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| 29.4.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 98/9 |
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29.4.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CA 98/9

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION

NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION

EPSO/AST/90/09

(2009/C 98 A/02)

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising admission tests and an open competition, based on tests, to constitute a reserve from which to recruit

ASSISTANTS (1) (AST 3)

ASSISTANTS (1

IN THE FIELD OF DATA PROTECTION

IN THE FIELD OF DATA PROTECTION

The purpose of this competition is to draw up a reserve list from which to fill vacant posts with the European Data Protection Supervisor.

Candidates must consult the general rules governing open competitions, published in Official Journal C 47 A of 26 February 2009 and on the EPSO website. The general rules apply as an integral part of the notice of competition and contain provisions on the procedure for competitions and submitting applications.

Candidates must consult the general rules governing open competitions, published in Official Journal C 47 A of 26 February 2009 and on the EPSO website. The general rules apply as an integral part of the notice of competition and contain provisions on the procedure for competitions and submitting applications.

CONTENTS

| I. | GENERAL BACKGROUND |
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I.

GENERAL BACKGROUND

| II. | DUTIES |
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II.

DUTIES

| III. | ELIGIBILITY |
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III.

ELIGIBILITY

| IV. | ADMISSION TESTS |
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IV.

ADMISSION TESTS

| V. | OPEN COMPETITION |
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V.

OPEN COMPETITION

| VI. | RESERVE LIST |
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VI.

RESERVE LIST

| VII. | HOW TO APPLY |
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VII.

HOW TO APPLY

I.   GENERAL BACKGROUND

| 1. | Number of successful candidates |
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1.

Number of successful candidates

8

8

| 2. | Deadline for on-line applications |
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2.

Deadline for on-line applications

2 June 2009 at 12.00 (midday), Brussels time

2 June 2009 at 12.00 (midday)

| 3. | Remarks |
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3.

Remarks

The European Personnel Selection Office is also publishing the following parallel open competition:

EPSO/AD/163/09 — Administrators (AD 6/AD 9) in the field of data protection.

You may apply for only one of the two competitions, as the tests may be held at the same time. You must make your choice when you apply on-line and you will not be able to change it after the deadline for applications.

II.   DUTIES

The specific duties in the field covered by this competition consist mainly in helping to prepare reports, opinions, and decisions with a view to ensuring the application of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and the Council (2) and of other relevant Community legislation and helping to monitor policy, legislative, and technological developments that could have an impact on the protection of personal data.

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In particular, the posts to be filled may involve the following duties:

| — | providing assistance with activities aimed at informing and advising the institutions and bodies on good practice in this area and at informing and advising those responsible for processing data and data subjects about their rights and obligations, |
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providing assistance with activities aimed at informing and advising the institutions and bodies on good practice in this area and at informing and advising those responsible for processing data and data subjects about their rights and obligations,

| — | providing assistance with hearing and examining complaints and other requests from data subjects and conducting inquiries in response to complaints or on the official's own initiative, |
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providing assistance with hearing and examining complaints and other requests from data subjects and conducting inquiries in response to complaints or on the official's own initiative,

| — | helping to prepare processing notifications to the Data Protection Officer, and helping with or carrying out prior checks by the EDPS on processing operations likely to pose specific risks and conducting consultations on the need for such prior checks, |
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helping to prepare processing notifications to the Data Protection Officer, and helping with or carrying out prior checks by the EDPS on processing operations likely to pose specific risks and conducting consultations on the need for such prior checks,

| — | assisting in devising, drafting and analysing opinions or other Community legislative acts and Union legislation in the field of data protection, |
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assisting in devising, drafting and analysing opinions or other Community legislative acts and Union legislation in the field of data protection,

| — | helping to conduct research on national, Community and international legal issues, |
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helping to conduct research on national, Community and international legal issues,

| — | assisting with inspection and audit activities, |
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assisting with inspection and audit activities,

| — | keeping electronic registers and files and circulating the appropriate documentation at the request of other team members. |
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keeping electronic registers and files and circulating the appropriate documentation at the request of other team members.

