Recruitment notice PE/292/S – Director-General (function group AD, grade 15) – Directorate-General for Personnel
Date: 2023-05-23
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: administrator, competition (EU), job vacancy, managing director, personnel administration








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23.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CA 180/8






RECRUITMENT NOTICE PE/292/S
DIRECTOR-GENERAL
(function group AD, grade 15)
Directorate-General for Personnel
(2023/C 180 A/02)
 
1.   Vacant post

The President of the European Parliament has decided to open the procedure for filling the post of director-general (AD, grade 15) in the Directorate-General for Personnel, 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 at grade AD 15 (2). The basic salary is EUR 18 433,77 per month. In addition to the basic salary, which is subject to Union 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-general will be required to travel frequently between Parliament’s places of work and elsewhere.
2.   Place of employment


Luxembourg. 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 ground such as gender, ethnicity, 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-general will be required to carry out the following duties (3) in the light of the guidelines and decisions laid down by the parliamentary authority and the Secretary-General:






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










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proposing developments, setting objectives and determining the resources required to meet them, managing teams, choosing organisational methods and committing financial resources,










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managing and/or overseeing cross-cutting projects,










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advising the Secretary-General and Members of Parliament within their remits, cooperating with the Jurisconsult and the other directors-general,










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where appropriate, representing Parliament,










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acting as authorising officer by delegation,










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where necessary, deputising for the Secretary-General.




5.   Eligibility

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






(a)



General criteria

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














(b)



Specific criteria







(i)



Qualifications







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when the normal period of university education is four years or more, a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma officially recognised in one of the Member States of the Union,
or










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a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma officially recognised in one of the Member States of the Union and appropriate professional experience of at least one year (5) when the normal period of university education is at least three years.
Diplomas, whether issued in a Member State of the Union or in another country, must be recognised by an official body of a Member State of the Union, such as the ministry of education.
Candidates holding diplomas issued in a non-EU country (6) must enclose with their application an EU-equivalence for their diplomas. For further information on recognition of qualifications obtained in a non-EU country in the ENIC-NARIC networks, see https://www.enic-naric.net/














(ii)



Professional experience required

Professional experience gained after obtaining the qualifications referred to above:

15 years, at least part of which must be in the directorate-general’s areas of activity, and including at least nine years in a European and/or international environment, and at least nine years in management positions in a large department.










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Knowledge of languages

Excellent knowledge of one of the European Union’s official languages (7) is required, along with very good knowledge of at least one other official language of the European Union.
The Advisory Committee for the Appointment of Senior Officials will take knowledge of other official languages of the European Union into account.








6.   Tests

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 this stage, the Bureau may interview the candidates.
The interviews will be based on the job description as set out in point 4 above, focusing on the following:






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strategic thinking;










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management skills;










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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.




7.   Applications

The deadline for applications is:

12.00 (noon), Brussels time, on Monday 5 June 2023.

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/292/S’) and a curriculum vitae in Europass format (8), quoting the reference number for the procedure (PE/292/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 of supporting documents relating to their studies, professional experience and current responsibilities (9)
. 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 (10), in particular as regards their confidentiality and security.


(1)  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)  The European Union’s Member States are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.

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

(6)  UK qualifications/diplomas obtained up until 31 December 2020 are accepted with no other recognition required. For diplomas obtained after that date NARIC recognition is required. In practice, this means that UK diplomas issued from 1 January 2021 must be accompanied by an equivalence issued by a competent authority of a current Member State of the EU.

(7)  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, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish.

(8)  https://europa.eu/europass/

(9)  This does not apply to candidates working for the European Parliament on the closing date for applications. Candidates are responsible for making sure that Parliament’s departments are in possession of their complete application file (where relevant documents are missing from the HRM portal (Streamline)).

(10)  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 (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39).




