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| 29.4.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 110/1 |
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29.4.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CA 110/1

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITIONS EPSO/AD/178-179/10

(2010/C 110 A/01)

Are you interested in working for the European institutions?

Are you interested in working for the European institutions?

Does your profile meet our criteria?

Does your profile meet our criteria?

Why not apply?

Why not apply?

Give yourself a chance to succeed.

Give yourself a chance to succeed.

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising open competitions, based on qualifications and tests, to establish a reserve pool from which to recruit administrators (1) (AD 5).

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EPSO/AD/178/10 — Librarianship/Information Science

EPSO/AD/178/10 — Librarianship/Information Science

EPSO/AD/179/10 — Audiovisual

EPSO/AD/179/10 — Audiovisual

The purpose of these competitions is to draw up reserve lists from which to fill vacant posts in the institutions of the European Union, in particular the European Parliament, the Council, and the Court of Justice.

The European Commission is not associated with these competitions and will not be recruiting anyone from the reserve list.

Before applying, you should read carefully the guide published in Official Journal C 57 A of 9 March 2010 and on the EPSO website.

Before applying, you should read carefully the guide published in Official Journal C 57 A of 9 March 2010 and on the EPSO website.

This guide is an integral part of the competition notice and will help you to understand the rules governing the procedure and how to apply.

This guide is an integral part of the competition notice and will help you to understand the rules governing the procedure and how to apply.

CONTENTS

| I. | GENERAL BACKGROUND |
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GENERAL BACKGROUND

GENERAL BACKGROUND

| II. | DUTIES |
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II.

DUTIES

DUTIES

| III. | ELIGIBILITY |
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III.

ELIGIBILITY

ELIGIBILITY

| IV. | ADMISSION TESTS |
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IV.

ADMISSION TESTS

ADMISSION TESTS

| V. | ADMISSION TO THE COMPETITION AND INVITATION TO THE ASSESSMENT CENTRE |
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V.

ADMISSION TO THE COMPETITION AND INVITATION TO THE ASSESSMENT CENTRE

ADMISSION TO THE COMPETITION AND INVITATION TO THE ASSESSMENT CENTRE

| VI. | OPEN COMPETITION |
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VI.

OPEN COMPETITION

OPEN COMPETITION

| VII. | RESERVE LISTS |
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VII.

RESERVE LISTS

RESERVE LISTS

| VIII. | HOW TO APPLY |
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VIII.

HOW TO APPLY

HOW TO APPLY

I.   GENERAL BACKGROUND

| 1. | Number of successful candidates |
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Number of successful candidates

EPSO/AD/178/10 = 19

EPSO/AD/178/10 = 19

EPSO/AD/179/10 = 9

EPSO/AD/179/10 = 9

| 2. | Remarks |
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2.

Remarks

EPSO is also publishing the following parallel open competitions:

EPSO is also publishing the following parallel open competitions:

EPSO/AD/180/10 — Information systems security (INFOSEC)

EPSO/AD/180/10 — Information systems security (INFOSEC)

EPSO/AD/181/10 — Competition law

EPSO/AD/181/10 — Competition law

EPSO/AD/182/10 — Industrial economics

EPSO/AD/182/10 — Industrial economics

You may not apply for more than one of these 5 competitions.

You must make your choice when you apply on-line and you will not be able to change it after you have confirmed and validated your on-line application form.

II.   DUTIES

AD 5 is the grade at which graduates enter an administrator's career in the European institutions. Administrators recruited at this grade can undertake, under supervision, three main types of work in the institutions: policy formulation, operational delivery, and resource management. We are particularly looking for candidates with a potential for career development.

The specific profiles sought are described in the annexes.

The general profile of candidates sought by the institutions is described in point 1.2 of the guide to open competitions.

The general profile of candidates sought by the institutions is described in point 1.2 of the guide to open competitions.

III.   ELIGIBILITY

, you must fulfil all the following general and specific conditions:

| 1.   General conditions |
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| a) | You must be a citizen of one of the Member States of the European Union. |

1.   General conditions

1.

General conditions

a)

You must be a citizen of one of the Member States of the European Union.

| b) | You must enjoy your full rights as a citizen. |
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b)

You must enjoy your full rights as a citizen.

| c) | You must have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you by the laws on military service. |
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c)

You must have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you by the laws on military service.

| d) | You must meet the character requirements for the duties involved. |
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d)

You must meet the character requirements for the duties involved.

2.   Specific conditions

2.

Specific conditions

2.1

2.1

Qualifications

Qualifications

See the annexes.

2.2

2.2

Knowledge of languages

Knowledge of languages

The official languages of the European Union are:

The official languages of the European Union are:

BG (Bulgarian)

CS (Czech)

DA (Danish)

DE (German)

EL (Greek)

EN (English)

ES (Spanish)

ET (Estonian)

FI (Finnish)

FR (French)

GA (Irish)

HU (Hungarian)

IT (Italian)

LT (Lithuanian)

LV (Latvian)

MT (Maltese)

NL (Dutch)

PL (Polish)

PT (Portuguese)

RO (Romanian)

SK (Slovak)

SL (Slovenian)

SV (Swedish)

| (a) | Language 1 |
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(a)

Language 1

Main language:

Main language:

A thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the European Union.

and

| (b) | Language 2 |
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(b)

Language 2

Second language (must be different from language 1):

Second language (must be different from language 1):

A satisfactory knowledge of English, French or German.

IV.   ADMISSION TESTS

Admission tests will be organised only if the number of candidates applying exceeds a certain limit (2). In this case you will be informed via your EPSO account.

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| 1. | You will be invited to sit the tests: |
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1.

You will be invited to sit the tests:

you have declared that you fulfil the general and specific conditions listed in section III.

| 2. | Nature and marking of tests |
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2.

Nature and marking of tests

A series of tests comprising multiple-choice questions to assess your general ability as regards:

Test (a)

Test (a)

Verbal reasoning

Marking: 0–20

Pass mark: 10

Test (b)

Test (b)

Numerical reasoning

Marking: 0–10

Test (c)

Test (c)

Abstract reasoning

Marking: 0–10

The aggregate pass mark for tests (b) and (c) is 10.

| 3. | Language of the tests |
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3.

Language of the tests

Language 2 (English, French or German)

V.   ADMISSION TO THE COMPETITION AND INVITATION TO THE ASSESSMENT CENTRE

1.   Admission to the competition

The information given in your on-line application will be checked against the general and specific conditions to identify those applicants who satisfy the eligibility requirements for the competition.

If admission tests are held.

Candidates' applications are examined in descending order of marks obtained in the admission tests until the threshold is reached of candidates who:

| — | obtained the best marks (of those with pass marks) in the admission tests, and |
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obtained the best marks (of those with pass marks) in the admission tests, and

| — | satisfy the eligibility conditions. |
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satisfy the eligibility conditions.

The threshold is 6 times the number of successful candidates indicated in the competition notice. Where a number of candidates tie for the last available place, they will all be included in the selection phase based on qualifications. On-line applications of candidates below the threshold will not be examined.

2.   Invitation to the assessment centre: Selection on the basis of qualifications

To identify candidates who can be admitted to the assessment centre, the selection board will select candidates on the basis of their qualifications after having established the criteria by which it will assess those qualifications. Candidates will be selected on the basis of the information given in their on-line applications forms. The selection board will select those candidates who satisfy the eligibility conditions and who possess the qualifications (especially diplomas and professional experience) that are most relevant in terms of quality and level to the nature of the duties described in the competition notice (see the selection criteria in the Annex). Selection will be on the basis of the following marking scheme:

| (a) | each selection criterion is weighted between 1 and 3, according to how important the board considers it to be; |
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(a)

each selection criterion is weighted between 1 and 3, according to how important the board considers it to be;

| (b) | the selection board will give a mark of between 1 and 4 for each criterion, depending on the candidate's qualifications; |
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(b)

the selection board will give a mark of between 1 and 4 for each criterion, depending on the candidate's qualifications;

It will then draw up a list (3) of candidates in the order of the marks awarded.

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The number of candidates admitted to the assessment centre will be approximately three times the number of successful candidates indicated in the competition notice and will be published on EPSO's website (www.eu-careers.eu).

