Recruitment notice PE/235/S – Director (F/M) (Function group AD, grade 14) – Directorate-General for Communication – Directorate for Resources
Date: 2020-02-28
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EU relations, administrator, competition (EU), democracy, job vacancy, managing director








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28.2.2020   


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Official Journal of the European Union


CA 65/7






RECRUITMENT NOTICE PE/235/S
Director (F/M) (Function group AD, grade 14)
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR COMMUNICATION – DIRECTORATE FOR RESOURCES
(2020/C 65 A/02)
 
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 the Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union – Directorate for Democracy Support, in accordance with Article 29(2) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union (1) (‘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 (2). The basic salary is EUR 14 837,60 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. 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 (3):






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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 work (deciding objectives and strategies) - taking the necessary decisions to achieve the set objectives; assessing the performance of the units making up the directorate in order to ensure their quality,










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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 four 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 one year (4), when the normal period of university education is at least three years.






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At least 12 years’ professional experience gained after obtaining the qualifications referred to above, including at least six years performing managerial duties.














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










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excellent knowledge of the Treaties,










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excellent knowledge of the structure, organisation and environment of Parliament’s Secretariat and of 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 and/or management and/or budget and/or finance and/or IT and/or legal issues, etc.),










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excellent knowledge of management techniques.














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Knowledge of languages

A thorough knowledge (at least level C1 (5)) of one of the European Union’s official languages (6) and very good knowledge (at least level B2 (5)) 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.










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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 20 March 2020.

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/234/S’) and a curriculum vitae (in Europass format (7)), quoting the reference number for the procedure (PE/234/S) in the subject line, to:
PERS-EPSeniorManagement@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 (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (9).


(1)  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).

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

(3)  For description of main tasks, see annex.

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

(5)  See the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) — https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/sites/default/files/cefr-en.pdf

(6)  The European Union’s official languages are: Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, 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 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39.




ANNEX
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR EXTERNAL POLICIES OF THE UNION DIRECTORATE FOR DEMOCRACY SUPPORT
MAIN TASKS

(Entity comprising 29 staff: 27 officials and 2 temporary staff







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Preparing and implementing the decisions of the Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group (DEG) and the group’s annual work programme;










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Overseeing, coordinating and supervising the units of the Directorate D;










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Organising the work of and assisting the DEG;










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Overseeing and coordinating projects developed by all the units in the directorate, in particular in the context of the Comprehensive and Democracy Support Approach (CDSA) for the priority countries selected by the DEG;










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Acting as authorising officer by subdelegation and managing the directorate’s budget headings;










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Organising the work of Directorate D, in particular by means of monthly head of unit meetings;










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Coordinating liaison with the other institutions (EEAS, Commission, national parliaments, IPU, Council of Europe, OSCE, PAP, etc.).




ELECTION OBSERVATION AND FOLLOW-UP UNIT






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Scheduling election observation work, including the new pre- and post-election activities;










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Running, in cooperation with the other units in the directorate, the DEG secretariat;










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Maintaining and developing contacts with other EP departments (in particular the secretariats of the parliamentary committees and delegations, etc.), the other European institutions (EEAS, Commission and, in particular, EU delegations and the Council) and international organisations (Council of Europe, OSCE, United Nations, etc.);










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Organising large-scale events/conferences, such as Democracy Day.




PARLIAMENTARY SUPPORT AND CAPACITY BUILDING UNIT






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The Parliamentary Support and Capacity Building Unit is DG EXPO’s hub for parliamentary capacity-building activities and exchanges of best practices with third country parliaments and multilateral assemblies. In this role the Unit is responsible to provide the Democracy Support and Election Observation Group (DEG) with expertise on parliamentary capacity building and ensure the follow up the decision of the Group in this respect;










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Support the activities of the Lead Members in the priority countries and regions in the field of parliamentary capacity building, implementing the Comprehensive Democracy Support Approach (CSDA);










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Implement the capacity support aspects for the Western Balkan region;










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Develop capacity support activities for the other DEG priority countries and parliaments;










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Support and implement the Pre-Accession Fellowship Programme;










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Organise study visits, fellowships (including the Pre-Accession Fellowship Programme), parliamentary conferences and seminars with a view to exchanging parliamentary best practices;




HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIONS UNIT






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Assisting the DEG with the human rights aspects of activities in support of democracy; strengthening the capacities of partner parliaments in the area of human rights; promoting a partnership between civil society, parliaments and governmental authorities, strengthening the role of women and free media in promoting human rights;










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Assisting the President of the EP, AFET, DEVE, DROI and the Conference of Presidents with the organisation of the Sakharov Prize: nominations, award ceremony, programme for the winner and finalists, financial aspects of the prize; chairing the Sakharov Prize Task Force comprising representatives of the relevant EP departments;










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Monitoring the situation of the winners of the Sakharov Prize and, if necessary, proposing suitable support measures to the political authorities; encouraging joint actions involving prize-winners and MEPs and strengthening their links in the context of the Sakharov Prize network, through the newsletter and the website;










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Strengthening the capacities of human rights defenders and their links with Parliament, by organising meetings and conferences; organising the Sakharov Fellowship for human rights defenders: selecting candidates, programme, follow-up and support for fellows;










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Supporting Parliament’s human rights agenda and raising its profile: organising conferences and events in cooperation with DROI, AFET, DEVE, LIBE, FEMM and DG COMM;










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Cooperating with the European External Action Service, the Commission, the Council of Europe, the United Nations and other institutional actors with a view to developing synergies around a common agenda for promoting the defence of human rights;










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Supporting MEPs in their work in the European Endowment for Democracy.




EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT MEDIATION SUPPORT SERVICE






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Assisting Parliament by providing policy guidelines, advice and information in the context of conflict prevention (including election-related conflict prevention), mediation and dialogue;










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Developing the European Parliament’s Young Political Leaders programme;










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Providing expertise in the area of mediation to the DEG; following up the DEG’s decisions;










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Organising and following up delegation visits in the context of conflict prevention (including election-related conflict prevention), mediation and dialogue and providing training for MEPs;










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Developing mediation and dialogue activities - the concept of Jean Monnet Dialogue;










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Maintaining and developing contacts with other EP departments (secretariat of the Conference of Presidents, secretariats of the parliamentary committees and delegations, etc.), the other European institutions (EEAS, Commission, Council), international organisations (Council of Europe, OSCE, United Nations, etc.) and non-governmental organisations.