and office equipment: removals, furniture, telephone equipment (use of DEMOV, FOURNIMOB and SUTEL databases),

| — | managing equipment, acting as inventory property manager (GBI): furniture inventory management (ELS database), |
| --- | --- |

—

managing equipment, acting as inventory property manager (GBI): furniture inventory management (ELS database),

| — | managing office supplies. |
| --- | --- |

—

managing office supplies.

2.   Establishment plan (12)

| — | 1 Head of unit, |
| --- | --- |

—

1 Head of unit,

| — | 11 Assistants. |
| --- | --- |

—

11 Assistants.

FINANCE UNIT

1.   Main tasks

| — | Drawing up the Directorate-General's preliminary draft budget, |
| --- | --- |

—

Drawing up the Directorate-General's preliminary draft budget,

| — | coordinating budgetary management






  — | drawing up the annual budget, day-to-day implementation of the budget, preparing imprest account requests and any requests relating to transfers in progress, drawing up management reports (interim reports during the year, annual reports, reports requested in budget resolutions, reports requested by the Central Financial Service, work relating to the action plan, action to be taken in response to reports by the Internal Auditor, action to be taken in response to reports by the Court of Auditors), |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

coordinating budgetary management

—

drawing up the annual budget, day-to-day implementation of the budget, preparing imprest account requests and any requests relating to transfers in progress, drawing up management reports (interim reports during the year, annual reports, reports requested in budget resolutions, reports requested by the Central Financial Service, work relating to the action plan, action to be taken in response to reports by the Internal Auditor, action to be taken in response to reports by the Court of Auditors),

| — | carrying out or coordinating procedures relating to public procurement, subsidies, etc. and ensuring compliance with the relevant rules, |
| --- | --- |

—

carrying out or coordinating procedures relating to public procurement, subsidies, etc. and ensuring compliance with the relevant rules,

| — | managing the budgets assigned to the external offices and central departments, |
| --- | --- |

—

managing the budgets assigned to the external offices and central departments,

| — | storing budget documents and supporting documents, originals of tender documents and contracts. |
| --- | --- |

—

storing budget documents and supporting documents, originals of tender documents and contracts.

2.   Establishment plan (17)

| — | 1 Administrator, |
| --- | --- |

—

1 Administrator,

| — | 16 Assistants. |
| --- | --- |

—

16 Assistants.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UNIT

1.   Main tasks

| — | Coordinating the IT support provided to the various units (drawing up the annual purchasing plan, monitoring its implementation, assessing the results, monitoring equipment installation, etc.), including at the information offices, |
| --- | --- |

—

Coordinating the IT support provided to the various units (drawing up the annual purchasing plan, monitoring its implementation, assessing the results, monitoring equipment installation, etc.), including at the information offices,

| — | coordinating the network of IT correspondents at the information offices, |
| --- | --- |

—

coordinating the network of IT correspondents at the information offices,

| — | providing practical support to users of the applications used in the DG, |
| --- | --- |

—

providing practical support to users of the applications used in the DG,

| — | responding to users' needs, initiating and analysing new applications with a view to improving quality and efficiency, |
| --- | --- |

—

responding to users' needs, initiating and analysing new applications with a view to improving quality and efficiency,

| — | organising IT for exceptional events, |
| --- | --- |

—

organising IT for exceptional events,

| — | managing the Directorate-General's intranet site and the websites of the information offices, and integrating them into the ADAGIO CMS system, |
| --- | --- |

—

managing the Directorate-General's intranet site and the websites of the information offices, and integrating them into the ADAGIO CMS system,

| — | developing a structure to rationalise, harmonise and centralise efforts and the resources of various tools to enable the offices to use them in their websites (Newsletter, registration forms, dialogue boxes for comments), |
| --- | --- |

—

developing a structure to rationalise, harmonise and centralise efforts and the resources of various tools to enable the offices to use them in their websites (Newsletter, registration forms, dialogue boxes for comments),

| — | developing, and formulating the strategy for, the Institution's visual communication policy (image: visual communication, visual identity production), |
| --- | --- |

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developing, and formulating the strategy for, the Institution's visual communication policy (image: visual communication, visual identity production),

| — | preserving records of, and interpreting, historical developments in Parliament's visual communication policy, |
| --- | --- |

—

preserving records of, and interpreting, historical developments in Parliament's visual communication policy,

| — | developing and implementing the Graphic Charter (monitoring compliance with graphic standards and the values which Parliament espouses), |
| --- | --- |

—

developing and implementing the Graphic Charter (monitoring compliance with graphic standards and the values which Parliament espouses),

| — | carrying out trend surveys. |
| --- | --- |

—

carrying out trend surveys.

2.   Establishment plan (8)

| — | 8 Assistants. |
| --- | --- |

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8 Assistants.

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Official Journal of the European Union

CA 321/22

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RECRUITMENT NOTICE PE/135/S — DIRECTOR

(Function group AD, grade 14)

DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR EXTERNAL POLICIES OF THE UNION — DIRECTORATE FOR COMMITTEES

(2010/C 321 A/05)

1.   Vacant post

The President of the European Parliament has decided to open the procedure for filling the post of Director (AD, grade 14) in Parliament's Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union — Directorate for Committees, in accordance with Article 29(2) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities (1).

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 and the interinstitutional recruitment procedures.

Recruitment will be to grade AD 14 (2). The basic salary is EUR 12 732,20 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.

Candidates should note that this post is subject to the mobility policy rules adopted by Parliament's Bureau on 29 March 2004.

The post calls for flexibility and frequent contact with people inside and outside Parliament, including Members of the European Parliament. The person in charge will be required to travel frequently between Parliament's places of work and elsewhere.

2.   Location

Brussels. This post may be transferred to one of Parliament's other places of work.

3.   Equal opportunities

The European Parliament is an equal opportunities employer and accepts applications without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status or family situation.

4.   Job description

Senior official responsible for the following duties (3), in the light of the guidelines and decisions laid down by the parliamentary authority and the Director-General:

| — | ensuring the smooth running of a large department in the Secretariat comprising several units covering the areas that fall within the directorate's remit, |
| --- | --- |

—

ensuring the smooth running of a large department in the Secretariat comprising several units covering the areas that fall within the directorate's remit,

| — | managing, supervising, motivating and coordinating one or more teams, in order to optimise the use of the department's resources to provide a high-quality service (organisation, management of human and budget resources, innovation, etc.) in the relevant sectors, |
| --- | --- |

—

managing, supervising, motivating and coordinating one or more teams, in order to optimise the use of the department's resources to provide a high-quality service (organisation, management of human and budget resources, innovation, etc.) in the relevant sectors,

| — | planning the Directorate's activities (defining objectives and strategies), taking decisions needed to achieve the objectives set, assessing services provided with a view to ensuring quality, |
| --- | --- |

—

planning the Directorate's activities (defining objectives and strategies), taking decisions needed to achieve the objectives set, assessing services provided with a view to ensuring quality,

| — | advising the Director-General, the Secretariat and MEPs in the area of activity concerned, cooperating with the various directorates in the Secretariat, |
| --- | --- |

—

advising the Director-General, the Secretariat and MEPs in the area of activity concerned, cooperating with the various directorates in the Secretariat,

| — | managing and seeing through specific projects likely to involve financial responsibilities, |
| --- | --- |

—

managing and seeing through specific projects likely to involve financial responsibilities,

| — | carrying out the tasks of authorising officer by subdelegation. |
| --- | --- |

—

carrying out the tasks of authorising officer by subdelegation.

