Detail of the vacancy notice
- Directorate: Directorate E, Human Resources and Finance
- Management: No
- Unit/Service: Unit E.2 – Recruitment and career
- Grade: SNE
- Location: Brussels
Duration
2-year secondment starting on 01/11/2024
This is a cost-free position and the CoR does not provide an additional allowance on top of the employer's salary.
Application
Online application form before 12h00 noon on 26/09/2024.
Indicate "Unit E.2 – Recruitment and career" in the field "Areas of interest".
Your job and responsibilities
- As an SNE in the Recruitment sector you would join a small team of 7 assistants, reporting to the Deputy Head of Unit, in charge of selection and recruitment procedures for all staff categories. More specifically, you would ensure:
- Holistic management of recruitment files of temporary and contract staff members: looking for suitable candidates in the available databases, contacting candidates and organising selection interviews, drawing-up and dispatching of invitations to interviews/offers/refusals, drawing-up of contracts and offering letters, organising medical visits, dealing with reimbursement of accommodation and travelling expenses, classification of candidates in the correct grade/step, management of probationary reports etc.;
- Incorporation and checking of regulatory data in the HR management system;
- Interpretation and implementation of the Staff Regulations regarding recruitment and related areas;
- Other administrative support tasks in the field of recruitment (classification, archiving of files, drafting and implementation of administrative procedures, ex-post verifications etc.).
Who are we? What are the challenges for us ahead?
The Recruitment and career Unit is part of the Directorate for Human Resources and Finance of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), composed of five operational units comprising approximatively 70 officials and other staff categories. The Recruitment and career Unit is organised around two sectors: the Recruitment sector and the Career sector. It is a dynamic team of 13 staff members representing a variety of EU countries, languages and cultures.
The Recruitment Sector ensures timely selection and recruitment of all staff categories (officials, temporary/contract/interim agents, seconded national experts, special advisors), management of the organisation staff chart and job descriptions, provides metrics and statistics related to all staff related matters and manages the main HR related tools (SysPer). The Career Sector is responsible for the evaluation and the promotion of all concerned staff categories, organises the certification procedure and manages individual files. We are currently looking to recruit a new colleague to provide support to our Recruitment team in order to consolidate the team and provide the best possible support to our client services.
Over the last years, we have collectively managed to streamline and digitalise all our processes while adapting them to a continuously changing institutional and labour market context.. As part of our future challenges, we want to improve the attractiveness of the CoR through targeted Employer Branding, retain our talents and to provide more mobility options for staff.
Eligibility and selection criteria
Candidates for an SNE position must fulfil the following eligibility criteria:
- be employed by a national, regional or local public authority of an EU Member State or an EU intergovernmental organization;
- have worked for at least three years, full-time, in an administrative, scientific, technical, advisory or supervisory post;
- have been in the service of their current employer for at least twelve months; and
- be able to prove that their employer will continue to pay their salary, maintain their established or contractual employment status and guarantee their social rights and benefits, particularly as regards to social security and pension rights, throughout the period of secondment.
Candidates should fulfill the following selection criteria:
- You have a university degree or professional experience of an equivalent level in one of the following areas: human resources, business management, international relations or European affairs;
- Relevant experience or knowledge in the sphere of recruitment or human resources in general constitutes an asset;
- You possess a good command of English and French;
- You have excellent organisational skills, combine the capacity to work efficiently while keeping an eye for detail in order to respect deadlines and the required qualitative standards;
- You have the ability to think critically and take initiative, you have a sense of responsibility and you adapt easily to quickly changing priorities, even when working under pressure;
- You have very good verbal and written communication skills, political awareness and diplomacy;
- You have a customer-oriented mind set, including availability, flexibility and discretion;
- You are a meticulous person, with a keen sense of responsibility.
Please consult the complete text of the Decision 41/2023 on the rules applicable to national experts seconded to the European Committee of the Regions on our Jobs page.
What we offer
- A European institution on a human scale at the heart of the European quarter and easily accessible.
- Flexible working hours and teleworking opportunities subject to the needs of the service.
- An active talent management policy focusing on continuous development and training and a policy to encourage internal mobility.
- A friendly and dynamic working environment in which self-motivation, initiative and team spirit are valued.
- An institution that promotes equal opportunities, diversity and non-discrimination to help nurture a respectful and inclusive working environment and that is actively engaged in the consultation process prior to the adoption of EU legislation.
- An EMAS-certified institution that is continuously looking to improve its environmental performance.
Are you interested in this challenge?
If you have the skills we are looking for and think you fit the profile above, please apply using the online application form before noon on 26/09/2024.
Please indicate "Unit E.2 – Recruitment and career" in the field "Areas of interest". This is a cost-free position and the CoR does not provide an additional allowance on top of the employer's salary.