Recruitment notice PE/216/S — Director (F/M) (function group AD, grade 14) — Directorate-General for Communication — Directorate for Media
Date: 2018-04-13
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: administrator, communications policy, competition (EU), job vacancy, managing director, mass media








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13.4.2018   


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Official Journal of the European Union


CA 132/1





RECRUITMENT NOTICE PE/216/S
DIRECTOR (F/M) (function group AD, grade 14)
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR COMMUNICATION — DIRECTORATE FOR MEDIA
(2018/C 132 A/01)
 
1.   Vacant post

The President of the European Parliament has decided to open the procedure for filling the post of director
 (1) (AD, grade 14) in the Directorate-General for Communication — Directorate for Media, in accordance with Article 29(2) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union (2) (hereinafter 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 internal and interinstitutional recruitment procedures.
Recruitment will be to grade AD 14 (3). The basic salary is EUR 14 303,51 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 15 January 2018.
The post calls for flexibility and frequent contact with people inside and outside Parliament, including Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). The director will be required to travel frequently between Parliament’s places of work and elsewhere.
2.   Place of employment

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

As a senior official, the director will be required to perform the following duties in the light of the guidelines and decisions laid down by the parliamentary authority and the director-general (4):






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ensuring that a large department in Parliament’s Secretariat, comprising several units covering the directorate’s areas of activity, runs smoothly,










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managing, leading, motivating and coordinating teams of staff, optimising the use of the directorate’s resources to provide a high-quality service (organisation, management of human and budget resources, innovation, etc.) in its areas of activity,










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planning the directorate’s activities (setting objectives and drawing up strategies); taking the decisions needed to achieve the objectives set; assessing services provided with a view to ensuring that high standards are maintained,










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advising the director-general, the Secretariat and MEPs in the directorate’s areas of activity,










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cooperating with the other directorates in the Secretariat, representing Parliament and negotiating contracts and agreements in the directorate’s areas of activity,










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










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acting as authorising officer by subdelegation.




5.   Eligibility

The selection procedure is open to candidates who meet the following conditions on the closing date for applications:






(a)



General 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,










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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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produce the appropriate character references as to their suitability for the performance of their duties.










(b)



Specific conditions











(i)



Qualifications and professional experience required











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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
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 above, including at least 6 years performing managerial duties.










(ii)



Knowledge required











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excellent general knowledge of European affairs,










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excellent grasp of internal, national and international political issues,










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excellent knowledge of the Treaties,










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










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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 Parliament’s Rules of Procedure, legislative procedures and internal rules and working methods,










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excellent knowledge of the Staff Regulations, of how they are to be interpreted and of the rules based on them,










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excellent knowledge of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the Union and its Rules of Application, and of Parliament’s internal rules and other subordinate provisions,










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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.










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Knowledge of languages





Excellent knowledge of one of the European Union’s official languages (6) and a very good knowledge of at least one other is required.
The Advisory Committee for the Appointment of Senior Officials will take knowledge of other official languages of the European Union into account.






(iv)



Skills required











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a flair for strategy,










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leadership qualities,










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forward-planning skills,










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ability to react appropriately to events,










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thoroughness,










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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 make a recommendation to Parliament’s Bureau as to who should 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 that stage, the Bureau may interview the candidates.
7.   Applications

The deadline for applications is:

12.00 (noon), Brussels time, on 27 April 2018.
Candidates are asked to send, by email only, a personal statement in pdf format (marked ‘For the attention of the Secretary-General of the European Parliament, Recruitment Notice PE/216/S’) and a curriculum vitae (in Europass format (7)), quoting the reference number for the procedure (PE/216/S) in the subject line, to:
EP-SENIOR-MANAGEMENT@ep.europa.eu
The date and time of dispatch of the email will be taken to be the date and time of submission of the application.

Scanned documents must be legible.


Candidates called for interview must produce by the interview date copies or photocopies of supporting documents relating to their studies, professional experience and current responsibilities
 (8)
. These documents will not be returned.

Personal data which candidates provide for the purposes of this selection procedure will be processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 (9).


(1)  Any reference in this notice to a person of the male sex shall be deemed also to constitute a reference to a person of the female sex, and vice versa.

(2)  See Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1), as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 723/2004 (OJ L 124, 27.4.2004, p. 1) and most recently by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1023/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 amending the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (OJ L 287, 29.10.2013, p. 15).

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

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

(5)  This year of experience will not be taken into account when assessing the professional experience required under the next indent.

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

(9)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.