5.   Eligibility (profile required)

The selection procedure is open to candidates who fulfil the following conditions on the closing date for applications:

(a)   General conditions

Under Article 28 of the Staff Regulations, you must:

| — | be a national of one of the European Union's Member States (4), |
| --- | --- |

—

be a national of one of the European Union's Member States (4),

| — | enjoy full rights as a citizen, |
| --- | --- |

—

enjoy full rights as a citizen,

| — | have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you by the laws concerning military service, |
| --- | --- |

—

have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you by the laws concerning military service,

| — | produce the appropriate character references as to your suitability for the performance of your duties. |
| --- | --- |

—

produce the appropriate character references as to your suitability for the performance of 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 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 (5) when the normal period of university education is at least 3 years, |
| --- | --- |

—

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 (5) when the normal period of university education is at least 3 years,

| — | at least 12 years' professional experience gained after obtaining the qualifications referred to in the first indent, including at least 6 years in managerial duties. |
| --- | --- |

—

at least 12 years' professional experience gained after obtaining the qualifications referred to in the first indent, including at least 6 years in managerial duties.

(ii)   Knowledge required

| — | Excellent general knowledge of European affairs, |
| --- | --- |

—

Excellent general knowledge of European affairs,

| — | excellent understanding of internal, national and international political issues, |
| --- | --- |

—

excellent understanding of internal, national and international political issues,

| — | excellent knowledge of the Treaties, |
| --- | --- |

—

excellent knowledge of the Treaties,

| — | excellent knowledge of Parliament's Secretariat, its organisational set-up and environment, and the various players involved, |
| --- | --- |

—

excellent knowledge of Parliament's Secretariat, its organisational set-up and environment, and the various players involved,

| — | excellent knowledge of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament, legislative procedures and internal rules and practices, |
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excellent knowledge of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament, legislative procedures and internal rules and practices,

| — | excellent knowledge of the Staff Regulations, their interpretation and the derived rules, |
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excellent knowledge of the Staff Regulations, their interpretation and the derived rules,

| — | excellent knowledge of the Financial Regulation, the Financial Regulation Implementing Rules, the Internal Rules and other subordinate European Parliament texts, |
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excellent knowledge of the Financial Regulation, the Financial Regulation Implementing Rules, the Internal Rules and other subordinate European Parliament texts,

| — | very good understanding of the different cultures represented in the institutions, |
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very good understanding of the different cultures represented in the institutions,

| — | very good administrative knowledge (human resources, management, budget, finance, IT, legal issues etc.), |
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very good administrative knowledge (human resources, management, budget, finance, IT, legal issues etc.),

| — | excellent knowledge of management techniques. |
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excellent knowledge of management techniques.

(iii)   Knowledge of languages

Excellent knowledge of one European Union official language (6) and knowledge of two others is required.

The Advisory Committee will take account of knowledge of other official languages of the European Union.

(iv)   Skills

| — | A flair for strategy, |
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A flair for strategy,

| — | management skills, |
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management skills,

| — | forward planning skills, |
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forward planning skills,

| — | 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

To assist the Appointing Authority in its choice, the Advisory Committee for the appointment of senior officials will draw up a list of candidates and recommend to the Bureau the names of the persons to be called for interview. The Bureau will adopt the list, and the Committee will conduct the interviews and submit its final report to the Bureau for decision. At this stage, the Bureau may interview the candidates.

7.   Applications

Please apply to the address below (quoting ‘avis de recrutement numéro PE/135/S’), enclosing a personal statement and a curriculum vitae (in Europass format (7)):

| Monsieur le Secrétaire général |
| --- |
| Parlement européen |
| Bâtiment Konrad Adenauer |
| 2929 Luxembourg |
| LUXEMBOURG |

Monsieur le Secrétaire général

Parlement européen

Bâtiment Konrad Adenauer

2929 Luxembourg

LUXEMBOURG

Applications must be sent by registered post by 10 December 2010 at the latest, as evidenced by the postmark.

Please note that, if you are called for interview (8), you must produce by the interview date, solely in the form of copies or photocopies, supporting documents relating to your studies, professional experience and current responsibilities. These documents will not be returned to you.

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(1)  OJ L 124, 27.4.2004.

(2)  The official will be graded on recruitment in accordance with Article 32 of the Staff Regulations.

(3)  For a description of the main tasks, see the Annex.

(4)  The Member States of the European Union are: Belgium, Bulgaria, the 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.

(5)  This year of experience will not be taken into account when evaluating the professional experience stipulated in the next indent.

(6)  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, Slovenian, Finnish, Swedish.

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

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

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ANNEX

DG EXTERNAL POLICIES — DIRECTORATE FOR COMMITTEES

1.   Main tasks

| — | Directing, coordinating and supervising the Directorate's units and services, |
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—

Directing, coordinating and supervising the Directorate's units and services,

| — | organising the Parliamentary Conference on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and its steering committee, |
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organising the Parliamentary Conference on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and its steering committee,

| — | maintaining relations with other multilateral bodies: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), |
| --- | --- |

—

maintaining relations with other multilateral bodies: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE),

| — | attending numerous internal and interdepartmental coordination meetings and meetings of European Parliament bodies (Conference of Presidents, Conference of Committee Chairs, Conference of Delegation Chairs), |
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attending numerous internal and interdepartmental coordination meetings and meetings of European Parliament bodies (Conference of Presidents, Conference of Committee Chairs, Conference of Delegation Chairs),

| — | organising electoral observation missions and missions to assist the Election Coordination Group, |
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organising electoral observation missions and missions to assist the Election Coordination Group,

| — | organising (preparing and monitoring) departmental meetings (Director + Heads of Unit in Directorate A), |
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organising (preparing and monitoring) departmental meetings (Director + Heads of Unit in Directorate A),

| — | managing projects, |
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managing projects,

| — | acting as authorising officer by subdelegation, |
| --- | --- |

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acting as authorising officer by subdelegation,

| — | deputising for the Director-General in his/her absence. |
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deputising for the Director-General in his/her absence.

