12.5.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CA 108/7

OPEN COMPETITION CONS/AD/427

ORGANISED BY THE COUNCIL

in the field of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP)

(2007/C 108 A/01)

The following open competition is being organised by the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union on the basis of qualifications and an oral test to fill one vacancy for an administrator in the field of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP):

Place of employment:

Brussels

Department:

Legal Service, Team III — Relex

Recruitment grade:

AD 8

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A.

 JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

B.

 CONDITIONS FOR ADMISSION TO THE COMPETITION

C.

 ORGANISATION OF THE COMPETITION

D.

 HOW TO APPLY

E

 SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS

F.

 GENERAL INFORMATION

ANNEX:

 Requests for reconsideration — Appeals procedures — Complaints to the European Ombudsman

A.   JOB DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

1.   Job description

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Acting on the basis of general instructions and under the authority of a Director/team leader, perform planning, analysis and advisory tasks in the fields of international and administrative law related to the planning, approval and implementation of European Union crisis management operations,

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give written and oral advice and opinions to Council authorities and bodies dealing specifically with questions relating to European Union crisis management operations,

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undertake specialised legal studies in those fields.

2.   Specific qualifications required

Applicants must:

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have a university degree in law, relevant to the above duties,

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have at least six years' professional experience in international and administrative law, related to the following areas:

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operations to restore and maintain peace, and legal questions in connection with such operations,

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the carrying out of military operations, and legal questions in connection with such operations,

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have an in-depth knowledge of:

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law on armed conflicts,

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public international law,

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have a general knowledge of the field of external relations and the European Union's common foreign and security policy,

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have a very good grasp of current IT tools.

B.   CONDITIONS FOR ADMISSION TO THE COMPETITION

To be admitted, applicants must have the qualifications and fulfil the conditions for admission set out under A and B.

1.   General conditions

Applicants must:

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be nationals of one of the Member States of the European Union,

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enjoy their full rights as citizens,

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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 envisaged.

2.   Language knowledge

Applicants must have a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the European Union (1) and satisfactory knowledge of another to the extent necessary to carry out the duties to be performed. In the interests of the service, in view of the areas of activity covered, sufficient knowledge of French and English to be able to work in both languages is required.

3.   Specific conditions

To meet the qualification requirements under point A.2, applicants must have:

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a level of education corresponding to a full university education, as evidenced by a diploma, where the normal duration of the studies in question is four years or more, or

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a level of education corresponding to a full university education, as evidenced by a diploma, and at least one year's appropriate professional experience where the normal duration of the studies in question is at least three years,

since obtaining those qualifications, applicants must also have acquired the professional experience required under point A.2.

This post requires security clearance allowing access to classified documents (SECRET EU level). Having such clearance would be an advantage. Otherwise, those applying for the post will be understood to be prepared to undergo security screening under Council Decision 2001/264/EC of 19 March 2001 adopting the Council's security regulations (2).

C.   ORGANISATION OF THE COMPETITION

1.

The applications will be examined in detail and checks made to ensure that the requirements set out in the notice of competition have been fulfilled (see point B.1, 2 and 3).

Applicants who have not made use of the compulsory application form, or who have not signed it or have not supplied all the supporting documents required by the closing date for submission of applications will not be admitted to the competition.

2.

After establishing the criteria on which the academic qualifications, professional experience and specific qualifications of applicants (see point A.2) are to be assessed in the light of the nature of the post to be filled, the Selection Board will examine the qualifications and professional experience of the applicants considered and will draw up a list of applicants admitted to the oral test.

A scale from 0 to 40 points will be drawn up by the Board.

Only the applicants with the required minimum mark of 24 will be admitted to the oral test.

3.

The oral test will be held in French and English. The Board will ensure that applicants are able to work in both those languages, irrespective of the language of which they claimed to have a thorough knowledge. In the case of applicants who have claimed a thorough knowledge of French, the Board will ensure that most of the oral test takes place in English and vice versa.