These duties may require travel away from headquarters.

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

III.   ELIGIBILITY

On the closing date for on-line applications, you must fulfil the following general and specific conditions:

1.   GENERAL CONDITIONS

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

| 2.1. | Diploma |
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| either (a) | — | Post-secondary education attested by a diploma |

2.1.

Diploma

Diploma

either (a)

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Post-secondary education attested by a diploma

or (b)

| — | Secondary education attested by a diploma giving access to post-secondary education, followed by at least three years' professional experience. These three years of professional experience cannot be counted towards the professional experience required under 2.2 below. |
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Secondary education attested by a diploma giving access to post-secondary education, followed by at least three years' professional experience. These three years of professional experience cannot be counted towards the professional experience required under 2.2 below.

2.2.

Professional experience

Professional experience

At least three years' professional experience, including at least two years in the field of data protection. You must have gained this experience:

three years'

two years

either (a)

| — | since obtaining the qualification required under 2.1.(a) |
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since obtaining the qualification required under 2.1.(a)

or (b)

| — | since obtaining the qualification and professional experience required under 2.1.(b). |
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since obtaining the qualification and professional experience required under 2.1.(b).

2.3.

Knowledge of languages

Knowledge of languages

| (a) | Language 1 |
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(a)

Language 1

Main language: a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the European Union: (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 or (SV) Swedish;

Main language:

and

| (b) | Language 2 |
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(b)

Language 2

Second language (must be different from language 1): a satisfactory knowledge of English or French.

Second language (must be different from language 1):

IV.   ADMISSION TESTS

| If, by the deadline for on-line applications, the number of admissible candidates is more than: | If, by the deadline for on-line applications, the number of admissible candidates is equal to or fewer than: |
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| Grade AST 3 = 64 | Grade AST 3 = 64 |
| admission tests will be organised. | no admission tests will be held. |
| Candidates who, when submitting their on-line application, have declared that they fulfil the general and specific conditions listed in section III will be invited to sit the admission tests. | |
| Test (a)

  A series of multiple-choice questions to assess your knowledge of the European Union, its institutions, and its policies.
  This test will be marked out of 10 (pass mark: 5)
  Time allowed: +/- 20 minutes. | |
| Test (b)

  A series of multiple-choice questions to assess your general ability, in particular your verbal and numerical reasoning skills.
  This test will be marked out of 20 (pass mark: 10)
  Time allowed: +/- 50 minutes. | |
| No penalty for incorrect answers
  You will take the admission tests in your second language. | |

If, by the deadline for on-line applications, the number of admissible candidates is more than:

If, by the deadline for on-line applications, the number of admissible candidates is more than:

If, by the deadline for on-line applications, the number of admissible candidates is equal to or fewer than:

If, by the deadline for on-line applications, the number of admissible candidates is equal to or fewer than:

Grade AST 3 = 64

Grade AST 3 = 64

Grade AST 3 = 64

Grade AST 3 = 64

admission tests will be organised.

admission tests will be organised.

no admission tests will be held.

no admission tests will be held.

Candidates who, when submitting their on-line application, have declared that they fulfil the general and specific conditions listed in section III will be invited to sit the admission tests.

when submitting their on-line application

Test (a)

Test (a)

A series of multiple-choice questions to assess your knowledge of the European Union, its institutions, and its policies.

This test will be marked out of 10 (pass mark: 5)

Time allowed: +/- 20 minutes.

Test (b)

Test (b)

A series of multiple-choice questions to assess your general ability, in particular your verbal and numerical reasoning skills.

This test will be marked out of 20 (pass mark: 10)

Time allowed: +/- 50 minutes.

No penalty for incorrect answers

You will take the admission tests in your second language.

V.   OPEN COMPETITION

1.   WRITTEN TESTS

| A. | Candidates invited |
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A.

Candidates invited

WITH ADMISSION TESTS

WITH ADMISSION TESTS

WITHOUT ADMISSION TESTS

WITHOUT ADMISSION TESTS

The 40 candidates who obtain the highest aggregate marks in the admission tests and a pass mark in each () and who, in the light of the information given in their on-line application, fulfil the general and specific conditions listed in section III.

) and who, in the light of the information given in their on-line application

All the candidates who, in the light of the information given in their on-line application, fulfil the general and specific conditions listed in section III.

All

in the light of the information given in their on-line application

| B. | Tests |
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B.

Tests

| 1. | Nature, marking and time allowed |
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1.

Nature, marking and time allowed

| (a) | A test on a subject of your choice in the field of the competition, designed to test:






  — | your knowledge, |
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(a)

A test on a subject of your choice in the field of the competition, designed to test:

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your knowledge,

| — | your ability to understand, analyse and summarise, |
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your ability to understand, analyse and summarise,

| — | your drafting ability. |
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your drafting ability.

0-40 (pass mark: 20)

Time allowed (indicative figure): 2 hours.

| (b) | Drafting a brief memo in your main language setting out the arguments and conclusions of written test (a). This is designed to test your command of your main language in terms of both drafting and presentation.
  0-10 (pass mark: 8)
  Time allowed (indicative figure): 30 minutes |
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(b)

Drafting a brief memo in your main language setting out the arguments and conclusions of written test (a). This is designed to test your command of your main language in terms of both drafting and presentation.

0-10 (pass mark: 8)

Time allowed (indicative figure): 30 minutes

| 2. | Language |
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2.

Language

Test (a): language 2

Test (b): language 1

2.   ORAL TEST

| A. | Candidates admitted |
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A.

Candidates admitted

The 16 candidates who obtain the highest aggregate marks in the written tests and a pass mark in each () and who, in the light of the supporting documents included in their full application file, fulfil the general and specific conditions listed in section III.

) and who, in the light of the supporting documents included in their full application file

| B. | Test |
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B.

Test

| 1. | Nature, marking and time allowed |
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1.

Nature, marking and time allowed

Interview with the selection board to enable it to complete its assessment of:

| — | your suitability to perform the duties described in section II, |
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your suitability to perform the duties described in section II,

| — | your specialist knowledge in the field of the competition, |
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your specialist knowledge in the field of the competition,

| — | your knowledge of the European Union and its institutions and policies, |
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your knowledge of the European Union and its institutions and policies,

| — | and your motivation and your ability to adjust to working as a European civil servant in a multicultural environment. |
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and your motivation and your ability to adjust to working as a European civil servant in a multicultural environment.

0-50 (pass mark: 25)

Time allowed: +/- 30 minutes

| 2. | Language |
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2.

Language

The interview will be conducted in your second language but your knowledge of your first language will also be assessed.

| 3. | Place |
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3.

Place

The oral test will normally be held in Brussels.

VI.   RESERVE LIST

| 1. | Candidates included |
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1.

Candidates included

The selection board will place on the reserve list the names of the candidates with the highest aggregate marks in the written and oral tests and a pass mark in each () (see section I.1).

| 2. | Classification |
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2.

Classification

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

VII.   HOW TO APPLY

| 1. | On-line applications |
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1.

On-line applications

You must apply on-line, following the procedure explained on the website of the European Personnel Selection Office.

Deadline: 2 June 2009 at 12.00 (midday), Brussels time

| 2. | Submitting your complete application file |
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2.

Submitting your complete application file

If you are selected under section V.1.A, you will be invited, via your EPSO account, to print out a copy of your on-line application form, sign it and send it together with the relevant supporting documents to the following address:

sign it

| European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
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| C 80 |
| Open competition EPSO/AST/90/09 |
| 1049 Brussels |
| BELGIUM |

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

C 80

Open competition EPSO/AST/90/09

1049 Brussels

BELGIUM

Procedures: See point 2.4 of the general rules governing open competitions.

Procedures

Deadline: You will be informed of the deadline via your EPSO account, in the letter inviting you to submit a complete application file.

Deadline:

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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)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

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