3.   Verification of information given by candidates

Following the assessment centre session, the information given by candidates in their on-line applications will be verified against the general conditions by EPSO and against the specific conditions and selection criteria by the selection board. If verification shows that the information given is not borne out by the appropriate supporting documents, candidates will be eliminated from the competition.

Applications are verified for candidates with pass marks who obtained the best aggregate marks in tests (d), (e) and (f) in the assessment centre session, in descending order of merit (see section VI). These candidates must also, where applicable, have obtained pass marks in the aptitude tests (4) (a), (b), and (c) (see section VI). Verification will continue until the threshold number of candidates is reached who can be placed on the reserve list and who actually fulfil all the conditions for admission. The files of candidates below this threshold will not be examined.

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VI.   OPEN COMPETITION

| 1. | Invitation to the assessment centre: |
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1.

Invitation to the assessment centre:

You will be invited to attend an assessment centre session, which will normally be held in Brussels over the course of a day, if:

| — | you are one of the candidates with the highest marks in the admission tests (5) (if such tests were held, see IV) and at least the pass marks;

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you are one of the candidates with the highest marks in the admission tests (5) (if such tests were held, see IV) and at least the pass marks;

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and

| — | the information given in your on-line application shows that you fulfil the general and specific conditions listed in section III;

  and |
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the information given in your on-line application shows that you fulfil the general and specific conditions listed in section III;

and

and

| — | you obtained one of the highest marks in the selection based on qualifications. |
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you obtained one of the highest marks in the selection based on qualifications.

| 2. | Assessment centre |
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2.

Assessment centre

You will be assessed on your specific reasoning competencies if they have not already been assessed in admission tests. Assessment will be by means of:

if they have not already been assessed in admission tests

| (a) | a verbal reasoning test |
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(a)

a verbal reasoning test

| (b) | a numerical reasoning test |
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(b)

a numerical reasoning test

| (c) | an abstract reasoning test. |
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(c)

an abstract reasoning test.

You will be assessed on your specific competencies in the field and the following general competencies:

| — | Analysis and problem solving |
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Analysis and problem solving

Analysis and problem solving

| — | Communicating |
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Communicating

Communicating

| — | Delivering quality and results |
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Delivering quality and results

Delivering quality and results

| — | Learning and development |
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Learning and development

Learning and development

| — | Prioritising and organising |
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Prioritising and organising

Prioritising and organising

| — | Resilience |
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Resilience

Resilience

| — | Working with others |
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Working with others

Working with others

| — | Leadership |
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Leadership

Leadership

More information on these competencies can be found in point 1.2 of the guide to open competitions.

These competencies are tested by means of:

| (d) | a case study in the chosen field, |
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(d)

a case study in the chosen field,

| (e) | group exercises, |
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(e)

group exercises,

| (f) | a structured interview. |
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(f)

a structured interview.

| 3. | Languages for the assessment centre |
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3.

3.

Languages for the assessment centre

Language 2 (English, French, or German) for tests (a) to (f).

Your knowledge of your main language (language1) will also be tested during test (d) (case study).

| 4. | Marking |
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4.

4.

Marking

Reasoning (where applicable)

Reasoning

| (a) | (verbal) 0 — 20
  Pass mark: 10 |
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(a)

(verbal) 0 — 20

Pass mark: 10

| (b) | (numerical) 0 — 10 |
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(b)

(numerical) 0 — 10

| (c) | (abstract) 0 — 10
  The aggregate pass mark for tests (b) and (c) is 10. |
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(c)

(abstract) 0 — 10

The aggregate pass mark for tests (b) and (c) is 10.

Tests (a), (b), and (c) are eliminatory, but the marks will not be added to the marks for the other assessment centre items.

Specific competencies

Specific competencies

Marking: 0 — 100

Pass mark: 50

General competencies

General competencies

Marking: 0 — 80 in total for all general competencies (10 per competency)

Pass mark:

3 for each competency and

and

an aggregate of 40 for all 8 general competencies.