The Board will assess applicants' general knowledge and their aptitude for work at the General Secretariat of the Council and in particular their capacity for teamwork and adaptability to a multicultural environment.

This test will be marked out of 50.

Minimum mark required for inclusion on the reserve list: 30 points.

4.

Following the oral test, the Board will draw up a reserve list for the post to be filled.

The total number of points obtained during examination of the application and the oral test will determine the order of precedence on the reserve list. The list will contain the three applicants who obtained the best overall marks. An applicant's inclusion on the reserve list is not a guarantee that he/she will be recruited. This list will expire on 31 December 2008. It may be extended.

In view of the specific nature of the post to be filled and in the interests of the service, the applicant recruited will normally be assigned for a minimum of six years to the specific duties for which he/she was recruited.

5.

Applicants will be informed individually in writing of the action taken on their applications at each stage of the procedure.

A financial contribution will be made to the travel and subsistence expenses of applicants participating in the oral test, in accordance with the rules to apply to competitions organised by the General Secretariat of the Council.

D.   HOW TO APPLY

1.

To be admitted to the competitions, applicants must send in their application forms, duly completed, signed and accompanied by the supporting documents required by 8 June 2007 at the latest, the postmark being taken as proof.

To make it easier to examine their applications, applicants should compile full lists of the documents produced and attach them to their applications. The documents must be numbered.

Applicants must send in the appropriate documents (copies of diplomas or certificates) and all relevant documentation with their applications in order to enable the Selection Board to verify that they have the specific qualifications required.

2.   Supporting documents required

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a copy of the diploma required under point B.3,

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applicants must produce appropriate supporting documents (diplomas, certificates, etc.) to show that they fulfil the language knowledge conditions set out under point B.2 above. Where that is not clear from the qualifications, diplomas and professional experience, all statements regarding the knowledge of the official languages required must be supported by documents attached to the application form,

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a detailed curriculum vitae must be supplied,

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the professional experience claimed must be attested to by one or more of the following documents:

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work contracts or certificates, letters or certificates of recruitment, indicating the exact nature of the activity, which must be accompanied by salary slips clearly stating the date on which the professional experience started and, if appropriate, ended,

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if the professional activity has not ended, the most recent payslip as proof of length of service,

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proof of activity as a self-employed person (e.g. tax returns, VAT declarations, extract from the commercial register, social security, invoices).

E.   SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS

After carefully reading the notice of competition, applicants should send their applications on the form (3) included in this Official Journal to the Selection and Recruitment Department of the General Secretariat of the Council, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175, B-1048 Brussels. Applications should be sent only by post and, in the applicant's interest, preferably by registered letter, by 8 June 2007 at the latest, the postmark being taken as proof.

Applicants should note that for their applications to be admissible they must provide, by the same date, the following supporting documents:

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diploma(s) of the level required for admission to the competition (see point B.3),

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work certificate(s) or work contract(s), the most recent salary slip(s), or proof of having worked as a self-employed person, as appropriate (see point A.2),

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diploma(s) and/or certificate(s) relating to language knowledge (see point B.2),

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all supporting documents relating to the specific qualifications for the competition.

When submitting their application forms, applicants need produce only copies or photocopies of their supporting documents. None of those supporting documents will be returned to them. However, the Board reserves the right to request the original of any supporting document at the time of the oral test, to check its authenticity.

Applicants are reminded that failure to sign their application forms for the competition or to send the supporting documents required for admission to the competition within the time limit laid down will result in their exclusion by the Board.

F.   GENERAL INFORMATION

1.   Equal opportunities

The General Secretariat of the Council applies an equal opportunities policy and accepts applications without any discrimination, such as that based on sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, wealth, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status or family situation.

2.   Selection board

A selection board is appointed for each competition. It is composed of members designated by the administration and by the Staff Committee.

3.   Indicative timetable

For information, the competition is held over a period of about two months from the date of closure for applications.

4.   Requests for reconsideration — Appeals procedures — Complaints to the European Ombudsman

Please refer to the Annex.