2.   Establishment plan (2)

| — | 1 Director, |
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1 Director,

| — | 1 Assistant. |
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1 Assistant.

SECRETARIAT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS

1.   Main tasks

| — | Running the secretariat of the committee (organising meetings, coordinators' meetings, scheduling, minutes, nominations for the Sakharov Prize, working parties), |
| --- | --- |

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Running the secretariat of the committee (organising meetings, coordinators' meetings, scheduling, minutes, nominations for the Sakharov Prize, working parties),

| — | drafting working documents/draft reports (legislative and non-legislative procedures) and monitoring acts adopted under ‘comitology’, |
| --- | --- |

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drafting working documents/draft reports (legislative and non-legislative procedures) and monitoring acts adopted under ‘comitology’,

| — | helping MEPs with written and oral contributions in carrying out their duties as chairs, vice-chairs and rapporteurs, |
| --- | --- |

—

helping MEPs with written and oral contributions in carrying out their duties as chairs, vice-chairs and rapporteurs,

| — | organising public hearings, missions outside the three places of work, ad hoc delegations, etc., |
| --- | --- |

—

organising public hearings, missions outside the three places of work, ad hoc delegations, etc.,

| — | maintaining contact with the other institutions and diplomatic missions accredited to the European Union, |
| --- | --- |

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maintaining contact with the other institutions and diplomatic missions accredited to the European Union,

| — | maintaining contact with the Regional Cooperation Council, IPU and OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, |
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maintaining contact with the Regional Cooperation Council, IPU and OSCE Parliamentary Assembly,

| — | coordinating the work of the committee and its two subcommittees (security and defence, human rights), |
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coordinating the work of the committee and its two subcommittees (security and defence, human rights),

| — | coordinating the tasks of the committee and joint parliamentary committees and delegations, including ad hoc delegations and election observation missions within its area of responsibility, |
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coordinating the tasks of the committee and joint parliamentary committees and delegations, including ad hoc delegations and election observation missions within its area of responsibility,

| — | running the secretariat of the Working Party on the Middle East. |
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running the secretariat of the Working Party on the Middle East.

2.   Establishment plan (18)

| — | 1 Head of unit, |
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1 Head of unit,

| — | 7 Administrators, |
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7 Administrators,

| — | 10 Assistants. |
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10 Assistants.

SUBCOMMITTEE ON SECURITY AND DEFENCE

1.   Main tasks

| — | Running the secretariat of the subcommittee (organising meetings, coordinators' meetings, minutes, etc.), |
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Running the secretariat of the subcommittee (organising meetings, coordinators' meetings, minutes, etc.),

| — | assisting rapporteurs of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the areas of security and defence, |
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assisting rapporteurs of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the areas of security and defence,

| — | assisting the delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (meetings, travel) and maintaining contact with the Western European Union Assembly and with the secretariats of the two bodies, |
| --- | --- |

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assisting the delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (meetings, travel) and maintaining contact with the Western European Union Assembly and with the secretariats of the two bodies,

| — | maintaining contact with Commission and Council in the field of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP), |
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maintaining contact with Commission and Council in the field of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP),

| — | organising travel by ad hoc delegations, |
| --- | --- |

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organising travel by ad hoc delegations,

| — | organising hearings, |
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organising hearings,

| — | drafting working documents and notes in liaison with the policy department. |
| --- | --- |

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drafting working documents and notes in liaison with the policy department.

2.   Establishment plan (8)

| — | 1 Head of unit, |
| --- | --- |

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1 Head of unit,

| — | 3 Administrators, |
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3 Administrators,

| — | 4 Assistants. |
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4 Assistants.

SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS/HUMAN RIGHTS UNIT

1.   Main tasks

| — | Running the secretariat of the subcommittee (organising meetings, meetings of the Enlarged Bureau, minutes, the working party on the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights, etc.), |
| --- | --- |

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Running the secretariat of the subcommittee (organising meetings, meetings of the Enlarged Bureau, minutes, the working party on the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights, etc.),

| — | assisting rapporteurs of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the area of human rights, particularly the annual report, |
| --- | --- |

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assisting rapporteurs of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the area of human rights, particularly the annual report,

| — | helping the AFET and DEVE committees, Joint Assemblies, joint parliamentary committees and interparliamentary delegations in the area of human rights, |
| --- | --- |

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helping the AFET and DEVE committees, Joint Assemblies, joint parliamentary committees and interparliamentary delegations in the area of human rights,

| — | organising the Sakharov Prize in liaison with the appropriate high-level office and all the Directorates-General concerned, |
| --- | --- |

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organising the Sakharov Prize in liaison with the appropriate high-level office and all the Directorates-General concerned,

| — | cooperating with the European institutions, Council of Europe, United Nations, OSCE and Member States in the area of human rights, |
| --- | --- |

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cooperating with the European institutions, Council of Europe, United Nations, OSCE and Member States in the area of human rights,

| — | maintaining contacts and exchanging information with non-governmental organisations (NGOs), |
| --- | --- |

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maintaining contacts and exchanging information with non-governmental organisations (NGOs),

| — | helping with the urgent procedure (Rule 122), |
| --- | --- |

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helping with the urgent procedure (Rule 122),

| — | receiving and escorting ‘human rights’ delegations visiting Parliament, |
| --- | --- |

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receiving and escorting ‘human rights’ delegations visiting Parliament,

| — | organising public hearings, missions outside the three places of work and ad hoc delegations, |
| --- | --- |

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organising public hearings, missions outside the three places of work and ad hoc delegations,

| — | drafting working documents and notes in liaison with the policy department, |
| --- | --- |

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drafting working documents and notes in liaison with the policy department,

| — | following up resolutions on human rights adopted by Parliament, |
| --- | --- |

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following up resolutions on human rights adopted by Parliament,

| — | following up letters sent by the President of Parliament and Chairs of the DROI and AFET committees in support of individual cases. |
| --- | --- |

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following up letters sent by the President of Parliament and Chairs of the DROI and AFET committees in support of individual cases.

2.   Establishment plan (12)

| — | 1 Head of unit, |
| --- | --- |

—

1 Head of unit,

| — | 6 Administrators, |
| --- | --- |

—

6 Administrators,

| — | 5 Assistants. |
| --- | --- |

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5 Assistants.

