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VACANCY NOTICE 7-2002

The European Environment Agency is organising a selection procedure with a view to drawing up a reserve list for:

Reference no. EEA/B/2002/6 - Project Officers – Temporary Agents (B5/B4)

Job description:

Project officers will be requested to provide secretariat and/or technical support for EEA management and EEA scientific committee, work programme development and environmental/sectorial work.

Tasks:

The tasks to be carried out by the project officers will include combinations of the following:

• Secretariat of EEA management board, bureau and management team;
• Secretariat of EEA scientific committee;
• Provide support to the preparation of EEA work programme;
• Provide support to project managers in developing and implementing projects (e.g. editing, processing statistical data, maintaining and providing access to databases, networking);
• Preparation and assistance in the organisation and implementation of meetings and conferences;
• Coordination and preparation of material for reports and presentations;
• Work with the EEA Intranet, Extranet and web-site (management of documents, maintaining membership of password protected sites);
• Conduct short presentations.

Qualifications and experience:

• Advanced secondary education or equivalent experience;
• A minimum of 3 years of experience relevant to one of the first four tasks in the bulleted list above;
• Knowledge of EU institutions and processes;
• Experience in managing meetings, seminars and conferences;
• Good knowledge and use of IT to perform tasks;
• Initiative and ability to manage own time and resources;
• Service-mindedness, tactfulness, and ability to work in multi-cultural teams.

Eligibility:

Candidates applying must satisfy the following general requirements on the closing date for the submission of applications:

• Be a national of one of the Member Countries of the EEA (Member States of the European Union plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta, and Turkey). The recruitment of nationals from new membership countries will be subject to prior ratification of the EEA membership agreement;
• Meet the educational requirements as described under “Qualifications and experience”;
• Enjoy full rights as a citizen;
• Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by law concerning military service;
• Meet the character requirements for the duties involved;
• Have a thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the EEA Member Countries languages and a satisfactory knowledge of a second of these languages. Good knowledge of English would be an asset.

Application procedure:

To apply, candidates must use the proper EEA application form (mandatory), which can be obtained as follows:

• 1. Via Internet: The EEA application form and the text of this vacancy notice can be printed from the EEA website at: DOWNLOAD
• 2. By contacting Ms Birgitta Døssing (e-mail: birgitta.dossing@eea.eu.int,
  fax: +45 33 36 72 71, phone: +45 33 36 72 22).

The completed EEA application form, duly signed and with clear indication of the reference number of the post both in the form and on the envelope, must be returned, together with the required documentation, to the following address:

European Environment Agency
Personnel Department
Kongens Nytorv, 6
DK-1050 Copenhagen K
Denmark

The application form can only be considered, if:

• it is sent no later than the closing date specified (date of postmark serves as proof);
• it is filled in legibly, signed and dated;
• photocopies of relevant diplomas are attached;
• a photocopy of a document giving proof of nationality (e.g. passport) is attached;
• the reference number of the post is indicated both in the form and on the envelope.

Closing date for applications:

16-12-2002

The Agency is an equal opportunities employer.

The place of employment will be Copenhagen.