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Temporary agent (M/F) Director

Eurofound - 04 November 2009

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Job Description

 Candidates are asked to pay careful attention to this vacancy notice and to use only the official application
form.
 
 
I. WE ARE
 
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) was established
in Dublin by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 (1).
 
The aim of the Foundation is to contribute to the planning and establishment of better living and working
conditions through action designed to increase and disseminate knowledge likely to assist in this development.
 
Its tasks are to develop and pursue ideas on the medium and long-term improvement of living and working
conditions in the light of practical experience and to identify factors leading to change. The Foundation is
required to take the relevant Community policies into account when carrying out its tasks. It advises the
Community institutions on foreseeable objectives and guidelines by forwarding in particular scientific information
and technical data. The social partners are associated in the actions it undertakes.
 
The Foundation's core business is both research and communicating the results of that research. It carries
out research and development projects, to provide data and analysis for informing and supporting the
formulation of EU policy on working and living conditions. The Foundation has a network of experts
throughout Europe who conduct research on its behalf including assessing the current national situations,
the preparation of case studies and national reports and the conducting of surveys. As part of its research
base, the Foundation maintains a number of monitoring tools: the European Industrial Relations Observatory
(EIRO); the European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO) including regular surveys on working
conditions; 'Quality of life in Europe' surveys; European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC); European
Restructuring Monitor (ERM).
 
The Foundation has a Governing Board with representatives of the governments, employers' and employees'
organisations of all EU Member States, and the European Commission. It has its seat in Dublin and currently
has a budget of approximately EUR 20 million and an authorised staffing level of 101 people. The staff of
the Foundation are recruited from the EU Member States and have a wide range of professional experience
and background. The Foundation also maintains a Brussels Liaison Office, with the dual role of strengthening
the visibility and impact of Foundation research at EU level, and monitoring developments in policymaking.
 
 
II. WE PROPOSE
 
The Director is the legal representative and public face of the Foundation and is accountable to the
Governing Board. The Director is responsible for discharging the following functions:
 
— directing and managing the Foundation and implementing the decisions of the Governing Board,
— developing the strategy and work programme of the Foundation in line with the decisions of the
Governing Board,
— exercising overall responsibility for the financial affairs of the Foundation in conformance with Article
142 of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities,
— ensuring the effective representation and public relations of the Foundation at the most senior level in
its dealings with the European institutions and bodies throughout the European Union, including representation
of the Foundation at conferences, seminars, and media events,
— exercising authority over the staff of the Foundation, including their recruitment, stipulation of the qualifications
required of them and their dismissal,
— preparing the activities of the Governing Board and accounting to the Governing Board for the running
of the Foundation,
— drawing up an annual programme of work, and a four-year programme, for the approval of the
Governing Board, taking account of the opinions of the Community institutions and the European
Economic and Social Committee,
— ensuring the quality of the Foundation's work and the development of its reputation as an acknowledged
leader in its field of expertise.
 
Website for further information: http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/index.htm
 
 
III. WE LOOK FOR
 
Candidates should preferably fulfil the following conditions:
 
— have well-developed management and leadership skills, proven in an international environment,
— have the ability to develop a vision of how the Foundation can address the new challenges facing the
work environment,
— have relevant professional experience in the field of living and working conditions,
— have a good scientific reputation, documented by publications and/or research work,
— have advanced interpersonal and presentation skills,
— have the ability to interact and negotiate at a senior management level with the European Union institutions,
public authorities and a range of social partners, and preferably have experience in this area,
— have a thorough understanding of the EU institutions and how they operate and interact, and of EU policies
and international activities of relevance to the activities of the Foundation,
— have a good knowledge of other languages of the European Union in order to be able to work effectively
in the Foundation and with its institutional and personal associates.
 
To apply, click here.
 
 
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