SECRETARIAT OF THE COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT

1.   Main tasks

| — | Running the secretariat of the committee (organising meetings, coordinators' meetings, scheduling, minutes, etc.), |
| --- | --- |

—

Running the secretariat of the committee (organising meetings, coordinators' meetings, scheduling, minutes, etc.),

| — | helping the President of the European Parliament and MEPs with written and oral contributions in carrying out their duties as chairs, vice-chairs and rapporteurs, |
| --- | --- |

—

helping the President of the European Parliament and MEPs with written and oral contributions in carrying out their duties as chairs, vice-chairs and rapporteurs,

| — | drafting working documents/draft reports (legislative and non-legislative procedures), |
| --- | --- |

—

drafting working documents/draft reports (legislative and non-legislative procedures),

| — | organising public hearings, fact-finding visits, ad hoc missions (election observation) outside the three places of work (developing countries), etc., |
| --- | --- |

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organising public hearings, fact-finding visits, ad hoc missions (election observation) outside the three places of work (developing countries), etc.,

| — | maintaining contact with the other institutions, interested groups and civil society, |
| --- | --- |

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maintaining contact with the other institutions, interested groups and civil society,

| — | organising sessions of the Assembly and meetings of its bodies (Bureau, working parties, three standing committees, workshops), helping Members to prepare draft reports, working documents and drafts of speeches, drafting minutes, dealing with oral questions to the Council and Commission and resolutions, forwarding resolutions to the various recipients, placing documents on the Internet, contact with the other institutions and cooperation with the ACP Secretariat, |
| --- | --- |

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organising sessions of the Assembly and meetings of its bodies (Bureau, working parties, three standing committees, workshops), helping Members to prepare draft reports, working documents and drafts of speeches, drafting minutes, dealing with oral questions to the Council and Commission and resolutions, forwarding resolutions to the various recipients, placing documents on the Internet, contact with the other institutions and cooperation with the ACP Secretariat,

| — | organising and following up joint ACP-EU fact-finding visits and electoral observation missions. |
| --- | --- |

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organising and following up joint ACP-EU fact-finding visits and electoral observation missions.

2.   Establishment plan (13)

| — | 1 Head of unit, |
| --- | --- |

—

1 Head of unit,

| — | 4 Administrators, |
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—

4 Administrators,

| — | 8 Assistants. |
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8 Assistants.

SECRETARIAT OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE

1.   Main tasks

| — | Running the secretariat of the committee (organising meetings, coordinators' meetings, scheduling, minutes, etc.), |
| --- | --- |

—

Running the secretariat of the committee (organising meetings, coordinators' meetings, scheduling, minutes, etc.),

| — | drafting working documents/draft reports (legislative and non-legislative procedures), |
| --- | --- |

—

drafting working documents/draft reports (legislative and non-legislative procedures),

| — | helping the President of the European Parliament and MEPs with written and oral contributions in carrying out their duties as chairs, vice-chairs and rapporteurs, |
| --- | --- |

—

helping the President of the European Parliament and MEPs with written and oral contributions in carrying out their duties as chairs, vice-chairs and rapporteurs,

| — | organising public hearings and ad hoc missions outside the three places of work, |
| --- | --- |

—

organising public hearings and ad hoc missions outside the three places of work,

| — | maintaining contact with the other institutions, interested groups and civil society, |
| --- | --- |

—

maintaining contact with the other institutions, interested groups and civil society,

| — | maintaining contact with diplomatic missions accredited to the European Union and with Commission delegations to non-EU countries in the field of international trade, |
| --- | --- |

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maintaining contact with diplomatic missions accredited to the European Union and with Commission delegations to non-EU countries in the field of international trade,

| — | organising and preparing parliamentary conferences on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and assisting its bodies. |
| --- | --- |

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organising and preparing parliamentary conferences on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and assisting its bodies.

2.   Establishment plan (14)

| — | 1 Head of unit, |
| --- | --- |

—

1 Head of unit,

| — | 7 Administrators, |
| --- | --- |

—

7 Administrators,

| — | 6 Assistants. |
| --- | --- |

—

6 Assistants.

ELECTION OBSERVATION

1.   Main tasks

| — | Running the secretariat of the Election Coordination Group (meetings, documents, letters, minutes, etc.), |
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Running the secretariat of the Election Coordination Group (meetings, documents, letters, minutes, etc.),

| — | drawing up a 6-monthly calendar of parliamentary electoral observation missions for approval by the Conference of Presidents, |
| --- | --- |

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drawing up a 6-monthly calendar of parliamentary electoral observation missions for approval by the Conference of Presidents,

| — | implementing and monitoring this programme, |
| --- | --- |

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implementing and monitoring this programme,

| — | providing feedback and information and maintaining contact with the other services of the European Parliament (Secretariat of the Conference of Presidents, secretariats of parliamentary committees and delegations, etc.), |
| --- | --- |

—

providing feedback and information and maintaining contact with the other services of the European Parliament (Secretariat of the Conference of Presidents, secretariats of parliamentary committees and delegations, etc.),

| — | maintaining and developing contact with the other institutions (Commission, Council), international organisations (Council of Europe, OSCE, United Nations (UN), etc.) and specialised institutes such as IDEA (International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance), IFES, NEEDS (Network of Europeans for Electoral and Democracy Support) and ERIS. |
| --- | --- |

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maintaining and developing contact with the other institutions (Commission, Council), international organisations (Council of Europe, OSCE, United Nations (UN), etc.) and specialised institutes such as IDEA (International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance), IFES, NEEDS (Network of Europeans for Electoral and Democracy Support) and ERIS.

2.   Establishment plan (5)

| — | 1 Head of unit, |
| --- | --- |

—

1 Head of unit,

| — | 2 Administrators, |
| --- | --- |

—

2 Administrators,

| — | 2 Assistants. |
| --- | --- |

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2 Assistants.

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| 26.11.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 321/29 |
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26.11.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CA 321/29

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RECRUITMENT NOTICE PE/136/S — DIRECTOR

(Function group AD, grade 14)

DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR PERSONNEL — DIRECTORATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT

(2010/C 321 A/06)

1.   Vacant post

The President of the European Parliament has decided to open the procedure for filling the post of Director (AD, grade 14) in Parliament's Directorate-General for Personnel — Directorate for Administrative Management, in accordance with Article 29(2) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities (1).

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 and the interinstitutional recruitment procedures.

Recruitment will be to grade AD 14 (2). The basic salary is EUR 12 732,20 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.

Candidates should note that this post is subject to the mobility policy rules adopted by Parliament's Bureau on 29 March 2004.

The post calls for flexibility and frequent contact with people inside and outside Parliament, including Members of the European Parliament and people at other institutions. Since the Directorate has staff in several places of work, the person in charge will be required to travel frequently between Parliament's places of work.

2.   Location

Luxembourg. This post may be transferred to one of Parliament's other places of work.

3.   Equal opportunities

The European Parliament is an equal opportunities employer and accepts applications without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status or family situation.

