Publication of the post of Chief Economic Analyst (grade AD 15) — Recruitment of a temporary agent under Article 2(a) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants — COM/2012/10326
Date: 2012-02-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic analysis, job vacancy, recruitment, servant (EU)








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23.2.2012   


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Official Journal of the European Union


CA 53/1





Publication of the post of Chief Economic Analyst (grade AD 15)
Recruitment of a temporary agent under Article 2(a) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants
COM/2012/10326
(2012/C 53 A/01)
The European Commission is looking for a Chief Economic Analyst.
We are
The Chief Economic Analyst has a key role to play in the implementation of the EU economic and budgetary surveillance policies by acting as a guarantor of the uniform application of the rules, the analytical methodology follow-up and the consistency with precedents.
The post will be filled as a Principal Adviser at grade AD 15. It is a temporary assignment for three years, renewable once for another two years maximum.
For administrative purposes, the Chief Economic Analyst will be attached to the Vice-President responsible for economic and monetary affairs and the euro. In their daily work, s/he reports to the Head of Cabinet of the Vice-President responsible for economic and monetary affairs and the euro.
We propose
The Chief Economic Analyst will have the following tasks:






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within the scope of Article 7 of the Decision of the President of the European Commission of 27 October 2011 on the Vice-President responsible for economic and monetary affairs and the euro, provide detailed feedback on draft staff working documents and other analytical support documents (‘preparatory analysis documents’) as well as forthcoming Commission decisions (‘acts’) concerning the budgetary surveillance of Member States, defined as documents drawn up in context of the preventive and corrective arm of the Stability and Growth Pact and Regulations strengthening the coordination and surveillance of budgetary discipline for euro area Member States,
in this regard s/he will have to verify:






(a)


draft acts and preparatory analysis documents, in particular with regard to the uniform application of the rules, the follow-up methodology and consistency with precedents;










(b)


the consistency of draft acts with the corresponding preparatory analysis documents,














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report regularly to the Vice-President competent for economic and monetary affairs and the euro, his/her Head of Cabinet, the Director-General of DG Economic and Financial Affairs and the Deputy-Director-General competent for economic and budgetary surveillance of the EU Member States, his/her findings with respect to the uniform application of the rules, the analytical methodology and the consistency with precedents and in this context recommend methodological improvements.




The Chief Economic Analyst will be allocated a support staff of 4 AD and 2 full-time secretarial or administrative assistants.
We look for (selection criteria)

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, of financial stability and monetary affairs as well as of EU mechanisms for providing and managing finance,










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










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solid representation and negotiating experience,










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good knowledge of the Commission's administrative procedures,










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




Candidates must (eligibility criteria)







(1)


Be a citizen of one of the EU Member States;










(2)


have:






(a)


either 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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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;














(3)


have at least 15 years of postgraduate professional experience obtained subsequent to the completion of the qualifications mentioned above. At least five years of that professional experience must have been gained in a management function at high level (1) or in providing policy advice at high level (2);










(4)


have a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the European Union as defined in Article 1 of Regulation No 1 of 1958 (3) and an adequate knowledge of another of these official languages;










(5)


be able to complete the full three-year mandate before regular retirement age, which for temporary agents 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 47 of the Conditions of Employment of other Servants).




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 Chief Economic Analyst occupies the position of Principal Adviser and is appointed by the Commission at grade AD 15 for a fixed-term period of three years, which may be renewed once for a maximum of two years.
S/he will be appointed by the European Commission according to its selection and recruitment procedures (see also: Compilation Document on Senior Officials Policy (4)). During the selection procedure, the European Commission will be assisted by external advisers, including experts of international reputation in the field of coordination and surveillance of the economic and budgetary policies of the Member States.
As part of this selection process, candidates who have been called for an interview with the Commission's Consultative Committee on Appointments will be invited, before this interview, to a full day assessment centre run by external recruitment consultants.
Salaries and conditions of employment are those laid down in the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants for temporary agents occupying a function corresponding to the basic post of Principal Adviser of the European Union at grade AD 15.
Applicants should note the requirement under the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants for all new staff to complete successfully a six-month probationary period.
This appointment will be made in Brussels.
Equal opportunities
The European Union applies an equal opportunities policy.
Application procedure

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 requirements 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/CV_Encadext
and following the instructions there concerning the various stages of the procedure.
It is your responsibility to complete your online registration in time (5). We strongly advise 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 registration has passed, you will no longer able to introduce any data. As a general rule, late registrations via normal e-mail are not accepted.
You must have a valid e-mail address. This will be used to identify your registration and to keep you informed of the progress of the selection procedure. Therefore, please, inform the European Commission of 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 your have finished your online registration, you will see 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 a 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 European Commission regarding the status of your application.
The selection process, including correspondence with selection panels during this selection procedure will be carried out in English, French and/or German only (6).

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
 (7)
, postmarked no later than the closing date for registration. All subsequent communication between the 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-A2-MANAGEMENT-ONLINE@ec.europa.eu
Closing date
The closing date for registration is 22 March 2012. Online registration will not be possible after 12 noon Brussels time.


(1)  In their CVs applicants should indicate at least for these five 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)  In their CVs applicants should indicate at least for these five years during which policy advice at high level has been exercised, title and detailed function held.

(3)  OJ 17, 6.10.1958, p. 385/58.

(4)  http://ec.europa.eu/civil_service/docs/official_policy_en.pdf

(5)  No later than 12 noon, Brussels time, on 22 March 2012.

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

(7)  European Commission, Directorate-General Human Resources and Security, Unit for Executive Staff and CCA Secretariat — COM/2012/10326, SC11 08/30, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË.