Call for Expression of Interest
European Food Safety Authority - “Call for expressions of interest for the position of member of the Management Board of the European Food Safety Authority” -
(C2017/092/05)
Objectives and description
Applications
are invited for the positions of 7 out of 14 members of the Management
Board of the European Food Safety Authority established by Regulation
(EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28
January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food
law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down
procedures in matters of food safety. The Authority is located in Parma,
Italy
The responsibilities of the Management Board include, in particular:
· general
monitoring of the work of the Authority to ensure that it carries out
its mission and performs the tasks assigned to it in accordance with its
mandate and within a culture of independence and transparency,
· the
appointment of the Executive Director on the basis of a list of
candidates drawn up by the Commission, and, if necessary, his or her
dismissal,
· the
appointment of the members of the Scientific Committee and Panels,
which are responsible for providing the scientific opinions of the
Authority,
· the adoption of annual and multiannual programmes of work of the Authority and the general report of annual activities,
· the adoption of the Authority’s internal rules and financial regulation.
Eligible Candidates
To qualify for the position, the candidates shall be nationals of an EU Member State and shall demonstrate:
1. that
they have at least 15 years of experience in one or more of the 5 areas
of competence listed below, including at least 5 years at a senior
level:
· provision
of independent scientific advice and scientific and technical support
for the preparation of European Union legislation and policies in all
fields which have a direct or indirect impact on food and feed safety,
· management and public administration (including human resources, legal and financial aspects),
· development
of policies ensuring integrity, independence, transparency, ethical
practices and high scientific quality advice while maintaining
reliability with stakeholders,
· effective communication and information to the public on scientific work,
· ensuring necessary coherence between: risk assessment, risk management and risk communication functions;
2. that
they have at least five years of experience gained from work in
connection with food and feed safety, or other areas related to the
Authority’s mission, notably in the field of animal health and welfare,
protection of the environment, plant health and nutrition
3. their ability to operate in a multilingual, multicultural and multidisciplinary environment;
4. their commitment to act independently.
Reimbursement and Indemnities
Members of the Board are not remunerated, but they will be reimbursed for their normal travel costs and be entitled to a daily allowance.
Accommodation costs will be paid by EFSA directly.
They
will also receive indemnities for the attendance of the meeting in
accordance with Article 3 of the Rules of Reimbursement which states
that: ‘The special indemnity shall be of EUR 385 for each full day of
meeting attendance. A half-day meeting or half-day attendance, shall
result in half of the indemnity being paid.’
Deadline of proposals' submission
The deadline for submission of applications is 19 May 2017, 12:00 noon, Brussels time.
The applications must be submitted electronically at: https://ec.europa.eu/food/ efsa/management-board_en
Further information
Please, find attached the call document in EN and EL.
For the application and more information, please visit the following link: https://ec.europa.eu/food/efsa/management-board_en
Kind Regards,
Flora
Flora Stavropoulou
Intern
European Office of Cyprus
Rue du Luxembourg 3, 2nd floor
B-1000, Brussels
Tel/Fax: +32 (0) 2 280 22 85
E-mail: eoc.brussels2@ucy.ac.cy