5.   Conditions of recruitment

The candidate on the reserve list to whom a post will be offered must subsequently produce, for certification purposes, the originals of all the documents required, particularly his or her diplomas and the security clearance, if appropriate.

Recruitment will take place in accordance with the statutory provisions and the budget resources available.

Article 29(1)(b) of the Staff Regulations of officials refers to the possibility that at any time in his/her career an official may request a transfer to another institution or agency.

Applicants' attention is, however, drawn to the fact that, with due regard for the interests of the service, the transfer of newly recruited officials before the end of a three-year period following their entry into service is possible only in exceptional cases and for duly substantiated reasons, each individual case being subject to the agreement of the institution or agency of origin and of the receiving institution or agency.

6.   Remuneration

Basic monthly salary at 1 January 2007:

Grade AD 8, first step: EUR 5 810,99.

The salary step at which an applicant is recruited may, however, vary according to his/her professional experience; furthermore, the basic salary is, in certain circumstances, increased by personal allowances.

7.   Data protection

As the institution responsible for organising the selection procedure, the General Secretariat of the Council ensures that applicants' personal data is processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (4). This applies in particular to the confidentiality and security of such data.

The selection procedure is conducted under the responsibility of the Human Resources Directorate (DGA I A), Selection and Personnel Department of the General Secretariat of the Council. Information submitted by applicants will be accessible to members of staff in the General Secretariat involved in the selection of candidates for the vacancy in question.

For the purposes of the selection procedure applications and supporting documents will be kept by the General Secretariat of the Council for a maximum period of two years.

In the event of a dispute, complaints can be addressed to the European Data Protection Supervisor.

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

(2)  OJ L 101, 11.4.2001, p. 1.

(3)  For practical reasons, this form is drafted in English and French only.

(4)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

ANNEX

REQUESTS FOR RECONSIDERATION — APPEALS PROCEDURES — COMPLAINTS TO THE EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN

If, at any stage of the competition, you consider that a decision adversely affects you, you may have recourse to the following means:

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Request for reconsideration

Within 30 days of the date of the letter communicating the decision, you may submit an application for reconsideration by sending a letter setting out the reasons to the following address:

Council of the European Union

Recruitment Department

Attention: Chairman of the Selection Board for competition CONS/AD/427

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175

B-1048 Brussels

The Recruitment Department will forward it to the Chairman of the Selection Board if it falls within his competence, and a reply will be sent to you as soon as possible.

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Appeals

You may:

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either bring a case, under Article 236 of the Treaty establishing the European Community and Article 91 of the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities, before:

European Union Civil Service Tribunal

Boulevard Konrad Adenauer

L-2925 Luxembourg,

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or submit a complaint, under Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities, to:

Council of the European Union

Advisors Department DGA 1B

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175

B-1048 Brussels

The time allowed (see Staff Regulations as amended by Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 723/2004 (OJ L 124, 27.4.2004, p. 1) — http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex) for the initiation of these two types of procedure starts with the communication of the act adversely affecting you.

You should note that the appointing authority (AA) is not competent to change the decisions of a competition selection board. In accordance with established case law, the broad discretionary power of selection boards in competitions is subject to review by the Community court only in the event of an obvious infringement of the rules governing proceedings.

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Complaints to the European Ombudsman

Like any other citizen of the Union, you may make a complaint under Article 195(1) of the Treaty establishing the European Community and in accordance with the conditions laid down in the Decision 94/262/ECSC, EC, Euratom of the European Parliament of 9 March 1994 on the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties (OJ L 133, 4.5.1994, p. 15).

Any complaints should be addressed to:

The European Ombudsman

1 Avenue du Président Robert Schuman — BP 403

F-67001 Strasbourg Cedex

You should note that complaints made to the European Ombudsman have no suspensive effect on the period of time allowed laid down in Article 90(2) and Article 91 of the Staff Regulations for the lodging of complaints or appeals with the Court of First Instance under Article 236 of the Treaty establishing the European Community.

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