Job Specifications
WE ARE
The European External Action Service (EEAS) supports the High Representative in the exercise of her mandate to conduct and implement an effective and coherent Union’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), to represent the EU and to chair 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 the EU Member States, the General Secretariat of the Council, the services of the Commission and the Secretariat General of the European Parliament.
The European Peace Facility Division (PCM.4) is a division within the EEAS Directorate for Peace, Partnerships and Crisis Management (PCM) created in 2021, which ensures the overall management of the European Peace Facility (EPF) –an EU external action instrument for the financing of CFSP needs of a military and defence nature. The Division is responsible for the planning/programming, identification, operational management and monitoring of assistance measures as well as for the preparation and negotiation of relevant Council decisions, among others. The Division also plans and monitors the overall financial ceiling and the annual ceilings of the Facility. It also ensures political and operational reporting functions, including on safeguards and risk mitigation. The Division works closely with relevant EEAS departments, Commission and Council services.
WE PROPOSE
The position of Policy Officer - Budgetary and Financial Affairs Officer – European Peace Facility - contract agent FGIV as per article 3b of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (hereafter, the “CEOS”)[1].
PLACE and DATE OF EMPLOYMENT
EEAS Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium
Post available: immediately
LEGAL BASIS
The vacancy is to be filled in accordance with the conditions stipulated under the CEOS, in particular Article 82 thereof. In case of recruitment, the successful candidate will be offered a contract agent position (Function Group IV), on the basis of a contract with an initial duration of one year that may be renewed up to a duration to be determined, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the CEOS and subject to budgetary availabilities, and in any case not exceeding six years in total[1]. The duration of the contract is also subject to the maximum duration of engagement by the EEAS allowed under successive limited duration contracts of different types[2].
WE LOOK FOR
A motivated person for the challenging position of Budgetary and Financial Affairs Officer – European Peace Facility - in PCM.4, within the Directorate for Peace, Partnerships and Crisis Management (PCM). Under the direction of the PCM.4 Head of Division and in close cooperation with PCM.4’s senior Budgetary and Financial Affairs Officer, and in cooperation with the financial units of the EPF administrator for operations and of the EPF administrator for assistance measures, the Budgetary and Financial Affairs Officer will contribute to financial planning/programming, monitoring and consolidated reporting of the financial implementation of actions funded under the European Peace Facility (EPF).
The Main Duties Will Include
Working closely with and, where necessary, supporting PCM.4’s senior Budgetary and Financial Officer.
Contribute to the effective financial planning and programming of EPF actions (operations and assistance measures);
Contribute to the monitoring of the EPF financial ceiling and to the preparation, if needed, of HR proposals to the Council for changes to its annual distribution;
Coordinate with the financial units of the EPF administrator for operations and of the EPF administrator for assistance measures the status of the financial implementation of EPF actions;
Contribute to the preparation of the financial information to be presented by PCM.4 to different bodies, including forecasts and consolidated reports to the EPF Committee and to the Political and Security Council and the Council, among others;
She/he should also have a strong commitment to continuous service improvement, including by supporting the work in other EPF-related areas when needed.
Eligibility criteria[2]
Further to the conditions set out in Article 82 of the CEOS, candidates must:
have passed a valid EPSO CAST in a valid function group for this post, or be registered in the EPSO Permanent CAST for FG IV (https://epso.europa.eu/en/job-opportunities/open-for-application). In the latter case, while the registration will make the candidate eligible for the selection procedure, the recruitment of a candidate on this vacant post will be subject to his/her successfully passing the CAST exam;
have completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma;
have the capacity to work in the languages of the CFSP an
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