VII.   RESERVE LISTS

| 1. | Candidates placed on the reserve lists |
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Candidates placed on the reserve lists

The selection board will place you on the reserve list (6) (see number of successful candidates, section I.1) if you are among the candidates who satisfy all the conditions set out in section V.

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| 2. | Classification |
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2.

Classification

The lists will be drawn up by competition and by merit group (maximum of four groups) and names will be listed in alphabetical order within each group.

VIII.   HOW TO APPLY

| 1. | On-line applications |
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On-line applications

You must apply on-line following the instructions on the EPSO website.

Closing date: 28 May 2010 at 12.00 (midday), Brussels time

Closing date: 28 May 2010 at 12.00 (midday), Brussels time

| 2. | Submission of application files |
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2.

Submission of application files

If you are one of the candidates invited to the assessment centre, you will have to submit, if asked at a later stage, a full application file (signed on-line application form and supporting documents).

at a later stage

Closing date: You will be informed of the closing date via your EPSO account.

Closing date:

Procedure: See point 2.2 of the guide to open competitions.

Procedure:

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(1)  Any reference in this notice to a person of the male sex must be deemed also to constitute a reference to a person of the female sex.

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(2)  After the closing date for applications, EPSO, as the appointing authority, will decide whether to organise admission tests if the number of candidates is likely to pose operational difficulties or to lengthen the competition procedure unduly. The threshold number may vary from one competition to another.

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(3)  Candidates not invited to the assessment centre can obtain a copy of the selection board's evaluation sheet concerning their qualifications by submitting a request within 10 days of being notified of the results.

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(4)  For operational reasons these tests may be held during the assessment centre session, but they come under the responsibility of EPSO rather than the selection board.

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(5)  Where a number of candidates tie for the last available place, they will all be invited to the assessment centre.

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(6)  Where a number of candidates tie for the last available place, they will all be placed on the reserve list.

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ANNEX 1

EPSO/AD/178/10 — ADMINISTRATORS (AD 5)

LIBRARIANSHIP/INFORMATION SCIENCE

1.   Nature of duties

The general role of administrators in the field of librarianship/information science is to manage and provide professional information services.

Please note that, in this competition, we are not looking for information technologists (IT), archivists or document/records managers.

The main duties involved, which may vary from one institution to another, include:

| — | Management of information services, including managing general and specialist information research services or a library, operating an information service intranet site with licensed commercial online databases and providing information training. |
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Management of information services, including managing general and specialist information research services or a library, operating an information service intranet site with licensed commercial online databases and providing information training.

| — | Management of controlled vocabularies, cataloguing and indexing processes; collection management; professional data management. |
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Management of controlled vocabularies, cataloguing and indexing processes; collection management; professional data management.

| — | Specialist information research and management of information resources in particular policy areas and/or client groups. |
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Specialist information research and management of information resources in particular policy areas and/or client groups.

| — | Professional leadership roles and/or specialism in a particular area of service such as reference, professional standards, client training, copyright, innovation or information technology developments. |
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Professional leadership roles and/or specialism in a particular area of service such as reference, professional standards, client training, copyright, innovation or information technology developments.

| — | Management of ad hoc working groups and project teams. |
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Management of ad hoc working groups and project teams.

| — | Analysing and summarising policy information, and writing reports and management reviews. |
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Analysing and summarising policy information, and writing reports and management reviews.

| — | Answering clients' information requests, selecting information, cataloguing and indexing documents, making presentations and providing training to clients. |
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Answering clients' information requests, selecting information, cataloguing and indexing documents, making presentations and providing training to clients.

| — | The duties of law librarian (at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg). |
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The duties of law librarian (at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg).

2.   Qualifications

You must have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies equivalent to at least three years attested by a diploma in information science, documentation, or librarianship (studies in computer science (IT) and archive management do not count),

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a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies equivalent to at least three years attested by a diploma, followed by at least one year's training attested by a diploma in information science, documentation, or librarianship (studies in computer science (IT) and archive management do not count).

For the law librarian profile

You must have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies equivalent to at least three years attested by a diploma in law and at least two years' training or professional experience in the field of librarianship.

