CORRIGENDUM Director of Internal Oversight - Montesquieu Institute

Job Mission

Duty station: Strasbourg (France)

Mission

Under the authority of the Secretary General, the incumbent provides leadership to, and ensure the efficient management of, the Directorate of Internal Oversight, in compliance with Council of Europe values and priorities, the Financial Regulations, the Audit Charter, and the Evaluation Mandate. He/she is responsible for ensuring the implementation of policy decisions relevant to the Directorate, set by the Committee of Ministers and the Secretary General.

Key Activities

The incumbent performs the following duties:

§ To contribute to the development of the Council of Europe’s strategic priorities and policies and of its major objectives:

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  keeps abreast with issues of major political and strategic importance to the organisation and translates organisational priorities into audit and evaluation workplans;
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  provides advice and proposes initiatives to ensure the organisation’s corporate governance policies and arrangements reflect best practice.

§ To manage the Directorate’s activities and resources:

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  ensures effective and efficient processes and procedures for the internal audit and evaluation of Council of Europe activities, projects, programmes and organisational entities in accordance with the Audit Charter and the Evaluation Mandate;
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  initiates and oversees the definition and production of the annual audit and evaluation plans;
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  ensures the provision of advice and assistance to auditees in implementing audit recommendations, and the close monitoring of their implementation;
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  provides quality assurance and standard setting for audit and evaluation matters;
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  ensures the dissemination of best practices in audit and evaluation matters;
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  conducts personally investigations into presumptive fraud;
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  ensures assistance to the External Auditor;
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  performs such other functions within the framework of the Audit Charter or Evaluation Mandate as may be assigned to him by the Secretary General.

§ To provide leadership and direction to staff:

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  leads and motivates staff in the internal audit and evaluation functions;
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  clarifies the objectives of the Directorate to staff;
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  oversees the setting of objectives and provides guidance; allocates roles and responsibilities;
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  evaluates the performance of all staff under his/her direct supervision;
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  facilitates internal communication; fosters co-operation, team spirit and a harmonious working environment with a view to increasing efficiency;
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  ensures the provision of professional development of relevant organisational staff in audit and evaluation matters;

§ To advise and report to the Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General, the Senior Management Group, the Ministers’ Deputies and the Audit Committee.

§ To communicate and represent the Council of Europe in matters concerning the Directorate:

Competencies

· Vision of international affairs: vision and strategic insight; awareness of the international political, economic, social and cultural context; organisational awareness.

· Managerial skills: leadership; management of teams and resources as well as complex projects and processes covering audit and evaluation; coaching of others; influence and authority.

· Professional and technical competencies:

o qualifications: university degree preferably in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Management or a related field;

o professional experience: a minimum of 12 years experience in auditing, evaluation or a related field; broad understanding of, and experience of work in or with international organisations;

o conceptual thinking at a strategic level; judgment skills.

· Interpersonal skills: relationship-building and networking at the highest political, diplomatic and administrative levels, negotiating; diplomacy.

· Communication and linguistic skills: highly-developed and persuasive communication skills; very good knowledge of both Council of Europe’s official languages (English and French).

· Personal attitudes: initiative and responsibility; result orientation and concern for continuous improvement; concern for quality and efficiency; adaptability; self management and development; organisational alignment.

· Personal values: integrity; loyalty and conscience; discretion; independence and confidence; respect for diversity.

Language Requirements

Very good knowledge of both Council of Europe’s official languages (English and French).

Additional Information

The Organisation

The Council of Europe is a political organisation founded in 1949 in order to promote greater unity between its members. It now numbers 47 member States. The Organisation’s main aims are to promote democracy, human rights and the rule of law, and to develop common responses to political, social, cultural and legal challenges in its member States. Since 1989 it has integrated most of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and supported them in their efforts to implement and consolidate their reforms.

The Council of Europe has its permanent headquarters in Strasbourg (France). By Statute, it has two constituent organs: the Committee of Ministers, composed of the member States’ Ministers for Foreign Affairs, and the Parliamentary Assembly, comprising delegations from the national parliaments. The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe represents the entities of local and regional self-government within the member States.

The European Court of Human Rights is the judicial body competent to adjudicate complaints brought against a state by individuals, associations or other contracting states on grounds of violation of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Applications

Applications must be made in English or French using the Council of Europe on-line application system. By connecting to our website http://www.coe-recruitment.com you can create and submit your on-line application. Applications must be submitted by 30 September 2010 (midnight Central European Summer Time) at the latest.

Additional Information

The recruitment procedure consists of a preliminary selection and interviews. Candidates may be asked to sit tests.

The appointed candidate must be a national of a Council of Europe member State. In accordance with the Staff Regulations of the Council of Europe, staff shall retire on reaching the age of 65.

The post should be filled on 1 June 2011.

Under Article 35 of the Financial Regulations of the Council of Europe, this appointment shall be for a fixed period of six years, renewable once, and shall become effective only after approval by the Committee of Ministers.

In accordance with Article 25 of the Regulations on Appointments, should an external candidate be selected, he/she will be appointed on an initial two-year contract, constituting a probationary period. According to the same provision, should an internal candidate be selected, he/she will be initially appointed for a trial period of two years. During this period, staff so appointed shall retain their previous grade but be paid a monthly basic salary which corresponds to the remuneration they would have received if they had been promoted to the grade concerned.

The total length of employment on this post is governed by Article 35 of the Financial Regulations.

A summary of the employment conditions applicable to this type of post and information on the living and working environment in Strasbourg are set out below.

Under its equal opportunities policy, the Council of Europe is aiming to achieve parity in the number of women and men employed in each category and grade. In the event of equal merit, preference will therefore be given to the applicant belonging to the under-represented sex.

The Council of Europe welcomes applications from all suitably-qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief or sexual orientation.

During the different stages of the recruitment procedure, specific measures may be taken to ensure equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities.

Summary of Conditions of Employment and the living and working environment in Strasbourg referring to appointments to posts of Director (Grade A6).

1. Appointment

The post should be filled on 1 June 2011.

Under Article 35 of the Financial Regulations of the Council of Europe, this appointment shall be for a fixed period of six years, renewable once, and shall become effective only after approval by the Committee of Ministers.

In accordance with Article 25 of the Regulations on Appointments, should an external candidate be selected, he/she will be appointed on an initial two-year contract, constituting a probationary period. According to the same provision, should an internal candidate be selected, he/she will be initially appointed for a trial period of two years. During this period, staff so appointed shall retain their previous grade but be paid a monthly basic salary which corresponds to the remuneration they would have received if they had been promoted to the grade concerned.

The total length of employment on this post is governed by Article 35 of the Financial Regulations.

2. Salary and allowances (gross)

Basic monthly rate: 10609.72 €

Monthly rate, plus household allowance for dependent spouse and/or children: 11246.30 €

In addition, the following allowances may be payable as appropriate:

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  expatriation allowance of 18% (staff with family to support), or 14% (single rate) of the monthly rate shown above for unmarried staff;

ii. dependent child's allowance (current rate 305.63 € per child per month) plus 85.56 € per child expatriate supplement, where appropriate;

iii. education allowance, if applicable, to defray staff from a part of their expenditure related to the education of his/her children.

The salaries and allowances are not subject to income tax in any member State.

3. Pension

Compulsory contributions to the staff pension scheme (employee contribution 9,3 % of basic salary) secure entitlement on termination of employment, if less than 10 years service, to a severance grant equivalent to 2,25 times the rate of contribution as applied to the last annual salary per year of service (part-years are calculated pro rata). For staff having spent more than 10 years with the Organisation, the pension will amount to 2% of the last basic salary for each year of service.

4. Medical cover

Employees are covered by a private insurance scheme (covering accident, sickness, maternity, invalidity and death) which entails contributions of approximately 3% of basic salary.

5. Leave

32 working days of annual leave plus, for staff considered as expatriates, 4 days' home leave per year with passage paid every two years.

6. Removals and Settling in

Removal and travel expenses are paid by the Council at the beginning and end of employment. In addition, staff recruited from a distance exceeding 100 km are entitled to a settling-in allowance. Entitlement is subject to certain conditions in each case.

7. Schooling

On the “Ville de Strasbourg” website you can consult an electronic version of the booklet “International Schooling in Strasbourg”, which the Council of Europe helped produce. This booklet is available in 5 languages (French, English, German, Italian and Spanish) at the following address: www.strasbourg.fr, in the enseignement/enseignement international (education/international education) section.

At the beginning of the 2008/2009 school year the “Académie du Bas-Rhin” created a website on international education with a special section on the European School, which opened in September 2008.

If you have any other questions on schooling for your children, you can directly contact the Council of Europe Welfare Officer, Thérèse Bruntz (ext. 03.88.41.24.41, email Therese.Bruntz@coe.int).

8. Working conditions for family members

Your dependants will have the right to a “titre de séjour spécial” (special residence permit), valid for as long as you work for the Organisation. The “special residence permit” allows the holder to enter France and to circulate freely on the Schengen zone. However, it does not grant any right to work in France. Should one of your dependants decide to apply for a work permit, his/her application will be examined by the French authorities according to the standard administrative procedures, depending on his/her nationality. In many cases, French law requires that such applications be submitted from one’s country of origin. Moreover, the status of a “special residence permit”-holder is incompatible with that of a work-permit holder. Please contact us should you require any further information in this respect.

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