Служител на временен договор в главната квартира на Европейската служба за външна дейност (ЕСВД), отговарящ за Република Корея

Служител на временен договор в главната квартира на Европейската служба за външна дейност (ЕСВД), отговарящ за Република Корея – срок за кандидатстване 19 март 2018 г.
EEAS Vacancy Notice Administrator Administrator – Desk officer Republic of Korea - ASIAPAC.5 (EU Staff Members: AD5-12/ Candidates from Member States: AD07) Job n. 255212
We are:
The European External Action Service (EEAS), which supports the work of the High
Representative in defining and implementing an effective and coherent EU foreign policy. The
EEAS supports her tasks of conducting the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy and
chairing the Foreign Affairs Council. It also supports the High Representative in her capacity
as Vice President of the Commission with regard to her responsibilities within the Commission
in the external relations field including the coordination of other aspects of the EU’s external
action. The EEAS works in close cooperation with Member States, the Council and relevant
services of the European Commission.

The Division is responsible for developing the political and economic relationship of the
European Union with Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand and 15 Pacific island States. As
such the division covers diverse countries including highly industrialised Strategic Partners and
developing ACP countries. The division cooperates daily with the 8 EU Delegations in the
region.
We propose:
The position of Desk Officer on Republic of South Korea in the above-mentioned division
(AsiaPac.5).
The successful candidate will:
- Contribute to the definition and implementation of EU policies concerning political and
economic relations with the Republic of Korea;
- Contribute to the preparation and implementation of EU dialogues with the Republic of
Korea, including the Summit, Political Dialogue and other meetings;
- Analyse political, economic and other developments in the Republic of Korea and the
wider region;
- Prepare accurate and timely briefings, speeches, statements, articles and notes and
other documents as required for senior officials and the political level;
- Ensure effective liaison with other EEAS departments, and relevant Commission
Directorates-General;
- Develop and maintain contacts at working level with the Mission of the Republic of
Korea to the EU, as well as relevant stakeholders (EU institutions, Member States, civil
society, international organisations);
- Coordinate closely with, and back-up (as necessary) the Desk Officer on DPRK in the
same Division;
- Contribute to the overall work of the Division, when necessary taking on other tasks
when requested to by the Head of Division.
We look for:
Eligibility Criteria1

1 All the eligibility criteria must be met on the closing date for applications to this post.
2 In accordance with Article 98 of the Staff Regulations (SR) and in order to meet the needs of
the service candidates must:
1. be officials of the EU Institutions, or temporary staff to whom Article 2 (e) of the
Conditions of the Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (CEOS)2
applies or staff from national diplomatic services of the Member States;
2. have the capacity to work in languages of CFSP and external relations necessary for
the performance of their duties. Knowledge of other EU languages would be an asset;
3. have at least 2 years' proven, pertinent external relations experience - for staff from
national diplomatic services this experience must have been gained from working in a
diplomatic service of one of the Member States.
Also, in order to satisfy the requirements set out in Article 12 of the CEOS, Member State
applicants must:
4. be nationals of one of the EU Member States;
5. possess a level of education
a. which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma when the
normal period of university education is four years or more, OR
b. which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma and
relevant professional experience of at least one year when the normal period of
university education is at least three years.3
6. have gained at least 6 years' full time professional experience. This experience must
have been gained after obtaining the four-year diploma or after obtaining the threeyear
diploma and the one year relevant professional experience
Furthermore, in order to be eligible, EU staff members must be in one of the grades AD5 to
AD12 and have the Type of post of the person "ADMINISTRATOR" (AD5-AD7) or "PRINCIPAL
ADMINISTRATOR" "(AD8-AD12), or they must be AST officials who have successfully passed
the certification procedure.
EEAS staff whose Type of Post of the Person is "Senior administrator in transition" (AD14) and
"Principal administrator in transition" (AD13) can also show their interest for this job. If
selected, she/he will be transferred in the interest of the service. This transfer in the interest
of the service will not modify the Type of Post of the Person. Transfers in the interest of the
service under Article 7 SR are only possible within the same Institution, therefore EU officials
AD13 and AD14 from other Institutions are not eligible.
Applications from officials currently serving in a Delegation are, in principle, not eligible and
may only be considered in the interest of the service or in case of career progression.
In the above paragraph, "career progression" includes AST staff members who have
successfully completed the certification procedure and who are applying for their first AD post.
Competition EPSO laureates may express their interest for this job, provided that they meet
the eligibility requirements set out at points 2 and 3 above. Their candidatures will be
considered only in the event that no suitable candidate can be found among EEAS staff, EU
officials or staff from diplomatic services of Member States. Should a competition laureate be
selected for this job, she/he will be subject to the same obligations of mobility as other EEAS
staff members.

