EEA/AD/2007/1

Internal Auditor – Temporary Agent (AD 8)

The European Environment Agency is organising an open competition with a view to recruiting a temporary agent to work in the area of internal auditing.

The EEA is an agency of the European Union (EU) and one of the decentralised Community bodies. The EEA aims to support sustainable development and to help achieve significant and measurable improvement in Europe’s environment, through the provision of timely, targeted, relevant and reliable information to policy-making agents and the public.

The place of work will be Copenhagen, Denmark.

Job description:

The internal auditor shall assist the Director, the Management and other Agency staff in effectiveness evaluation and monitoring the compliance of operational processes with current rules. He/she shall also provide independent opinions and recommendations regarding operational and control procedures.

Functions and duties:

Based on the examination of systems and processes, the internal auditor shall give assessment in order to ensure the following:

• Compliance with existing regulations, strategies, work programmes, procedures and contracts;
• Achievement of established objectives and goals for operations and programmes;
• Efficient carrying out of activities and operations.
• Proper identification, recording and safeguarding of EEA resources and assets;
• Accuracy and reliability of data and information used by EEA for financial, operating, accounting and management decision purposes;
• Security, reliability and availability of data and information recorded electronically as well as their integrity and confidentiality;
• Implementation of procedures and instructions;

In order to ensure the necessary independence and authority, the internal auditor will report directly to the Executive Director of the Agency on monitoring compliance and control.

Eligibility:

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

• Citizenship of one of the Member Countries of the EEA (Member States of the European Union plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey);
• Enjoy full rights as a citizen;
• Have fulfilled any obligation imposed by law concerning military service;
• Meet the educational requirements as described under “Eligibility”.
• Have a thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the EEA Member Countries and a satisfactory knowledge of a second of these languages. Good knowledge of English would be an asset.
  

• A university degree relevant to the field concerned attested by a diploma

Range of professional experience and skills:

• A minimum of nine years of relevant professional experience in the field covered by the description of duties;
• Specific auditing knowledge;
• Knowledge of the financial and regulatory framework of the EU institutions would be an asset;
• Experience in effectiveness evaluation.

Application procedure:

Closing date for application: Thursday 22 March 2007, at 12.00 (Central European Time)

Applications sent after this date will be rejected.

Please ensure that you observe the following:

1. Remember to take time zones into consideration when sending your application.
2. Once your application has been submitted, you will receive an automatic reply.
3. It is your responsibility to keep the automatic reply message as proof of submission of your application.
4. Should you not receive an automatic reply message, please submit your application again.
   

Contractual conditions:

The successful candidate will be offered a Temporary Agent contract in accordance with the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities. The selected candidate will be employed for an initial time period of four years, renewable.

Selection procedure:

Eligibility of candidates will be assessed according to compliance with all formal requirements by the closing date for the submission of applications.

Eligible candidates whose application shows evidence of all required competences and skills may be invited for an interview, which will be held for the most part in English.

Prior to contract signature, the successful candidate will be asked:

• to provide original or certified copies of all relevant documents proving his/her eligibility, including an extract from his/her police file;
• to undergo a compulsory medical examination to establish that he/she meets the standard of physical fitness necessary to perform the duties involved.

The Agency is an equal opportunities employer.

Personal data protection:

Any personal data provided by the User shall be processed pursuant to European Regulation related to personal data protection, in particular Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movements of such data. It shall be processed solely for the purposes of the performance, management and follow-up of information requested by the User. The User shall have the right of access to his personal data and the right to rectify any such data that is inaccurate or incomplete. Should the User have any queries concerning the processing of his personal data, he shall address them to the European Environment Agency.

Request for review:

Candidates who have not been admitted to the selection procedure will be notified by letter. The candidate may ask to have her/his application reconsidered by a sending a request for review to the Chairman of the Selection Committee at the address indicated on the letter within 21 calendar days from the date of the letter of notification.

Application documents:

English CV

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