Head of HUCAP Unit
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- Management Professionals
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- EFSA/X/AD/2017/02 Requisition #
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- May 12, 2017 Post Date
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WHAT ARE THE SELECTION REQUIREMENTS?
You must satisfy the following requirements on the closing date for submission of your application:
I. Eligibility criteria
1. General requirements
- Be a national of a Member State of the European Union, Iceland or Norway;
- Enjoy full rights as a citizen;
- Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by laws concerning military service;
- Be physically fit to perform the duties linked to the post;[1]
- Have a thorough knowledge of one of the EU official languages and a satisfactory knowledge of another EU language;
- Meet the character requirements for the duties involved.
2. Qualifications
- A level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least four (4) years attested by a diploma;
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- A level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma and appropriate professional experience of at least one (1) year when the normal period of university education is at least three (3) years.[2]
3. Experience
At least twelve (12) years of proven professional experience [3] acquired after having obtained the qualifications mentioned in point 2 in positions corresponding to the nature of duties of the vacant post. Out of these twelve (12) years, at least two (2) years must have been gained in management functions (Head of Unit, Head of Sector, Team Leader or equivalent).
II. Selection criteria
1. Experience and knowledge
i. Successful experience in a people management role (Head of Unit, Head of Sector, Team Leader or equivalent), preferably gained in an international/multicultural environment;
ii. Proven experience in designing, managing and coordinating organisational and/or talent management strategies, policies and activities;
iii. Experience in high level planning, budget management and HR activities. Experience in managing a wide range of contract types and a network of external experts is considered as an asset;
iv. Experience in change management and business transformation, including digital transformation and process re-engineering components;
v. Experience of knowledge management strategies or in knowledge-based organisations is considered a plus.
2. Competencies
i. Excellent knowledge of both written and spoken English;
ii. Ability to turn strategy into delivery;
iii. Ability to manage and promote change as a creative, value-adding and innovative leader;
iv. Ability to get the best out of team members, inspire and motivate them;
v. Ability to apply strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills within a complex organisation jointly with advanced partnering and networking skills.
vi. Ability to maintain a high level of professional ethics and integrity.
NOTE
In the event of inconsistency or discrepancy between the English version and any of the other linguistic versions of this publication, the English language version shall prevail.
Information on the timeline of the procedure will be available on EFSA website in the Status of recruitment.
[1] Before appointment, a successful candidate shall be medically examined by an institution’s medical officer in order that the European Food Safety Authority may be satisfied that he/she fulfils the requirement of article 28(e) of the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities.
[2] Only qualifications issued by EU Member State authorities and qualifications recognised as equivalent by the relevant EU Member State authorities will be accepted. In instances where diplomas are obtained from a non-EU State, EFSA may request the candidate to provide a relevant document of comparability issued by a recognised authority.
[3] Professional experience shall be taken into account from the date on which the person fulfills the minimum qualifications for engagement. Any given period may be counted only once (in order to be calculated as eligible, years of studies or professional experience to be taken into account shall not overlap with other periods of studies or professional experience).Professional activities pursued part-time will be calculated pro-rata on the basis of the certified percentage of full-time hours worked.
PhDs acquired in a field relevant to the job description can be counted as professional experience up to a duration of 3 years maximum.