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| 18.9.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 225/1 |
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18.9.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CA 225/1

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION: BUDGET OFFICER

NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION: BUDGET OFFICER

REFERENCE: EF/TA/09/06

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(2009/C 225 A/01)

The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound), based in Dublin, Ireland, is seeking to recruit a Budget Officer (M/F).

Reporting to the Head of Administration and Finance, the Budget Officer will be responsible for implementing and monitoring the annual budget (approximately EUR 20 million in 2009), and supervising the creation of a budgetary structure. The successful candidate will be in permanent liaison with all the units of Eurofound as well as the European Commission, Court of Auditors and other EU bodies.

The Budget Officer will assure the day-to-day management of a small team of financial assistants. He or she will work in close cooperation with the Accounting Officer.

The competition is open to candidates who:

| — | are citizens of one of the Member States of the European Union, |
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are citizens of one of the Member States of the European Union,

| — | are entitled to full rights as a citizen, |
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are entitled to full rights as a citizen,

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

| — | are able to produce character references as to suitability for performance of the duties specified, |
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are able to produce character references as to suitability for performance of the duties specified,

| — | have a thorough knowledge of one official language of the European Union and a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the Union. As English is the main working language of Eurofound, proficiency in English is required to a level necessary for the performance of your duties. The post of Budget Officer requires a high level of English (1), |
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have a thorough knowledge of one official language of the European Union and a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the Union. As English is the main working language of Eurofound, proficiency in English is required to a level necessary for the performance of your duties. The post of Budget Officer requires a high level of English (1),

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| — | have a university degree or diploma:






  — | a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma when the normal period of university education is four years or more, or |
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have a university degree or diploma:

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a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma when the normal period of university education is four years or more, or

| — | a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma and appropriate professional experience of at least one year when the normal period of university education is at least three years (this one year's professional experience cannot be included in the postgraduate professional experience required below), |
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a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma and appropriate professional experience of at least one year when the normal period of university education is at least three years (this one year's professional experience cannot be included in the postgraduate professional experience required below),

| — | have relevant professional qualification, |
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have relevant professional qualification,

| — | have at least three years of relevant and proven professional experience gained after obtaining the degree. |
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have at least three years of relevant and proven professional experience gained after obtaining the degree.

The successful candidate will be recruited to function group AD, grade 6, as temporary agent with a contract of indefinite duration.

Full details of the post as well as the application and selection procedures can be downloaded from the Eurofound website vacancies page: www.eurofound.europa.eu/about/vacancies/. Candidates should read the vacancy notice carefully as incomplete applications will be eliminated.

All applications must be submitted on the official application form which can also be downloaded from the website.

Deadline for applications: 16 October 2009.

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(1)  Please note that before first promotion to a higher grade, staff are required to have a satisfactory level (level B2 in the common framework) of a third official language of the EU.

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