4.   Job description

Senior official responsible for the following duties (3), in the light of the guidelines and decisions laid down by the President and the Secretary-General:

| — | ensuring the smooth running of a specialised department in the Secretariat comprising several units covering the areas that fall within the Directorate's remit, |
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ensuring the smooth running of a specialised department in the Secretariat comprising several units covering the areas that fall within the Directorate's remit,

| — | managing, supervising, motivating and coordinating one or more teams in order to optimise the use of the department's resources to provide a high-quality service (organisation, management of human and budget resources, innovation, etc.) in the relevant sectors, |
| --- | --- |

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managing, supervising, motivating and coordinating one or more teams in order to optimise the use of the department's resources to provide a high-quality service (organisation, management of human and budget resources, innovation, etc.) in the relevant sectors,

| — | planning the Directorate's activities (defining objectives and strategies), taking decisions needed to achieve the objectives set, assessing services provided with a view to ensuring quality, |
| --- | --- |

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planning the Directorate's activities (defining objectives and strategies), taking decisions needed to achieve the objectives set, assessing services provided with a view to ensuring quality,

| — | advising the Director-General, the Secretariat and MEPs in the area of activity concerned, |
| --- | --- |

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advising the Director-General, the Secretariat and MEPs in the area of activity concerned,

| — | cooperating with the various directorates in the Secretariat; representing Parliament and negotiating contracts or agreements in the area of activity, |
| --- | --- |

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cooperating with the various directorates in the Secretariat; representing Parliament and negotiating contracts or agreements in the area of activity,

| — | 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,

| — | carrying out the tasks of authorising officer by subdelegation, |
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carrying out the tasks of authorising officer by subdelegation,

| — | exercising appointing authority powers. |
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exercising appointing authority powers.

5.   Eligibility (profile required)

The selection procedure is open to candidates who fulfil the following conditions on the closing date for applications:

(a)   General conditions

Under Article 28 of the Staff Regulations, you must:

| — | be a national of one of the European Union's Member States (4), |
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be a national of one of the European Union's Member States (4),

| — | 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 concerning military service, |
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have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you by the laws concerning military service,

| — | produce the appropriate character references as to your suitability for the performance of your duties. |
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produce the appropriate character references as to your suitability for the performance of 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 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 (5) when the normal period of university education is at least 3 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 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 (5) when the normal period of university education is at least 3 years,

| — | at least 12 years' professional experience gained after obtaining the qualifications referred to in the first indent, including at least 6 years in managerial duties. |
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at least 12 years' professional experience gained after obtaining the qualifications referred to in the first indent, including at least 6 years in managerial duties.

(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 political issues, |
| --- | --- |

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excellent understanding of internal, national and international political issues,

| — | excellent knowledge of Parliament's Secretariat, its organisational set-up and environment, and the various players involved, |
| --- | --- |

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excellent knowledge of Parliament's Secretariat, its organisational set-up and environment, and the various players involved,

| — | excellent knowledge of the Staff Regulations, their interpretation and the derived rules, |
| --- | --- |

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excellent knowledge of the Staff Regulations, their interpretation and the derived rules,

| — | very good understanding of the different cultures represented in the institutions, |
| --- | --- |

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very good understanding of the different cultures represented in the institutions,

| — | very good knowledge of the Financial Regulation, the Financial Regulation Implementing Rules, the Internal Rules and other subordinate European Parliament texts, |
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very good knowledge of the Financial Regulation, the Financial Regulation Implementing Rules, the Internal Rules and other subordinate European Parliament texts,

| — | very good administrative knowledge (human resources, management, budget, finance, IT, legal issues, etc.), |
| --- | --- |

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very good administrative knowledge (human resources, management, budget, finance, IT, legal issues, etc.),

| — | excellent knowledge of management techniques. |
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excellent knowledge of management techniques.

(iii)   Knowledge of languages

Excellent knowledge of one European Union official language (6) and knowledge of two others is required.

The Advisory Committee will take account of knowledge of other official languages of the European Union.

(iv)   Skills

| — | A flair for strategy, |
| --- | --- |

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A flair for strategy,

| — | management skills, |
| --- | --- |

—

management skills,

| — | forward planning skills, |
| --- | --- |

—

forward planning skills,

| — | ability to react to events, |
| --- | --- |

—

ability to react to events,

| — | a meticulous approach, |
| --- | --- |

—

a meticulous approach,

| — | communication skills. |
| --- | --- |

—

communication skills.

6.   Selection procedure

To assist the Appointing Authority in its choice, the Advisory Committee for the appointment of senior officials will draw up a list of candidates and recommend to the Bureau the names of the persons to be called for interview. The Bureau will adopt the list, and the Committee will conduct the interviews and submit its final report to the Bureau for a decision. At this stage, the Bureau may interview the candidates.

7.   Applications

Please apply to the address below (quoting ‘avis de recrutement numéro PE/136/S’), enclosing a personal statement and a curriculum vitae (in Europass format (7)):

| Monsieur le Secrétaire général |
| --- |
| Parlement européen |
| Bâtiment Konrad Adenauer |
| 2929 Luxembourg |
| LUXEMBOURG |

Monsieur le Secrétaire général

Parlement européen

Bâtiment Konrad Adenauer

2929 Luxembourg

LUXEMBOURG

Applications must be sent by registered post by 10 December 2010 at the latest, as evidenced by the postmark.

Please note that, if you are called for interview (8), you must produce by the interview date, solely in the form of copies or photocopies, supporting documents relating to your studies, professional experience and current responsibilities. These documents will not be returned to you.

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(1)  OJ L 124, 27.4.2004.

(2)  The official will be graded on recruitment in accordance with Article 32 of the Staff Regulations.

(3)  For a description of the main tasks, see the Annex.

(4)  The Member States of the European Union are: Belgium, Bulgaria, the 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.

(5)  This year of experience will not be taken into account when evaluating the professional experience stipulated in the next indent.

(6)  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, Slovenian, Finnish, Swedish.

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

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

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ANNEX

DG PERSONNEL — DIRECTORATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT

1.   Main tasks

| — | Directing, coordinating and supervising the Directorate's units and services, |
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Directing, coordinating and supervising the Directorate's units and services,

| — | exercising appointing authority powers, |
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exercising appointing authority powers,

| — | managing projects, |
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managing projects,

| — | representing the institution in interinstitutional committees, |
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representing the institution in interinstitutional committees,

| — | acting as authorising officer by subdelegation, |
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acting as authorising officer by subdelegation,

| — | dealing with staff reports. |
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dealing with staff reports.

2.   Establishment plan (1)

| — | 1 Administrator. |
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1 Administrator.