2 http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:1962R0031:20140101:EN:PDF
3 The minimum of one year of professional experience required under (b) counts as an integral part of the above
qualification and cannot be included in the professional experience required under point 3.
3 SELECTION CRITERIA:
Candidates should:
– have an excellent ability to maintain diplomatic relations and to ensure representation,
communication in a complex, multicultural environment;
– have an excellent capacity to create constructive working relations with national
authorities, international organisations and EU Member States;
– have strong drafting, communication and analytical skills combined with sound
judgement;
– have excellent knowledge of external relations, internal policies and functioning of the
Union;
– have experience and knowledge of CFSP and CSDP-related issues (if applicable);
– have knowledge and/or proven experience in the key areas of EU-Republic of Korea
relations or EU's activities in Asia;
– have working knowledge of the languages of CFSP (English and French).
Furthermore:
– experience of working in an Embassy, a Delegation (or equivalent in an international
organisation);
– experience of working in a team in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environment;
– experience of negotiations, and
would be strong assets.
TYPE AND DURATION OF CONTRACT
If the successful candidate is an EU staff member, s/he will be appointed according to Articles
29.1.(a)(i) or (ii) and 98.1 of the Staff Regulations and according to the rules on grade set out
above.
If the successful candidate is from a national diplomatic service s/he will be offered a contract
as temporary agent under Article 2(e) of the CEOS; such contracts have a maximum duration
of 4 years. The appointment will be at AD 7 level4
.
In accordance with Article 6(11) of Council Decision 427/2010, each Member State shall
provide its officials who have become temporary agents in the EEAS under Article 2(e) of the
CEOS with a guarantee of immediate re-instatement at the end of the period of service to the
EEAS.
All newly engaged temporary staff members are required to complete successfully a
probationary period of 9 months.
PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT
Brussels, Belgium
SPECIFIC CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
The successful candidate will be required to undergo security vetting if (s)he does not already
hold security clearance to an appropriate level, in accordance with the relevant security
provisions.

4 The basic salaries offered by the EU institutions are set out in Article 66 of the Staff Regulations. The current level,
set out in Regulation n° 423/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council, can be accessed via the link
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32014R0423&from=EN
4 Successful candidates will be required to act independently in the public interest and to make
a declaration of any interests which might be considered prejudicial to their independence, as
set out in the Staff Regulation and CEOS.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
The External Action Service applies an equal opportunities policy.
APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCEDURE5
Mobility is a fundamental part of EEAS human resources policies, and is required by the EEAS
Council Decision. Candidates should be aware that, accordingly, it is not generally in the
interests of the service for EEAS Staff Members to apply for jobs which are essentially the
same or similar to their current post.
The procedure will take place in three different and successive steps:
1. Application
Candidates may apply for one or more of the posts published in the context of this "2018/35 -
HQ (AD) Publications – Desk officer Republic of Korea - ASIAPAC.5" exercise.
Before submitting their application, candidates should carefully check whether they
meet all the eligibility criteria in order to avoid automatic exclusion from the
selection procedure.
Candidates must apply through the on-line system:
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/eapplication/index.cfm
To log on to the system, an ECAS (European Commission Authentication Service) password is
required; candidates without a password can register to get one through the afore-mentioned
link from 3 March 2018. EU staff members with a professional ECAS account should use that
account for their application. A helpdesk facility is available via the "Contact Support" function
within the on-line system.
During the on-line application procedure candidates will have to upload their CV and
motivation letter (in English or French). Candidates from the Member States will, in
addition, have to upload a copy of their passport/ID and a statement by their Ministry
for Foreign Affairs confirming their membership of a diplomatic service and the Ministry's
support for the candidate's application for this post.
All candidates will have the opportunity to follow the progress of their application through the
on-line system.
Applications may be made at any point during the period from 2 March 2018 to 23 March
2018 at 12.00 midday (Brussels time). Please note that the only way to submit an
application is using the on-line system.
As the system may experience peak activity around the deadline, candidates are strongly
advised to submit their application as early as possible. Late applications will not be
accepted.
For correspondence concerning the selection procedure, please use the following email
address:

5 Your personal data will be processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) 45/2001, as implemented by decision of
the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 8 December 2011. The privacy
statement is available on EEAS zone (http://webgate.eeas.testa.eu/eeas/eeaszone/?q=node/26247) and on the
EEAS website (http://eeas.europa.eu/data_protection/rights/index_en.htm).
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2. Pre-selection
The selection panel will make a pre-selection on the basis of the qualifications and the
professional experience described in the CV and motivation letter, and will produce a shortlist
of a limited number of eligible candidates who best meet the selection criteria for the post.
3. Selection
The candidates who have been pre-selected will be invited for an interview so that the
selection panel can evaluate them objectively and impartially on the basis of their
qualifications, professional experience and linguistic skills, as listed in the present vacancy
notice. The selection panel will recommend a shortlist of candidates for a final decision by the
relevant Appointing Authority. He/she may decide to interview the candidates on the final
shortlist before taking this decision.
It is recalled, that if the interest of the service so requires, the selection procedures can be
terminated at any stage and the post be filled by a transfer in accordance with Article 7 of the
SR.
CONTACT: Reinhold BRENDER, Head of Division ASIAPAC.5
Tel: +32 (0) 2 584 4118
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