VACANCY NOTICE REF.: EASA/AD/2010/044

Deadline for applications: 31/08/2010 at 23:55 hrs CET (Cologne time)

Date of publication: 29/07/2010

Type of contract: Temporary Agent Function group and grade: not applicable

Place of employment: Cologne, Germany

Duration of contract: 5 years, with possibility of extension

Monthly basic salary: 5.463,30

EUR at step 1 plus, specific

allowances where applicable.*

Organisational unit: Rotorcraft/Balloons/Airships Section, Products Department, Certification Directorate

Reporting to: Rotorcraft/Balloons/Airships Certification Section Manager

Possible reserve list valid until: 31/12/2011 (the validity of the reserve list may be extended)

ORGANISATIONAL LOCATION The Certification Directorate of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is responsible for the application of Article 5 (Airworthiness), Article 6 (Essential requirements for environmental protection), Article 20 (Airworthiness and environmental certification) and Article 21 (Pilot certification) of the Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1108/2009. The Products Department is responsible for the management of all certification projects undertaken by the Agency and the issue of the airworthiness and environmental protection approvals for all products, parts and appliances, modifications, repairs, supplemental type certificates and airworthiness directives. The Products Department also provides product certification expertise to the Approvals and Standardisation Directorate in support of their NAA accreditation teams and design organisation approval teams.

JOB CONTENT

The job holder will report directly to the rotorcraft, balloon and airship section manager of the products department of the certification directorate of the Agency and assist in overseeing, leading and co-ordinating teams dealing with the day-to-day regulatory activities being conducted by the Agency or on behalf of the Agency. The jobholder will be responsible for the management of initial and continued airworthiness projects related to one or several rotorcraft types (products). S/he will be in particular responsible for:

· Performing certification and continued airworthiness activities on corresponding products;

· Administering the approval of repairs, modifications and STC's on corresponding products;

· Managing the continued airworthiness activities (CAW) of the concerned products to ensure consistent and timely followup of in-service events, incidents, and accidents, ensuring that required safety standards are maintained post type certification by assessing relevant information, including service experience and taking appropriate follow up action where necessary;

· Managing a certification team comprising experts of several disciplines, as appropriate;

· Ensuring proper coordination with the finance directorate for all matters related to the administrative processing of applications, project sizing, hours, project accounting, certificates, invoicing, etc;

· When appropriate, managing outsourced resources (national aviation Authorities, qualified entities);

· Ensuring proper execution and timely completion of certification processes in accordance with agreed requirements;

· Providing input and support to design, production and maintenance organisation approval activities;

· Contributing to maintaining and updating of certification specifications;

· Contributing to maintaining and updating of the product certification procedures;

· Providing guidance and acting as a mentor to less experienced PCMs;

· Providing input and support for EASA accreditation activities of NAAs and qualified entities,

· Providing support to the activities of the other EASA Directorates as necessary.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS

A. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

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  At least a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma when the normal period of university education is four years or more and, after having obtained the university degree, at least 6 years of professional experience;

OR

At least a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma when the normal period of university education is three years and, after having obtained the university degree, at least 7 years of professional experience; OR Where justified in the interests of the service, professional training of an equivalent level, in a relevant technical domain and, after having completed the professional training, at least the professional experience indicated in the table below:

Duration of the professional training in

Professional experience in years

years

Less than 1 year

10 years

At least 1 year but less than 2

9 years

At least 2 years but less than 3

8 years

At least 3 years but less than 4

7 years

4 years or more

6 years

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  Thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the Communities and a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the Communities to the extent necessary for the performance of his/her duties;*1
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  Be a national of a Member State of the European Union, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland;
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  Be entitled to his or her full rights as a citizen;*2
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  Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the applicable laws on military service;
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  Meet the character requirements for the duties involved and
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  Be physically fit to perform the duties linked to the post.*3

B. SPECIFIC COMPETENCES AND SKILLS a) Essential

· University degree referred to in section A1 must be attested by a diploma in engineering or professional training of an equivalent level in a relevant technical domain;

· The professional experience under section A1, must have been acquired in a similar technical environment to that of the activities outlined in the job description with a minimum of 3 years acquired in the field of rotorcraft certification or in positions related to the activities contained in the job description;

· Extensive knowledge of rotorcraft design and in particular the related safety regulatory requirements;

· Experience in managing a team;

· Willingness to travel extensively,

· Ability to write clear and concise reports;

· Good command of both written and spoken English.

b) Advantageous

· Proven experience in project certification management acquired from either a certification agency or industry, including military;

· Experience in the domain of Continuing Airworthiness;

· Ability to investigate and reach justified conclusions to an accomplished level;

· Experience of project validation of e.g. US, Canadian rotorcraft;

· Good knowledge of organisations operating within the scope of this job description in the different Member States;

· Ability to cope concurrently with a large number of tasks and to work under time pressure;

· Good communication skills.

For applications to be valid, the candidates must submit their application through the eRecruitment*4

tool including:

· the completed electronic EASA application form;

· a motivation letter of no more than one page, explaining why the candidate is interested in the post and what her/his added value would be to the Agency if selected.

*1

In addition, in order to be eligible to their first promotion, staff members have to have a working knowledge of a third EU language,

as described in the applicable Staff Regulations and Implementing Rules. *2

Prior to the appointment, the successful candidate will be asked to provide a Police certificate confirming the absence of any criminal

record. *3

Before being engaged, a member of the temporary staff shall be medically examined by one of the institution's medical officers in

order that the institution may be satisfied that he fulfils the requirements of Article 12 (2)(d).*4

https://erecruitment.easa.europa.eu/default.aspx

FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THE AGENCY'S RECRUITMENT PROCEDURE, PLEASE CONSULT "RECRUITMENT PROCEDURE" UNDER THE SHORTCUTS. *SUMMARY OF CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

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  Depending on the individual family situation and the place of origin, staff members may be in addition entitled to:

Salaries are exempted from national tax, instead a Community tax at source is paid;

6.

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  Annual leave entitlement of two days per calendar month plus additional days for grade, distance from the place of origin and in addition on average 16 EASA holidays per year;

Expatriation or foreign residence allowance;

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  Household allowance;
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  Dependant child allowance;
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  General and applicable technical training plus professional development opportunities;
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  Education allowance;
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  Installation allowance and reimbursement of removal costs;
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  EU Pension Scheme (after 10 years of service);
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  Initial temporary daily subsistence allowance;
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  EU Joint Sickness and Insurance Scheme, accident and occupational disease insurance coverage, unemployment and invalidity allowance and travel insurance;
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  Other benefits.

For further information on the respective conditions, please consult "Working for Us".

COMMITMENT

Declaration of commitment to serve public interest independently: The jobholder will be required to make a declaration of commitment to act independently in the public interest and to make a declaration in relation to the interests that might be considered prejudicial to his/her independence.

Commitment to promote equal opportunities: The Agency is an equal opportunities employer and strongly encourages applications from all candidates who fulfil the eligibility and selection criteria without any distinction whatsoever on grounds of nationality, age, race, political, philosophical or religious conviction, gender or sexual orientation and regardless of disabilities, marital status or other family situation.

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