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| 12.1.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 9/1 |

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITIONS

EUIPO/AD/01/17 — Administrators (AD 6) and

EUIPO/AST/02/17 — Assistants (AST 3)

in the field of intellectual property

(2017/C 009 A/01)

Deadline for registration: 14 February 2017 at 12.00 (midday), CET

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising open competitions, based on qualifications and tests, to draw up reserve lists from which the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) will recruit new members of the civil service as ‘
administrators’ and ‘assistants’ (function groups AD and AST, respectively) in Alicante, Spain.

Number of successful candidates sought:

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| EUIPO/AD/01/17: | 70 |
| EUIPO/AST/02/17: | 75 |

This notice of competitions and its annexes form the legally binding framework for these selection procedures.

Please see ANNEX III for the general rules governing open competitions.

WHAT TASKS CAN I EXPECT TO PERFORM?

The officials recruited will take part, or provide assistant support, in activities relating to the protection of European Union trade marks (EUTM) and registered Community designs (RCD). They may also be required to contribute to cooperation and harmonisation measures with the national or regional intellectual property offices in the European Union, to work with the main intellectual property offices outside the EU as well as with international counterparts and partners. Within the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights established within the EUIPO, they might be involved in work to facilitate and support the activities of national authorities, the private sector, and the Union institutions in the fight against infringements of intellectual property rights.

Please see ANNEX I for more information about the typical duties to be performed.

AM I ELIGIBLE TO APPLY?

You must meet ALL of the following conditions when you validate your application:

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| General conditions | |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Enjoy full rights as a citizen of a Member State of the EU |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Meet any obligations under national laws on military service |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Meet the character requirements for the duties concerned | |
| Specific conditions:  languages | |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Language 1: minimum level — C1 in one of the 24 official EU languages |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Language 2: minimum level — B2 in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish; must be different from language 1 |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | For details on language levels, see the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages  (https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/resources/european-language-levels-cefr) |   Language 2 must be English, French, German ,  Italian or Spanish.  You must fill in your application form in your Language 2.  English, French, German ,  Italian and Spanish  are the official working languages of EUIPO.  Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the European Union trade mark, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2015/2424 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2015, established the EUIPO as an agency of the Union, which has legal, administrative and financial autonomy.  Article 119(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 lays down the Office’s specific language arrangements: the languages of the Office are English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.  Articles 97 and 98 of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs also confirm the use of these languages as languages of proceedings before the Office.  Candidates are therefore informed that the second language options in these competitions have been defined in line with these Regulations and the resulting interests of the service. |
| Specific conditions:  qualifications & work experience | For EUIPO/AD/01/17 — ADMINISTRATORS (AD 6)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | A level of education which corresponds to completed university studies  of at least 3 years  attested by a diploma  followed by at least 3 years’  professional experience, at an appropriate level, in the field of intellectual property, relevant to the duties concerned. |   For EUIPO/AST/02/17 — ASSISTANTS (AST 3)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | A level of post-secondary education attested by a diploma,  followed by at least 3 years’  professional experience at an appropriate level, in the field of intellectual property, relevant to the duties concerned  or |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | A level of secondary education attested by a diploma giving access to higher education,  followed by at least 6 years’  professional experience at an appropriate level, in the field of intellectual property, relevant to the duties concerned. |   Please see ANNEX IV for examples of minimum qualifications |

HOW WILL I BE SELECTED?

1)   
Pre-selection based on qualifications:

First the eligibility requirements for each competition will be checked on the basis of the data provided in the candidates’ online application for all candidates.

Second, 
only for the eligible candidates
 selected; the selection based on qualifications will be carried out 
solely
 using the information provided by the candidates in the application form’s Talent Screener tab. The selection board will assign each 
selection criterion
 a weighting that reflects its relative importance (1 to 3) and each of the candidate’s responses will be awarded between 0 and 4 points.

The selection board will then multiply the points by the weighting for each criterion and add these to identify those whose profile best match the duties to be performed.

Please see ANNEX II for the list of criteria per competition.

2)   
Assessment centre

A

maximum of 3 times
 the number of successful candidates sought for each competition will be invited to this phase. If you scored one of the 
highest total marks
 at the selection based on qualifications, you will be invited to attend an assessment centre for 1 or 2 days, most probably in 
Brussels
, where you will take tests held in your 
languages 1 and 2
.

The assessment centre is comprised of a series of computer-based multiple choice question (MCQ) tests and competency-based tests as indicated below.

The computer-based MCQ tests will be organised as follows:

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| Test | Language | Questions | Duration | Pass mark |
| Verbal reasoning | Language 1 | 20 questions | 35 min | 10/20 |
| Numerical reasoning | Language 1 | 10 questions | 20 min | Numerical + abstract combined: 10/20 |
| Abstract reasoning | Language 1 | 10 questions | 10 min |

These tests are eliminatory and do not count towards the other tests held at the assessment centre.

Seven general competencies for the AST competition and eight general competencies for the AD competition, as well as the specific competencies required for each competition, will be tested at the assessment centre through 
5 tests
 held in your 
language 2
 (general and specific competency-based interviews, e-tray exercise, group exercise and a written test) as described in the following matrices:

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| Competency | Tests | |
| |  |  | | --- | --- | | 1. | Analysis and problem-solving | | e-tray | Group Exercise |
| |  |  | | --- | --- | | 2. | Communication | | Written test | General competency-based interview |
| |  |  | | --- | --- | | 3. | Delivering quality and results | | e-tray | General competency-based interview |
| |  |  | | --- | --- | | 4. | Learning and development | | Group Exercise | General competency-based interview |
| |  |  | | --- | --- | | 5. | Prioritising and organising | | e-tray | Group Exercise |
| |  |  | | --- | --- | | 6. | Resilience | | Group Exercise | General competency-based interview |
| |  |  | | --- | --- | | 7. | Working with others | | e-tray | Group Exercise |
| |  |  | | --- | --- | | 8. | Leadership  (only evaluated for EUIPO/AD/01/17) | | Group Exercise | General competency-based interview |
| Pass marks EUIPO/AST/02/17 | 3/10 per competency and 35/70 in total | |
| Pass marks EUIPO/AD/01/17 | 3/10 per competency and 40/80 in total | |

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| Competency | Test |
| Field-specific competencies | Specific competency-based interview |
| Pass mark | 50/100 |

3)   
Reserve list

After checking candidates’ supporting documents, the selection board will draw up a 
reserve list
 for each competition of the eligible candidates who obtained the highest overall marks following the assessment centre until the number of successful candidates sought is reached. Names will be listed alphabetically.

WHEN AND WHERE CAN I APPLY?

Apply online on the EPSO website http://jobs.eu-careers.eu by:

14 February 2017 at 12.00 (midday), CET.

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