Vacancy for an Executive Director (Grade AD14) of the Community Fisheries Control Agency — Vigo (Spain) — COM/2011/10306
Date: 2011-03-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Community fisheries, EU office or agency, common fisheries policy, conservation of fish stocks, fishing controls, recruitment








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30.3.2011   


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Official Journal of the European Union


CA 98/1





Vacancy for an Executive Director (Grade AD14) of the Community Fisheries Control Agency
Vigo (Spain)
COM/2011/10306
(2011/C 98 A/01)
We are
The Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) was set up by Council Regulation (EC) No 768/2005. This Regulation was amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 which, inter alia, modified and extended the mandate of the CFCA.
The CFCA was established in order to organise operational coordination of fisheries control and inspection activities by the EU Member States and to assist them to cooperate in order to ensure compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy and their effective and uniform application.
It is also tasked with the coordination of operations aimed at fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in conformity with the rules of the European Union.
It further contributes to the coordination of inspector training and the exchange of experience between EU Member States as well as to research into and development of control and inspection techniques.
The CFCA also contributes to the implementation of the EU Integrated Maritime Policy.
More detailed information is available from the website of the CFCA: www.cfca.europa.eu
We propose
We are inviting applications for the position of Executive Director of the CFCA. The Executive Director is the legal representative and public face of the CFCA and is accountable to its Administrative Board.
The Executive Director's responsibilities will include:






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developing and implementing the CFCA's strategic activities in accordance with its mission,










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facilitating cooperation between the CFCA, the Commission and the Member States and stakeholders of the CFCA to promote effective and uniform application of the rules of the common fisheries policy,










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cooperation with the competent bodies in the Member States carrying out similar tasks to those of the CFCA,










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adoption of Decisions concerning the responsibilities of the CFCA,










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drafting and implementing the annual work programme and ensuring the most effective use of its resources,










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preparing the annual report of the CFCA's activities and presenting this report to the European Parliament,










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recruiting and supervising CFCA staff and fostering a good team spirit and working environment,










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preparation and execution of the CFCA's budget and ensuring that it is managed efficiently and in accordance with the principles of sound financial management,










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taking part, without the right to vote, in meetings of the Administrative Board and providing its secretariat,










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communicating directly and indirectly with the public on all matters within the CFCA's remit.




We look for
Applicants should:






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have the capacity to manage an organisational entity of the type of the CFCA, both at strategic and at internal management level,










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have knowledge of the EU maritime sector in general and of the EU fisheries sector in particular and experience of leadership in this area,










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have knowledge of the common fisheries policy in general and its enforcement component in particular,










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have a thorough understanding of the EU Institutions and how they operate and interact, and of EU policies and international activities of relevance to the activities of the CFCA,










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have the ability to lead and motivate a team of 55 in a European, multicultural and multilingual environment,










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have experience of budgetary, financial and human resources management in a national and international context,










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have the ability to communicate to the public and cooperate with stakeholders (European, international, national and local authorities, international organisations, etc.),










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be excellent in written and oral communication and negotiation skills.




Applicants must
Applicants will be considered for the selection phase on the basis of the following formal criteria to be fulfilled by the closing date for applications:






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nationality: be a national of a Member State of the European Union,










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university degree or diploma:






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either have 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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or a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma and appropriate professional experience of at least 1 year when the normal period of university education is at least 3 years (this 1 year's professional experience cannot be included in the post-graduate professional experience required below),














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professional experience: have at least 15 years' post-graduate experience acquired after the required qualifications referred to above was obtained,










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relevant professional experience: of the 15 years of professional experience, have acquired at least 5 years in domains of relevance to the CFCA's activities,










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management experience: have at least 5 years of professional experience gained in a high-level management function (1),










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languages: have a thorough knowledge of English and a satisfactory knowledge of a second official language of the European Union,










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age limit: be able to complete the full 5-year-mandate before reaching retirement age. For temporary staff of the European Union, retirement age is defined as being the end of the month in which the person reaches the age of 65.




Independence and declaration of interests
The Executive Director will be required to make a declaration of commitment to act independently in the public interest and to make a declaration in respect of any interests which might be considered prejudicial to his/her independence. Applicants must confirm their willingness to do so in their application.
Selection and appointment
A pre-selection panel will be set up for the selection process. This panel will invite applicants with the best profile for the specific requirements of the post to an interview, selected on the basis of their merits and the criteria set out above. Candidates short-listed by the pre-selection panel will then be called for an interview with the Commission's Consultative Committee on Appointments (CCA) and will have to undergo testing by an assessment centre run by external recruitment consultants. Candidates who are short-listed by the CCA will then be interviewed by the relevant Commissioner.
Following these interviews, the Commission will adopt a short list of successful candidates, which will be communicated to the Administrative Board of the CFCA. The latter will interview the short-listed candidates and appoint the Executive Director from among them. Inclusion on the short list does not guarantee appointment. Candidates may be required to undergo further interviews and/or tests in addition to those indicated above.

When submitting the short list to the appointing authority (Administrative Board), the Commission will make a recommendation to the appointing authority that it asks the nominee it intends to appoint to appear before the Parliament's competent committee.

Equal opportunities
The CFCA applies a policy of equal opportunities and non-discrimination in accordance with Article 1d of the Staff Regulations (2).
Conditions of employment
The Executive Director will be appointed as a staff of the CFCA as a temporary agent at grade AD14 pursuant to Article 2(a) of the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities (2) for a 5-year period, which may be extended once for a further 5 years, as stated in the basic Act.
The place of employment is Vigo, Spain, where the CFCA is based.
Application procedure
For applications to be valid, candidates must submit:






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a covering letter; and










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a free-format Curriculum Vitae (CV). The CV should preferably be drafted using the Europass CV format (3). Applicants are explicitly requested to highlight and give a brief account of the experience and expertise relevant to the job as well as details on the size — number of staff — budget and nature of the departments they have previously managed.





Applications that are incomplete will be rejected.
Supporting documents (e.g. certified copies of degrees/diplomas, references, proof of experience, etc.) should not be sent at this point but must be submitted at a later stage of the procedure if requested.
In order to facilitate the selection process, all communication with applicants concerning this vacancy will be in English.
Applications, preferably in English, French or German, should be sent by e-mail to:
mare-avis-de-vacances@ec.europa.eu
Applicants who are not able to send their applications by e-mail may send them by registered mail or express courier service to:





European Commission




Directorate General for Maritime affairs and Fisheries




Unit MARE/F/3 — 04/90




Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 99




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Candidates are asked to report any change of address in writing without delay to the address above.
Contact person for additional information:





Mr Ernesto Penas Lado




Director MARE/A




E-mail: ernesto.penas@ec.europa.eu




Tel. +32 22963744




Closing date
Applications must be sent either by e-mail or by registered mail no later than 28 April 2011 (date of e-mail or date of postmark for registered mail).
Applications sent by express courier service must be delivered on the same date before 17.00 (Brussels time) to the address above.
The Commission reserves the right to extend the closing date of this vacancy by publication in the Official Journal of the European Union only.
Important information for applicants
Applicants are reminded that the work of the selection committees is confidential. It is forbidden for applicants to make direct or indirect contact with members of these committees or for anybody to do so on their behalf.
Protection of personal data
The Commission and the CFCA will ensure that candidates' personal data are processed as required by Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (4).


(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) number 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)  OJ L 124, 27.4.2004, p. 1; http://ec.europa.eu/civil_service/docs/toc100_en.pdf

(3)  The Europass CV can be downloaded from the website http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/htm/index.htm

(4)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.