INDIVIDUAL ENTITLEMENTS AND PAY UNIT

(including the services responsible for ‘Payroll and monitoring’, ‘Individual entitlements’ and ‘Privileges and documentation’)

1.   Main tasks

| — | Managing the staff of the unit (organisation, conflicts, staff reports, etc.). |
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Managing the staff of the unit (organisation, conflicts, staff reports, etc.).

Payroll and Monitoring Service

| — | Calculating/coding pay and other payments to officials, temporary and contract staff and accredited parliamentary assistants, |
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Calculating/coding pay and other payments to officials, temporary and contract staff and accredited parliamentary assistants,

| — | monitoring pay, |
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monitoring pay,

| — | calculating/coding the pay and social security contributions of trainees, |
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calculating/coding the pay and social security contributions of trainees,

| — | producing salary statements and printing Streamline notifications, |
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producing salary statements and printing Streamline notifications,

| — | checking and carrying out requests for transfer of part of staff's remuneration (Article 17 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations and Conditions of Employment of Other Servants). |
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checking and carrying out requests for transfer of part of staff's remuneration (Article 17 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations and Conditions of Employment of Other Servants).

Individual Entitlements Service

| — | Determining and managing the individual entitlements of officials, other staff and accredited parliamentary assistants (Articles 67, 68, 69 and 71 and Annex VII to the Staff Regulations), travel expenses, Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities), |
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Determining and managing the individual entitlements of officials, other staff and accredited parliamentary assistants (Articles 67, 68, 69 and 71 and Annex VII to the Staff Regulations), travel expenses, Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities),

| — | administering payments of travel expenses (Articles 7 and 8 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations). |
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administering payments of travel expenses (Articles 7 and 8 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations).

Privileges and Documentation Service

| — | Issuing the various certificates/identity cards, Community laissez-passer, VAT exemptions, |
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Issuing the various certificates/identity cards, Community laissez-passer, VAT exemptions,

| — | administering the various types of leave and absence of officials, other staff and accredited parliamentary assistants and Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, |
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administering the various types of leave and absence of officials, other staff and accredited parliamentary assistants and Conditions of Employment of Other Servants,

| — | managing personal files. |
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managing personal files.

2.   Establishment plan (42)

| — | 1 Head of unit, |
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1 Head of unit,

| — | 4 Administrators, |
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4 Administrators,

| — | 37 Assistants. |
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37 Assistants.

MISSIONS UNIT

1.   Main tasks

| — | Administering missions and various transactions associated with mission expenses, |
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Administering missions and various transactions associated with mission expenses,

| — | monitoring preparations for the new financial year and preparing the missions budgets of the Directorates-General, |
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monitoring preparations for the new financial year and preparing the missions budgets of the Directorates-General,

| — | statistical reporting, |
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statistical reporting,

| — | adaptive maintenance of the MISS application and development of a future application (with the support of the Directorate-General for Innovation and Technological Support), |
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adaptive maintenance of the MISS application and development of a future application (with the support of the Directorate-General for Innovation and Technological Support),

| — | providing training on the rules applicable to missions and on the MISS application: two modules, for beginners and advanced users, are offered, |
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providing training on the rules applicable to missions and on the MISS application: two modules, for beginners and advanced users, are offered,

| — | administering contracts relating to the corporate credit card, electronic invoicing, etc., |
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administering contracts relating to the corporate credit card, electronic invoicing, etc.,

| — | close cooperation with the Travel Office and Travel Agency, |
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close cooperation with the Travel Office and Travel Agency,

| — | managing the staff of the unit (organisation, conflicts, staff reports, etc.). |
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managing the staff of the unit (organisation, conflicts, staff reports, etc.).

2.   Establishment plan (13)

| — | 1 Head of unit, |
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1 Head of unit,

| — | 12 Assistants. |
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12 Assistants.

PENSIONS AND SOCIAL INSURANCE UNIT

1.   Main tasks

| — | Monitoring the work of the unit (appropriations and activities assigned to the unit), |
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Monitoring the work of the unit (appropriations and activities assigned to the unit),

| — | checking and adopting decisions by the Appointing Authority, |
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checking and adopting decisions by the Appointing Authority,

| — | monitoring budget items, administering and checking appropriations (orders, commitments, payments, recovery), |
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monitoring budget items, administering and checking appropriations (orders, commitments, payments, recovery),

| — | drafting documents and important correspondence for the unit or for internal or interinstitutional committees (regulatory texts, agreements, etc.), |
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drafting documents and important correspondence for the unit or for internal or interinstitutional committees (regulatory texts, agreements, etc.),

| — | participating in various committees: Preparatory Committee for Social Affairs, Management Committee of the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme, pensions, |
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participating in various committees: Preparatory Committee for Social Affairs, Management Committee of the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme, pensions,

| — | managing the staff of the unit (organisation, conflicts, staff reports, etc.). |
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managing the staff of the unit (organisation, conflicts, staff reports, etc.).

Pensions Sector

| — | Establishing entitlements to retirement pensions, disability benefits and survivors' pensions, |
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Establishing entitlements to retirement pensions, disability benefits and survivors' pensions,

| — | administering payments pursuant to Articles 41 and 50 of the Staff Regulations and the rules on termination of service (dégagement), |
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administering payments pursuant to Articles 41 and 50 of the Staff Regulations and the rules on termination of service (dégagement),

| — | establishing the individual entitlements of staff who have retired or had their service terminated, |
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establishing the individual entitlements of staff who have retired or had their service terminated,

| — | transferring pension entitlements from national schemes to the European scheme, |
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transferring pension entitlements from national schemes to the European scheme,

| — | calculating severance grants and administering transfers to national pension schemes or funds, |
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calculating severance grants and administering transfers to national pension schemes or funds,

| — | paying pension contributions pursuant to Article 42 of the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities, |
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paying pension contributions pursuant to Article 42 of the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities,

| — | administering contributions to the Community pension scheme for staff taking leave on personal grounds. |
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administering contributions to the Community pension scheme for staff taking leave on personal grounds.

Social Insurance Sector

| — | Supervising the application of the health insurance scheme, decisions to pay a 100 % reimbursement and certificates of affiliation, |
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Supervising the application of the health insurance scheme, decisions to pay a 100 % reimbursement and certificates of affiliation,

| — | administering social assistance to people with disabilities, |
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administering social assistance to people with disabilities,

| — | administering accident insurance and natural death insurance, |
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administering accident insurance and natural death insurance,

| — | administering occupational disease insurance, |
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administering occupational disease insurance,

| — | dealing with cases relating to responsible third parties, |
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dealing with cases relating to responsible third parties,

| — | administering the various voluntary additional insurance schemes, |
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administering the various voluntary additional insurance schemes,

| — | participating in the work of joint committees and interinstitutional committees. |
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participating in the work of joint committees and interinstitutional committees.

2.   Establishment plan (20)

| — | 1 Head of unit, |
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1 Head of unit,

| — | 1 Administrator, |
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1 Administrator,

| — | 18 Assistants. |
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18 Assistants.

UNIT FOR RELATIONS WITH STAFF

(including the Luxembourg and Brussels service contact points)

1.   Main tasks

| — | Managing the staff of the unit (organisation, conflicts, staff reports, etc.). |
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Managing the staff of the unit (organisation, conflicts, staff reports, etc.).

Administrative Affairs Sector

| — | Making administrative arrangements for newly appointed officials and other staff in Brussels (administrative formalities and various explanations) and dispatching various documents to the services concerned in Luxembourg, |
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Making administrative arrangements for newly appointed officials and other staff in Brussels (administrative formalities and various explanations) and dispatching various documents to the services concerned in Luxembourg,

| — | upon request, obtaining special identity cards for staff and their families when staff take up their duties, move to a different place of employment or are transferred to Brussels, |
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upon request, obtaining special identity cards for staff and their families when staff take up their duties, move to a different place of employment or are transferred to Brussels,

| — | carrying out procedures to renew cards, administer changes of address/marital status/other status, etc. and cancel special identity cards (termination of service, termination of responsibility for dependent children, divorce), |
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carrying out procedures to renew cards, administer changes of address/marital status/other status, etc. and cancel special identity cards (termination of service, termination of responsibility for dependent children, divorce),

| — | dealing with formalities with the Federal public service (Service Public Fédéral), Foreign Affairs in Brussels, |
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dealing with formalities with the Federal public service (Service Public Fédéral), Foreign Affairs in Brussels,

| — | updating data in Streamline, |
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updating data in Streamline,

| — | informing staff about the procedures for VAT-free purchases and monitoring procedures with the Federal public service in Brussels, |
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informing staff about the procedures for VAT-free purchases and monitoring procedures with the Federal public service in Brussels,

| — | providing explanations about the withholding tax on investment income and drawing up the HIS 276 certificate, |
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providing explanations about the withholding tax on investment income and drawing up the HIS 276 certificate,

| — | explaining the procedures for registering vehicles and assisting staff in completing them, |
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explaining the procedures for registering vehicles and assisting staff in completing them,

| — | issuing laissez-passer and various certificates (employment, exemption from national taxation, salaries, European Schools, HIS276, C4, etc.) for staff based in Brussels, |
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issuing laissez-passer and various certificates (employment, exemption from national taxation, salaries, European Schools, HIS276, C4, etc.) for staff based in Brussels,

| — | research, documentation and updating of administrative procedures, |
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research, documentation and updating of administrative procedures,

| — | maintaining relations with the services concerned in Luxembourg, local and national authorities and counterpart services at the other institutions. |
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maintaining relations with the services concerned in Luxembourg, local and national authorities and counterpart services at the other institutions.

Service contact points in Luxembourg and Brussels

| — | Providing European Parliament staff with a practical service which is easy to access and enables them to obtain general or personal information and seek advice on administrative matters, |
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Providing European Parliament staff with a practical service which is easy to access and enables them to obtain general or personal information and seek advice on administrative matters,

| — | making an individual multilingual service available to colleagues to provide swift, personalised answers by telephone or e-mail with the aid of the services responsible, |
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making an individual multilingual service available to colleagues to provide swift, personalised answers by telephone or e-mail with the aid of the services responsible,

| — | updating the answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) concerning staff problems, |
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updating the answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) concerning staff problems,

| — | running information sessions for newly recruited staff, helping them to find accommodation, open days, visits to the other places of work, organisation of the Family Day, i.e. integration functions, |
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running information sessions for newly recruited staff, helping them to find accommodation, open days, visits to the other places of work, organisation of the Family Day, i.e. integration functions,

| — | organising information sessions and workshops on subjects of general interest, |
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organising information sessions and workshops on subjects of general interest,

| — | receiving staff assigned to work in Brussels and Luxembourg, |
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receiving staff assigned to work in Brussels and Luxembourg,

| — | receiving trainees in liaison with the trainee service in Luxembourg, |
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receiving trainees in liaison with the trainee service in Luxembourg,

| — | making arrangements for helping the families of new staff assigned to work in Brussels and Luxembourg to settle in, |
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making arrangements for helping the families of new staff assigned to work in Brussels and Luxembourg to settle in,

| — | maintaining contact with local authorities responsible for the integration of newly arrived people, |
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maintaining contact with local authorities responsible for the integration of newly arrived people,

| — | planning meetings for staff with the legal adviser to obtain information on private matters, |
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planning meetings for staff with the legal adviser to obtain information on private matters,

| — | organising lunchtime lectures with the aim of informing staff about legal and social matters (administrative matters, taxation, family law, etc.). |
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organising lunchtime lectures with the aim of informing staff about legal and social matters (administrative matters, taxation, family law, etc.).

2.   Establishment plan (21)

| — | 1 Head of unit, |
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1 Head of unit,

| — | 2 Administrators, |
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2 Administrators,

| — | 18 Assistants. |
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18 Assistants.

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| 26.11.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 321/36 |
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26.11.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CA 321/36

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RECRUITMENT NOTICE PE/139/S — DIRECTOR

(Function group AD, grade 14)

DIRECTORATE FOR RELATIONS WITH THE POLITICAL GROUPS

(2010/C 321 A/07)

1.   Vacant post

The President of the European Parliament has decided to open the procedure for filling the post of Director (AD, grade 14) in Parliament's Directorate for Relations with the Political Groups, in accordance with Article 29(2) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities (1).

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 and the interinstitutional recruitment procedures.

Recruitment will be to grade AD 14 (2). The basic salary is EUR 12 732,20 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.

Candidates should note that this post is subject to the mobility policy rules adopted by Parliament's Bureau on 29 March 2004.

The post calls for flexibility and frequent contact with people inside and outside Parliament, including Members of the European Parliament. The person in charge will be required to travel frequently between Parliament's places of work.

2.   Location

Brussels. This post may be transferred to one of Parliament's other places of work.

3.   Equal opportunities

The European Parliament is an equal opportunities employer and accepts applications without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status or family situation.

