View Vacancy -- 2021-TA-04 - Head of Unit

Temporary agent (AD)
AD10
50,000 € - 69,999 €
The Head of Unit is responsible for the overall planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the operational activities of the Agency allocated to the Training and Research Unit including the related management of the budget and human resources. 
  • Planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of all operational activities of the Training and Research Unit (e.g. residential activities, CEPOL Exchange Programme, Electronic learning services, European Master Programme);
  • Management of human resources allocated to the Unit;
  • Management of budget allocate to the Unit;
  • Deputising the Head of Operational Department on request;
  • Advise on strategic matters in the management team;
  • Representation of CEPOL in European / international fora.

In addition, in order to be eligible the candidate must:

  • Be a national of a Member State of the Union;
  • Be entitled to his or her full rights as a citizen;
  • Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the applicable laws on military service;
  • Meet the character requirements for the duties involved;
  • Be physically fit to perform the duties linked to the post; and
  • Have a thorough knowledge (min. level C1) of one of the languages of the Union and a satisfactory knowledge (min. level B2) of another language of the Union.

A level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma when the normal period of university education is four years or more;

Or

A level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma and appropriate professional experience of at least one year when the normal period of university education is three years; 
 

In addition to the education requirements, at least twelve years of relevant professional experience after obtaining the diploma.

A contract offer will be made as a member of the Temporary Agent staff of the agency in accordance with the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities for a five year period, which may be renewed for an additional 5 years. The third contract will be for an indefinite period. The successful candidate will be recruited as Head of Unit, AD10.

The basic monthly net pay for this post is EUR 4,729.13 (step 1) or EUR 4,885.10 (step 2). The correction coefficient (on the date of publication of this vacancy notice) is 71.9% for Hungary and is already taken in consideration for these amounts.

The grade is determined on the basis of professional experience gained after obtaining the diploma of an education required for the position and in line with applicable implementing rules.

In addition, based on personal situation, the following allowances might be granted:

  • Expatriation or foreign residence allowance: 16% or 4% of the basic pay.
  • Annual travel allowance: staff who are entitled to the expatriation (16%) or foreign residence (4%) allowance are entitled to be paid each calendar year a sum representing the cost of travel from the place of employment to the place of origin for themselves and, if they are entitled to the household allowance, for their spouse and dependents (less than age of 2)
  • Household allowance
  • Allowance for a dependent child or person treated as such:
    • Pre-school allowance:
    • Education allowance:
    • School fees: paid by CEPOL for dependent children who joined the staff member in changing the residence to fully respect the article 20 of the Staff Regulations. The school shall be considered as non-fee paying and the staff member concerned shall not receive the education allowance mentioned in the bullet point(s) above.

The costs covered by CEPOL shall be:

  • The registration and attendance fees at international schools
  • The transportation costs
  • Excluding all other costs as described on the Commission decision C(2004)131-53-2004 on general implementing provisions for the grant of the education allowance.

In addition, CEPOL will provide benefits and entitlements in line with those of European Union Civil Servants. Such entitlements will be established based on the necessary documents provided by the newly recruited staff member upon taking up duty with CEPOL.

The successful candidate shall undergo a probation period of 9 months.

For reasons related to CEPOL’s operational requirements, the candidate may be required to be available at short notice.

The highest scoring candidates exceeding the threshold defined in advance by the Selection Committee shall be invited for an online interview and written test. Maximum number of candidates to be invited shall not exceed 5. Prior to the interviews and written test the 5 candidates with the best profile for the specific requirements of the post will be invited to an assessment center carried out by an external recruitment consultant.

The information provided in applications is subject to EU legislation on protection of personal data and confidentiality of information.

Only candidates who achieve 65% of the total scores available for written test and interview can be included in a Reserve List. The reserve list will be valid until 31 December 2023 and may be extended by the decision of the Appointing Authority of CEPOL. (Please be aware that placement on a reserve list in no way guarantees future employment at CEPOL.)

Minimum 5 years experience in law enforcement management function including human resources and budget responsibility;

Minimum 1 year of experiences in EU or other international organisations or in a function dedicated to international cooperation;

Experience of at least 3 years in a management function for the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of law enforcement training activities;

Experience of at least 3 years in tasks/projects related to the Internal Security Architecture of the European Union and understanding of the structure;

Experience in quality management and knowledge of the certification/accreditation of learning services/products;

Contribution to CEPOL operational activities;

Experience in design and development of electronic learning systems/products;

This opportunity is closed to applications.