3.   Selection on the basis of qualifications

The focus of this job description is on skills with people (clients, staff) and skills with information in all forms. These roles are less concerned with the traditional management of books and documents and much more with bringing precise and relevant information to meet client needs. To achieve this, many types of management skills in a professional information context are required: service management, marketing, quality, human and financial resource management and contract management.

Therefore, when assessing candidates' qualifications, the selection board will take into account, in particular:

| — | practical knowledge of information service operations and management; |
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practical knowledge of information service operations and management;

| — | practical knowledge of client services, quality and marketing, and online information services; |
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practical knowledge of client services, quality and marketing, and online information services;

| — | knowledge of EU affairs, national and/or EU and/or international law; |
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knowledge of EU affairs, national and/or EU and/or international law;

| — | knowledge of the following subjects: political science, international relations, economics and science; or strong subject knowledge of any other policy area relevant to the activities of the European institutions; |
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knowledge of the following subjects: political science, international relations, economics and science; or strong subject knowledge of any other policy area relevant to the activities of the European institutions;

| — | excellent knowledge of the information environment and official languages of one or more of the following countries: Austria, Cyprus, Estonia, France, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, United Kingdom would be desirable; |
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excellent knowledge of the information environment and official languages of one or more of the following countries: Austria, Cyprus, Estonia, France, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, United Kingdom would be desirable;

| — | practical knowledge of cataloguing and indexing; |
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practical knowledge of cataloguing and indexing;

| — | for the law librarian profile, the selection board will take particular account of knowledge of librarianship and of EU law, without regard to language preferences. |
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for the law librarian profile, the selection board will take particular account of knowledge of librarianship and of EU law, without regard to language preferences.

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ANNEX 2

EPSO/AD/179/10 — AUDIOVISUAL — ADMINISTRATORS (AD 5)

AV ENGINEER/PRODUCER

The EU institutions are seeking engineers and producers in the audiovisual field. They will be employed at the respective institutions in the audiovisual services which are responsible for the coverage of the activities of these EU bodies as well as for making audiovisual productions.

The AV engineers will be responsible for the proper functioning of the technical audiovisual infrastructure.

The audiovisual producers will be responsible for making audiovisual productions and the coverage of institutional activities in general.

Management of internal and external technical staff will be required in both positions.

1.   Nature of duties

| — | Operating, maintaining, supervising, and adjusting broadcasting and multimedia equipment; |
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Operating, maintaining, supervising, and adjusting broadcasting and multimedia equipment;

| — | Analysing and specifying the technical aspects of new equipment in the light of technological developments and user needs; |
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Analysing and specifying the technical aspects of new equipment in the light of technological developments and user needs;

| — | Producing and defining the production conditions for audiovisual/multimedia programmes; |
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Producing and defining the production conditions for audiovisual/multimedia programmes;

| — | Developing broadcast and multimedia audiovisual production; |
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Developing broadcast and multimedia audiovisual production;

| — | Developing and devising new projects; |
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Developing and devising new projects;

| — | Helping to prepare and draw up specifications. |
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Helping to prepare and draw up specifications.

2.   Qualifications

You must have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma in broadcast and multimedia audiovisual technologies, electronics, or computer science; broadcast and multimedia audiovisual production.

or

You must have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma, followed by at least one year's training attested by a diploma in broadcast and multimedia audiovisual technologies, electronics, or computer science; broadcast and multimedia audiovisual production.

3.   Selection on the basis of qualifications

The selection board will take account of the following:

| — | Knowledge of electronics and the various technologies relating to television and radio |
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Knowledge of electronics and the various technologies relating to television and radio

| — | Knowledge of information technology (databases, file and operating systems, servers, networks, internet) |
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Knowledge of information technology (databases, file and operating systems, servers, networks, internet)

| — | Knowledge of information technology relating to audiovisual broadcasting and multimedia (video and audio compression, transmission, streaming, video-on-demand) |
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Knowledge of information technology relating to audiovisual broadcasting and multimedia (video and audio compression, transmission, streaming, video-on-demand)

| — | Practical knowledge of production of broadcast and multimedia audiovisual programmes. |
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Practical knowledge of production of broadcast and multimedia audiovisual programmes.

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