4.   Job description

Senior official responsible for the following duties (3), in the light of the guidelines and decisions laid down by the parliamentary authority and the Secretary-General:

| — | coordinating contacts between the Secretary-General and all the political groups, particularly in relation to the administrative and technical facilities offered to them, |
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coordinating contacts between the Secretary-General and all the political groups, particularly in relation to the administrative and technical facilities offered to them,

| — | assisting the Secretary-General in connection with all the services provided for Members, including non-attached Members, |
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assisting the Secretary-General in connection with all the services provided for Members, including non-attached Members,

| — | participating in the coordination and follow-up of political initiatives undertaken by the political groups and of parliamentary business, |
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participating in the coordination and follow-up of political initiatives undertaken by the political groups and of parliamentary business,

| — | following up competitions organised under Article 29(3) of the Staff Regulations, |
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following up competitions organised under Article 29(3) of the Staff Regulations,

| — | preparing decisions by the Conference of Presidents on the rules governing meetings of the political groups and taking appropriate action under these rules, |
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preparing decisions by the Conference of Presidents on the rules governing meetings of the political groups and taking appropriate action under these rules,

| — | participating in discussions on the financial rules that apply to the political groups and monitoring the implementation of these rules, |
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participating in discussions on the financial rules that apply to the political groups and monitoring the implementation of these rules,

| — | applying the Conference of Presidents' decisions on intergroups, |
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applying the Conference of Presidents' decisions on intergroups,

| — | assisting the Secretary-General in organising the reception arrangements for new Members, |
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assisting the Secretary-General in organising the reception arrangements for new Members,

| — | carrying out specific tasks, at the Secretary-General's request, relating to the political activities of Parliament and of the political groups. |
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carrying out specific tasks, at the Secretary-General's request, relating to the political activities of Parliament and of the political groups.

5.   Eligibility (profile required)

The selection procedure is open to candidates who fulfil the following conditions on the closing date for applications:

(a)   General conditions

Under Article 28 of the Staff Regulations, you must:

| — | be a national of one of the European Union's Member States (4), |
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be a national of one of the European Union's Member States (4),

| — | 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 concerning military service, |
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have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you by the laws concerning military service,

| — | produce the appropriate character references as to your suitability for the performance of your duties. |
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produce the appropriate character references as to your suitability for the performance of 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 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 (5) when the normal period of university education is at least 3 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 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 (5) when the normal period of university education is at least 3 years,

| — | at least 12 years' professional experience gained after obtaining the qualifications referred to in the first indent, including at least 6 years in managerial duties. |
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at least 12 years' professional experience gained after obtaining the qualifications referred to in the first indent, including at least 6 years in managerial duties.

(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 political issues, |
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excellent understanding of internal, national and international political issues,

| — | excellent knowledge of how the political groups work, and of their working methods and practices, |
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excellent knowledge of how the political groups work, and of their working methods and practices,

| — | excellent knowledge of the Treaties, |
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excellent knowledge of the Treaties,

| — | excellent knowledge of Parliament's Secretariat, its organisational set-up and environment, and the various players involved, |
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excellent knowledge of Parliament's Secretariat, its organisational set-up and environment, and the various players involved,

| — | excellent knowledge of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament, legislative procedures and internal rules and practices, |
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excellent knowledge of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament, legislative procedures and internal rules and practices,

| — | excellent knowledge of the Staff Regulations, their interpretation and the derived rules, |
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excellent knowledge of the Staff Regulations, their interpretation and the derived rules,

| — | very good understanding of the different cultures represented in the institutions, |
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very good understanding of the different cultures represented in the institutions,

| — | very good administrative knowledge (human resources, management, budget, finance, IT, legal issues, etc.), |
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very good administrative knowledge (human resources, management, budget, finance, IT, legal issues, etc.),

| — | excellent knowledge of management techniques. |
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excellent knowledge of management techniques.

(iii)   Knowledge of languages

Excellent knowledge of one European Union official language (6) and knowledge of two others is required.

The Advisory Committee will take account of knowledge of other official languages of the European Union.

(iv)   Skills

| — | A flair for strategy, |
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A flair for strategy,

| — | management skills, |
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management skills,

| — | forward planning skills, |
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forward planning skills,

| — | 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

To assist the Appointing Authority in its choice, the Advisory Committee for the appointment of senior officials will draw up a list of candidates and recommend to the Bureau the names of the persons to be called for interview. The Bureau will adopt the list, and the Committee will conduct the interviews and submit its final report to the Bureau for a decision. At this stage, the Bureau may interview the candidates.

7.   Applications

Please apply to the address below (quoting ‘avis de recrutement numéro PE/139/S’), enclosing a personal statement and a curriculum vitae (in Europass format (7)):

| Monsieur le Secrétaire général |
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| Parlement européen |
| Bâtiment Konrad Adenauer |
| 2929 Luxembourg |
| LUXEMBOURG |

Monsieur le Secrétaire général

Parlement européen

Bâtiment Konrad Adenauer

2929 Luxembourg

LUXEMBOURG

Applications must be sent by registered post by 10 December 2010 at the latest, as evidenced by the postmark.

Please note that, if you are called for interview (8), you must produce by the interview date, solely in the form of copies or photocopies, supporting documents relating to your studies, professional experience and current responsibilities. These documents will not be returned to you.

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(1)  OJ L 124, 27.4.2004.

(2)  The official will be graded on recruitment in accordance with Article 32 of the Staff Regulations.

(3)  For a description of the main tasks, see the Annex.

(4)  The Member States of the European Union are: Belgium, Bulgaria, the 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.

(5)  This year of experience will not be taken into account when evaluating the professional experience stipulated in the next indent.

(6)  The official languages of the European Union are: Bulgarian, Spanish, Czech, Danish, German, Estonian, Greek, English, French, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Finnish, Swedish.

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

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

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ANNEX

DIRECTORATE FOR RELATIONS WITH THE POLITICAL GROUPS

1.   Main tasks

| — | Liaising between the political groups and Parliament's administration, |
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Liaising between the political groups and Parliament's administration,

| — | acting as a mediator to ensure that Parliament's administration responds to the political groups' requests and vice versa, in particular as regards the administrative and technical services to which the political groups are entitled, |
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acting as a mediator to ensure that Parliament's administration responds to the political groups' requests and vice versa, in particular as regards the administrative and technical services to which the political groups are entitled,

| — | assisting the Secretary-General in connection with all the services provided for Members, including non-attached Members, |
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—

assisting the Secretary-General in connection with all the services provided for Members, including non-attached Members,

| — | assisting the Secretary-General in organising the reception arrangements for new Members, |
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—

assisting the Secretary-General in organising the reception arrangements for new Members,

| — | preparing and monitoring decisions by the Conference of Presidents on the rules governing the meetings of the political groups, |
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—

preparing and monitoring decisions by the Conference of Presidents on the rules governing the meetings of the political groups,

| — | ensuring accountability on the part of intergroups in the European Parliament. |
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ensuring accountability on the part of intergroups in the European Parliament.

2.   Establishment plan (20)

| — | 1 Director, |
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—

1 Director,

| — | 12 Administrators, |
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—

12 Administrators,

| — | 7 Assistants. |
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7 Assistants.

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