Recruitment notice PE/147/S — Director (Function group AD, grade 14) — Directorate General for Internal Policies — Directorate for Impact Assessment
Date: 2011-07-29
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Commission, administrator, domestic policy, job vacancy








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29.7.2011   


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Official Journal of the European Union


CA 223/29





RECRUITMENT NOTICE PE/147/S — DIRECTOR
(Function group AD, grade 14)
DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR INTERNAL POLICIES — DIRECTORATE FOR IMPACT ASSESSMENT
(2011/C 223 A/06)
1.   Vacant post
The President of the European Parliament has decided to open the procedure for filling the post of Director (AD, grade 14) in Parliament's Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union — Directorate for Impact Assessment, in accordance with Article 29(2) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities (1) (hereafter referred to as the ‘Staff Regulations’).
This selection procedure, which is designed to give the Appointing Authority a wider choice of candidates, will be conducted at the same time as the internal and the interinstitutional recruitment procedures.
Recruitment will be to grade AD 14 (2). The basic salary is EUR 13 216,49 per month. In addition to the basic salary, which is subject to Community tax and exempt from national tax, certain allowances may be payable in circumstances laid down by the Staff Regulations.
Candidates should note that this post is subject to the mobility policy rules adopted by Parliament's Bureau on 29 March 2004.
The post calls for flexibility and frequent contact with people inside and outside Parliament, including Members of the European Parliament, and involves managing mixed teams of permanent and other staff. Since the Directorate has staff in several places of work, the person in charge will be required to travel frequently between Parliament's places of work.
2.   Location
Brussels. This post may be transferred to one of Parliament's other places of work.
3.   Equal opportunities
The European Parliament is an equal opportunities employer and accepts applications without discrimination on any grounds such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status or family situation.
4.   Job description
Senior official responsible for the following duties, in the light of the guidelines and decisions laid down by the parliamentary authority and the Director-General (3):






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ensuring the smooth running of a large department in the Secretariat,










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managing, supervising, motivating and coordinating one or more teams in order to optimise the use of the department's resources to provide a high-quality service (organisation, management of human and budget resources, innovation, management of logistics and IT) in the relevant sector,










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planning the Directorate's activities (defining objectives and strategies), taking decisions needed to achieve the objectives set, assessing services provided with a view to ensuring quality,










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advising the Director-General, the Secretariat and MEPs in the area of activity concerned,










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cooperating with the various directorates in the Secretariat, representing Parliament and negotiating contracts or agreements in the area of activity,










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managing and seeing through specific projects likely to involve financial responsibilities,










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carrying out the tasks of authorising officer by subdelegation.




5.   Eligibility (profile required)
The selection procedure is open to candidates who fulfil the following conditions on the closing date for applications:
(a)   General terms and conditions
Under Article 28 of the Staff Regulations, candidates must:






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be a national of one of the European Union's Member States (4),










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enjoy full rights as a citizen,










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have fulfilled any obligations imposed on them by the laws on military service,










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provide character references appropriate to the performance of the duties concerned.




(b)   Specific conditions
(i)   Qualifications and professional experience






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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 4 years or more,
or










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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 1 year (5) when the normal period of university education is at least 3 years,










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At least 12 years' professional experience gained after obtaining the qualifications referred to in the first indent, including at least 6 years in managerial duties.




(ii)   Knowledge required






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Excellent general knowledge of European affairs,










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excellent understanding of internal, national and international political issues,










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very good understanding of the different cultures represented in the institutions,










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excellent knowledge of the Treaties,










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excellent knowledge of Parliament's Secretariat, its organisational set-up and environment, and the various players involved,










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excellent knowledge of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament, legislative procedures and internal rules and practices,










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excellent knowledge of the Staff Regulations, their interpretation and the derived rules,










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very good knowledge of the Financial Regulation, the Financial Regulation Implementing Rules, the Internal Rules and other subordinate European Parliament texts,










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very good administrative knowledge (human resources, management, budget, finance, IT, legal issues, etc.),










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excellent knowledge of management techniques.




(iii)   Knowledge of languages
Excellent knowledge of one European Union official language (6) and very good knowledge of at least one other is required.
The Advisory Committee will take account of knowledge of other official languages of the European Union.
(iv)   Skills required






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A flair for strategy,










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management skills,










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forward planning skills,










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ability to react to events,










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a meticulous approach,










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communication skills.




6.   Selection procedure
To assist the Appointing Authority in its choice, the Advisory Committee for the appointment of senior officials will draw up a list of candidates and recommend to the Bureau the names of the persons to be called for interview. The Bureau will adopt the list, and the Committee will conduct the interviews and submit its final report to the Bureau for a decision. At this stage, the Bureau may interview the candidates.
7.   Applications
Please apply to the address below (quoting ‘avis de recrutement numéro PE/147/S’), enclosing a personal statement and a curriculum vitae (in Europass format (7)):






Monsieur le Secrétaire général






Parlement européen






Bâtiment Konrad Adenauer






2929 Luxembourg






LUXEMBOURG





Applications must be sent by registered post by 13 August 2011 at the latest, as evidenced by the postmark.
Please note that, if you are called for interview (8), you must produce by the interview date, solely in the form of copies or photocopies, supporting documents relating to your studies, professional experience and current responsibilities. These documents will not be returned to you.


(1)  OJ L 124, 27.4.2004, p. 1.

(2)  On recruitment, officials will be placed in the appropriate step in accordance with Article 32 of the Staff Regulations.

(3)  For a description of the main tasks, see the Annex.

(4)  The Member States of the European Union are: Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

(5)  This year of experience will not be taken into account when evaluating the professional experience stipulated in the next indent.

(6)  The official languages of the European Union are: Bulgarian, Spanish, Czech, Danish, German, Estonian, Greek, English, French, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Finnish and Swedish.

(7)  http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/

(8)  This does not apply to candidates working for the European Parliament on the closing date for applications.


ANNEX
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR INTERNAL POLICIES —
DIRECTORATE FOR IMPACT ASSESSMENT
1.   MAIN TASKS






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Coordinating and supervising the Directorate's activities,










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exercising appointing authority powers,










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managing projects,










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representing Parliament in various internal committees and interinstitutional forums,










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carrying out the tasks of authorising officer by subdelegation.




2.   ESTABLISHMENT PLAN (2)






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1 Director,










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1 Assistant.




DIRECTORATE FOR IMPACT ASSESSMENT
1.   MAIN TASKS
The Directorate for Impact Assessment will contribute to a strengthening of Parliament's institutional independence by helping it to identify, quantify and justify its general policy priorities and study in depth the priorities of the other institutions. In order to do this, the Directorate will:






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assess the impact of parliamentary initiatives, in particular of legislative initiatives based on Article 225 and other relevant provision of the TFEU, the impact of substantive parliamentary amendments and review/control the Commission (or possibly Council) impact assessment activities and ex-post impact assessments,










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conduct budgetary impact assessments and support Parliament in its future role in the economic surveillance mechanism,










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conduct cost/benefit analyses in all policy areas in terms of the European added value of initiatives and the cost of non-Europe,




the work of the Directorate for Impact Assessment will be overseen by a supervisory committee comprising Members of the European Parliament.
2.   ESTABLISHMENT PLAN (20)






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12 Administrators,










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8 Assistants.