Economic and Financial Affairs DG — Publication of a vacancy for a Deputy Director-General (grade AD 15) (Article 29(2) of the Staff Regulations) — COM/2010/10280
Date: 2010-09-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Economic and Monetary Union, European Commission, European civil service, job vacancy, occupational status, regulations for civil servants








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16.9.2010   


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Official Journal of the European Union


CA 249/1





ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS DG
Publication of a vacancy for a Deputy Director-General (grade AD 15)
(Article 29(2) of the Staff Regulations)
COM/2010/10280
(2010/C 249 A/01)
We are
Economic and Financial Affairs DG's main role is to foster the success of the Economic and Monetary Union both inside and outside the European Union, by advancing economic policy coordination, conducting economic surveillance and providing policy assessment.
The DG's principal instruments for achieving this include the Broad Economic Policy Guidelines, assessments of stability and convergence programmes submitted by Member States, and the preparation of Convergence Reports. Other reports, including the EU Economy Review and the European Commission's economic forecasts, are issued as preparation for policy discussions by the Council, the Eurogroup, and the European Parliament. We also provide economic analysis and evaluation in support of Union policies and priorities in general, covering both internal affairs (including internal market, environment, agriculture and employment) and external relations (enlargement, development, trade, international economic and financial affairs, including the management of macro-financial assistance to third countries).
We propose
The Deputy Director-General will be in charge of the coordination of the work on international economic and financial relations, including the G20, financial stability and monetary affairs, as well as finance matters including lending and borrowing and coordination with the European Investment Bank (EIB) group, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) covered by directorates D, E, and L.
The Deputy Director-General supports the Director-General in the management and coordination of the DG, in particular by providing leadership and supervision of the activities of those services reporting directly to him/her. He/she contributes to the definition and implementation of the overall policy strategy of the DG; represents the DG at high-level meetings and replaces the Director-General when and where needed, including in international forums.
The Deputy Director-General coordinates and actively participates in the horizontal activities of the DG when various directorates are involved.
We look for
Preference will be given to candidates who have:






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excellent knowledge of, and competence in, economic, monetary and financial matters,










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in-depth knowledge of international economic and financial relations, financial stability and monetary affairs, and Union mechanisms for providing and managing finance,










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very good management skills and solid experience in the supervision and coordination of large teams,










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solid representation and negotiating experience,










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solid knowledge of the Commission's administrative procedures,










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excellent knowledge of English and good working knowledge of French,










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very good political judgement, strategic views and the capacity to generate and implement new ideas.




Candidates must (eligibility criteria)






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Be a citizen of one of the EU Member States.










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Have either:






(i)


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










(ii)


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.














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Have at least 15 years postgraduate professional experience at a level to which the qualifications referred to above give admission. At least 5 years of that professional experience must have been gained in a management function at high level (1) and should include some direct experience in a field related to this post.










4.


Have a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the European Union and an adequate knowledge of another of these official languages.










5.


Not yet have reached regular retirement age, which for officials of the European Union is defined as being the end of the month in which the person reaches the age of 65 years (see Article 52(a) of the Staff Regulations).




Independence and declaration of interests
Candidates are required to confirm their willingness to make a declaration of their commitment to act independently in the public interest and a declaration of any interests which might be considered prejudicial to their independence.
Appointment and conditions of employment
The Deputy Director-General will be selected and appointed by the Commission according to its selection and recruitment procedures (see also the Compilation Document on Senior Officials Policy). As part of this selection procedure, candidates who have been called for an interview with the Commission's Consultative Committee on Appointments will have to pass, before this interview, a full day evaluation at an assessment centre run by external recruitment consultants.
Please note that the selection procedure will be carried out in English, French and/or German only (2).
Salaries and conditions of employment are those laid down in the Staff Regulations for AD 15 grade officials of the European Union. Candidates should note the requirement under the Staff Regulations for all new staff to complete successfully a nine-month probationary period.
Equal opportunities
The European Union applies an equal opportunities policy.
Application procedure
This position might be published in parallel with a number of other senior officials positions. Candidates who wish to apply for more than one position must submit a separate application for each one.

Before submitting your application, you should carefully check whether you meet all the eligibility criteria (‘Candidates must’), particularly concerning the types of diploma and professional experience required. Failure to meet any of the eligibility criteria means an automatic exclusion from the selection procedure.

If you want to apply, you must register via the Internet by going to the website https://ec.europa.eu/dgs/human-resources/seniormanagementvacancies/
and follow the instructions there concerning the various stages of the procedure.
It is your responsibility to complete your online registration in time (3). We strongly advise you not to wait until the last few days before applying, since heavy Internet traffic or a fault with your Internet connection could lead to the online registration being terminated before you complete it, thereby obliging you to repeat the whole process. Once the deadline for the submission of registrations has passed, you will no longer be able to introduce any data. As a general rule, late registrations via normal e-mail will not be accepted.
You must have a valid e-mail address. This will be used to identify your registration as well as to inform you about the outcome of the procedure. Therefore, you will have to inform the European Commission about any change in your e-mail address.
To complete your application, you will need to upload a CV in Word or PDF format and to fill out, online, a letter of motivation (maximum 8 000 characters). Both the CV and letter must be written in English, French or German.
Once you have finished your online registration, you will receive on screen a registration number that you must write down and remember — this will be your reference number in all matters concerning your application. When you receive this number, the registration process is finished — it is confirmation that we have registered the data you entered. If you do not receive a number, your application has not been registered!

Please note that it is not possible to monitor the progress of your application online. You will be contacted directly by the recruiting DG regarding the status of your application.

If you have a disability that prevents you from registering online, you may submit your application (CV and letter of motivation) on paper by registered mail
 (4)
, postmarked no later than the closing date for registration. All subsequent communication between the European Commission and you will be by post. In this case, you must enclose with your application a certificate attesting your disability, issued by a recognised body. You should also set out on a separate sheet of paper any special arrangements you think are needed to make it easier for you to take part in the selection.

If you require more information and/or encounter technical problems, please send an e-mail to: HR-MANAGEMENT-ONLINE@ec.europa.eu

Closing date

The closing date for registration is 14 October 2010. Online registration will not be possible after 12 noon Brussels time.



(1)  In their CVs applicants should indicate at least for these 5 years during which high level management experience has been acquired: (1) title and role of management positions held; (2) numbers of staff overseen in these positions; (3) the size of budgets managed; and (4) numbers of hierarchical layers above and below and number of peers.

(2)  The selection panel will ensure that no undue advantage is given to native speakers of these languages.

(3)  No later than 12 noon, Brussels time, on 14 October 2010.

(4)  European Commission, Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security, Unit for Executive Staff and CCA secretariat, COM/2010/10280, SC 11 8/30, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË.