Vacancy notice

The goal of the European Environment Agency (reference is made to Official Journal of the European Communities No L 117 of 5 May 1999) and its wider network, EIONET, is to provide the European Union and the Member States with high quality information for policy-making and assessment of the environment, inform the general public, and provide scientific and technical support to these ends. (The web page of the Agency on the Internet is at http://www.eea.eu.int)

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

With responsibility, under the Programme Manager, Integrated Assessment and Reporting, for

• Development of sectorial analyses and assessments in the field of energy, to contribute to the integrated environmental reporting process.
• Collection of information on energy to allow the link from pressure to impacts and responses to be made.
• Development of approaches to improved information on energy for integrated environmental assessments and outlooks, for improved policy making.
• Providing support to the general programmes on integrated environmental assessment and the development of scenarios for environment improvement at the Agency.

• a thorough knowledge of the energy sector from an environmental point of view;
• professional experience in data collection / policy development / environmental management and related cross-cutting issues in the energy sector;
• relevant skills and experience with analytical tools such as scenarios.

Candidates should:

1. Be a national of a Member Country of the European Environment Agency (Member States of the European Union, and Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein);
2. Have a university degree or equivalent relevant to the field concerned;
3. Have at least three yearsÆ professional experience relating to the field covered by the description of duties;
4. Have knowledge of at least two official languages of the European Union. Knowledge of English would be an asset;
5. Have experience from working in a multilingual environment.

Candidates must enclose documentary evidence (copies only) with their applications providing proof of points 1 and 2 above (incomplete applications will not be considered). Candidates must be prepared to submit proof of other qualifications upon request.

Selected candidates will be included on a reserve list for the post in question and may be offered a contract of up to 5 years, with the possibility of renewal, in accordance with the conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities (OJ No. L 56, 4. 3. 1968).

The place of employment shall be Copenhagen.

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

1. Via Internet: The EEA application form and the text of this vacancy notice can be downloaded from the EEA homepage at http://www.eea.eu.int.
2. Directly from EEA Human Resources Department (e-mail: kathryn.winther@eea.eu.int - fax: +45 33 36 72 71 - phone: 45 33 36 71 46).

The completed EEA application form, duly signed, together with the required documentary evidence and a detailed CV, and with clear indication of the reference number of the post both in the form and on the envelope, must be submitted by surface mail only, not later than 27.03.2000 (date of postmark) to the following address:

European Environment Agency

Human Resources and Administrative Services

Kongens Nytorv 6

DK-1050 Copenhagen K

Denmark

The Agency is an equal opportunities employer.

The application form can only be considered, if

• The form is sent no later than the closing date specified (date of postmark serves as proof);
• the form is filled in legibly, signed and dated;
• photocopies of diplomas and a photocopy of a document giving proof of nationality are attached;
• the reference number of the post in question (EEA/A/00/1) is clearly indicated in the form and on the envelope.