German interpreter Grade AD5 European Commission

Pending the organisation of an open competition, the Commission is organising a selection procedure to fill one administrator post (German language interpreter level AD5) within the Directorate General for Interpretation, Directorate A, Language Unit SCIC/A/5.

1. NATURE OF DUTIES

The successful candidate(s) will:

• provide high-quality interpretation in meetings organised by the Commission or other institutions or agencies for which it provides interpretation (Council of the EU, Committee of the Regions, European Economic and Social Committee).
• provide expert advice to universities organising courses in interpretation with a view to providing a source of recruitment for future vacancies.
• carry out organisational and coordination tasks.

2. TYPE AND DURATION OF CONTRACT

The successful candidate(s) at AD5 level may be offered a temporary contract under point (a) of Article 2 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (CEOS), in accordance with the Commission Decision of 28 April 2004 on a new policy for the engagement and employment of temporary staff1.

The duration may not exceed four years, with the possibility of renewal for a maximum of two years.

The duration of the contract will also take account of the relevant provisions in the Commission Decision of 28 April 2004 on the maximum duration of recourse to nonpermanent staff (six years over a twelve-year period)2 .

It should, however, be noted that candidates who are successful in this selection procedure will only be recruited if they have passed an accreditation test at the level

required by the EU institutions.

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT Brussels

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LEVEL AD5 (as an indication, basic monthly starting salary of €4.423,53 to €4.609,41)

3. ADMISSION CONDITIONS

3.1. General conditions

Candidates must satisfy the requirements set out in Article 12 of the CEOS3, which include being a national of a Member State of the European Union.

The European Union institutions apply a policy of equal opportunities and accept applications without distinction on the grounds of sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation

3.2. Specific conditions

3.2.1. Qualifications

Candidates must have:

1) successfully completed training as a conference interpreter which corresponds to completed university studies of at least four years attested by a diploma

or

2) a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma AND successfully completed training as a conference interpreter and obtained the relevant qualification attested by a diploma or certificate,

or

3) a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma AND have one year’s proven experience working as a conference interpreter.

3.2.2. Experience

By the deadline for submission of applications, and in addition to the qualifications required above, candidates must have at least two years of university level professional experience acquired after obtaining the diploma required under 3.2.1.

This experience must include at least 100 days of conference interpreting within international organisations, as of the date that the conditions under point 3.2.1 have been met.

3.2.3. Languages

Candidates must have the German language as an "active" language i.e. their main language into which they work from their other working languages ("passive" languages) and, to take account of operational needs, at least two "passive" languages, of which one must be English and the other Romanian.

3 http://ec.europa.eu/civil_service/docs/toc100_en.pdf

Applications

Completed applications (in English, French or German), accompanied by a letter of application, must be sent to the following address: SCIC-Select-Temporaries@ec.europa.eu

Candidates are requested to send their applications in a single e-mail in .zip or .pdf format in order not to overload the functional mailbox. The Commission reserves the right to install a computer tool that will automatically remove all messages of more than 1 MB.

Data on admissibility criteria will not be changed after the closing date of candidatures' submissions.

Candidates should use the same functional mailbox for all correspondence with the selection committee and for any request for information.

The closing date for the submission of applications is 23/04/2012