NOTICE OF VACANCY FOR A POST OF DIRECTOR

Reference: A/035

(2006/C 105 A/02)

The General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union is seeking to fill a vacant post of Director in the Legal/Linguistic Experts Directorate at the General Secretariat of the Council.

The successful candidate will be offered a contract as an official in category A*, grade 14.

He or she will be in charge of the Legal/Linguistic Experts Directorate and will be responsible, under the authority of the Director‐General, for ensuring the harmonisation and finalisation of European Union legislation in all the official EU languages, following the rules for good legislative drafting. To that end, he or she will be responsible for contacts and coordination with the Council Presidency, the European Parliament and the Commission and with the other departments of the General Secretariat of the Council.

Further information and an application form can be obtained by contacting the Recruitment Department at the following e-mail address:

service.recrutement@consilium.eu.int

or via its website at

http://www.consilium.europa.eu/concours

31 May 2006, the postmark serving as proof.