ANNEX
Directorate-General for Personnel
Main tasks

(Entity comprising 462 staff: 294 officials, 58 temporary staff members and 110 contract staff members)

8.5.2023






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Formulating the DG’s strategy for approval by the administrative and political authorities;










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Representing the DG on Parliament bodies;










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Communicating with DG staff and requesting departments on policies and strategy;










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Organising the DG’s activities on the basis of the strategy formulated, and managing projects;










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Facilitating ongoing improvements to working methods and fostering clear and understandable procedures;










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Introducing tools that enhance performance and service quality, and applying control procedures in the DG;










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Implementing Parliament’s duty-of-care policy;










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Exercising appointing authority powers, acting as authorising officer by delegation and representing the DG (or ensuring that it is represented) on joint and other committees and on interinstitutional bodies, for example.





Services attached to the director-general:

COMMUNICATION SERVICE
INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS AND SOCIAL DIALOGUE SERVICE
DIRECTORATE A
DIRECTORATE FOR HR DEVELOPMENT






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Overseeing and coordinating the directorate’s units and services and HR policies within their remits;










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Managing HR development projects;










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Exercising appointing authority powers and acting as authorising officer by subdelegation;










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Representing the institution on various committees and bodies at interinstitutional level;










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Coordinating responses by the directorate and/or its units to complaints coming within the directorate’s remits.





Units attached to Directorate A:

STRATEGIC HR PLANNING UNIT
TALENT SELECTION UNIT
CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND ETHICS UNIT
LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT
incl. Members Professional Training Service
STAFF RECRUITMENT UNIT
DIRECTORATE B
DIRECTORATE FOR HR ADMINISTRATION






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Overseeing, coordinating and motivating the directorate’s units and services;










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Managing projects involving the directorate or its units;










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Exercising appointing authority powers;










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Acting as authorising officer by subdelegation.





Units attached to Directorate B:

INDIVIDUAL ENTITLEMENTS UNIT
PAYROLL UNIT
MISSIONS UNIT
PENSIONS AND SOCIAL INSURANCE UNIT
STAFF FRONT OFFICE UNIT
incl. Privileges and Immunities Section
incl. Info Desk Section
APA FRONT OFFICE UNIT
incl. APA Contracts Section
incl. APA Desk Section
TRAINEE OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT UNIT
WORKING TIME AND CHILDCARE FACILITIES UNIT
incl. Working Time Facilities Service
incl. Childcare Facilities Service
DIRECTORATE C
DIRECTORATE FOR HR SUPPORT AND SOCIAL SERVICES






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Overseeing, coordinating and motivating the directorate’s units and services;










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Updating the relevant rules in line with the institution’s needs;










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Managing the directorate’s SEF projects;










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Exercising appointing authority powers (in connection with, for example, half-time working on medical grounds, Article 60 of the Staff Regulations, reasonable accommodation, and procedures leading to retirement on invalidity grounds);










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Developing links with partners within the institution in the field of well-being and health at work;










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Representing the institution on various committees and bodies at interinstitutional level; Participating in working groups and committees on specific issues;










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Acting as principal authorising officer by subdelegation, including with regard to procurement.





Units and services attached to Directorate C:

MEDICAL LEAVE SERVICE
MEDICAL SERVICE, LUXEMBOURG
MEDICAL SERVICE, BRUSSELS
MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT UNIT
PREVENTION AND WELL-BEING AT WORK UNIT
incl. Well-Being at Work Service
incl. Prevention and Protection at Work Service
EQUALITY, INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY UNIT
DIRECTORATE D
DIRECTORATE FOR RESOURCES






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Providing the director-general, the directorates and staff in the DG with assistance in the areas of human resources, finance, IT, logistics, professional training and careers counselling;










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Overseeing, coordinating and motivating the directorate’s units and services;










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Representing the DG on internal and external committees;










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Overseeing specific projects; following up the annual work programme, the annual activity report, the SEF and PPP projects;










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Acting as authorising officer by subdelegation.





Units attached to Directorate D:

HUMAN RESOURCES AND STRATEGIC MONITORING UNIT
incl. Human Resources Service
incl. Strategic Monitoring Service
FINANCIAL RESOURCES UNIT
IT UNIT