ANNEX
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR COMMUNICATION — DIRECTORATE FOR MEDIA
MAIN TASKS
(Entity comprising 150 staff: 115 officials, 22 temporary staff members and 13 contract staff members)






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Managing, coordinating and supervising the Directorate for Media’s units and relations with the other directorates in DG COMM and with other DGs;










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Conducting press briefings, supporting Parliament’s spokespersons and providing Parliament’s Press Service with guidelines on priorities;










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Managing projects, including oversight of highly important projects;










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Acting as authorising officer by delegation;










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Providing assistance to various bodies (the President, the Secretary-General, the Bureau, the Conference of Presidents, etc.).




PRESS UNIT
(includes the Economic and Scientific Policies, Structural and Cohesion Policies, Constitutional Affairs and Citizens’ Rights, Budgetary Affairs and External Policies services)






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Monitoring, and reporting to media representatives on, the current and future work of parliamentary committees and delegations (press releases, email alerts and newsletters, Twitter accounts to disseminate information from parliamentary committees, website, participation in seminars, oral reporting both in person and via telephone);










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Monitoring, and reporting to media representatives on, Parliamentary business in plenary sittings in 23 languages and continuous liaising with national correspondents;










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Gathering, formatting and distributing information to refute and correct misreporting on Parliament as an institution, and providing information on matters not directly related to Parliament’s activities;










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Organising and moderating press conferences, technical briefings and other media events;










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Managing the press room and helping with the technical organisation of press conferences and the accreditation of journalists;










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Participating in cross-DG projects (European elections, information campaigns, etc.);










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Editorial and multimedia planning of media subjects and angles within the unit and with the other units in the Directorate and with other directorates in the DG.




MEDIA SERVICES UNIT






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Contributing to work in the Directorate to increase coverage of parliamentary news and improve the media’s understanding of it;










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Coordinating the work of the press officers;










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Organising press seminars in Brussels and in the Member States explaining the functioning of the institution and its legislative and political work, inviting journalists to cover plenary work and reimbursing their expenses;










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Helping increase the circulation of publications intended for the media outlets listed in the Member States;










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Managing events (‘European Youth Media Days’) or increasing their profile within the media (Sakharov Prize, LUX Prize, etc.);










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Planning and carrying out the unit’s annual work programme, planning and managing the necessary financial appropriations, drafting its annual activity report and preparing estimates for the next financial year (‘N+1’);










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Managing the unit’s staff and organising its work in line with its overall objective and specific operational aims.




AUDIOVISUAL UNIT






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Covering news about Parliament, and disseminating coverage to the media, live broadcasting of debates, producing illustrative images, covering and webstreaming plenary sittings and all parliamentary committee meetings, producing audiovisual (AV) news content, including regarding institutional affairs, overseeing dispatches of AV content and managing the AV site and downloads;










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Coordinating and managing technical assistance for TV and radio stations and MEPs (ENG teams, live positions (stand-up) and studios); editing/media management; broadcasting via MCR/FTP; providing multimedia (VOX BOX), radio and photo) services, managing the ‘Provys’ AV/workflows audiovisual activity planning tools and the Teletrax statistical application (traceability and impact of the use of our images and services);










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Administrative, financial and budgetary management of the unit;










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Ensuring the proper operation, maintenance, renewal, development and optimisation of the various technical AV installations and IT infrastructure; managing AV operations; providing support in the devising and implementation of AV projects;










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Developing the promotional strategy, producing promotional material and organising seminars; establishing and developing contacts with media platforms (alerts to journalists on Parliament’s activities); welcoming and accompanying journalists, validating TV projects;










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Coordinating and planning content produced within the unit and coordinating with the Directorate for Media; planning, organising and implementing various special events;










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Archiving, viewing and indexing plenary sittings, committee meetings and other parliamentary business as well as illustrative images; managing Parliament’s multimedia library; searching for images at the request of stations, production companies, MEPs or political groups; producing statistics.




MEDIA INTELLIGENCE UNIT






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Conducting qualitative and quantitative analyses (analysis of Parliament’s image, angles, trends and systematic analysis of plenary coverage) and analyses throughout Parliamentary procedures (votes in parliamentary committee, trialogue, etc.) for important votes;










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Managing the ‘EPMM’ platform, answering questions and managing training related to this platform (contracts, press review, use); liaising with the IT services;










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Monitoring the coverage of Parliament or MEPs in all media outlets and producing alerts for the Editorial Committee and management;










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Drafting press and AV reviews for MEPs in cooperation with the Media Services Unit;










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Drawing up recommendations on topics of media interest for media plans and the communication strategy;










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Producing thematic journals for parliamentary committees or MEPs.