EXTERNAL NOTICE FOR THE POST OF:
DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
RESEARCH SUPPORT SERVICE
Deadline for applications 03 November 2020 – 13:00 Greek
time (CET+1)
Reference Cedefop/2020/06/CA
Type of contract Contract agent 3a (1)
Function group/grade FG IV
Initial contract duration 5 years renewable
Place of employment Thessaloniki (Greece)
We are looking for a highly motivated, service-driven and
team-oriented professional with
experience in document management, records management and
library activities to join
Cedefop’s Research Support Service.
1. IS THIS JOB FOR YOU?
The Research Support Service contributes to Cedefop’s
objective of establishing the Agency
as an authoritative source of information on Vocational
Education and Training (VET).
The Research Support Service provides solutions for
information retrieval such as a discovery
tool, which allows simultaneous search through subscribed
and open access resources.
Cedefop’s Open Access policy foresees the setting up of a
repository to preserve and
disseminate digital copies of Cedefop’s intellectual
outputs, and to promote its work to a wider
community of researchers, policy makers, social partners and
practitioners.
The Research Support Service also supports Cedefop staff in
the operational departments by
providing access to relevant scientific information services
in a prompt manner.
Document management - encompassing records management and
archives - is an important
element of Cedefop’s internal control framework and good
administration. The Cedefop
records management policy has a central role in establishing
Agency-wide rules on the
management of documented information, how it is categorised,
tagged and retained, and how
adherence to retention and other management policies can be
assessed and enforced.
As Document Management Specialist you will support all
projects and activities by maintaining
the discovery tool and other electronic resources, acquiring
information products on request,
organising the information collected for and from all
Cedefop projects in one unique access
point, disseminating research results, providing training
for Cedefop’s staff, and ensuring longterm preservation of Cedefop outputs. The
Document Management Specialist will also ensure
that Cedefop’s staff members understand and apply the
records management policy, the
classification plan and retention schedule.
The Research Support Service counts currently three staff
members and a trainee. The service
is part of the 25 staff members of the Department for
Communication, which also includes
External Communication, Web portal and Publications. You
will report to the Head of Library
and Documentation.
Your key responsibilities:
Support research and operational activities:
• monitor online resources;
• manage subscriptions to online information resources,
services and databases;
• assist with the information needs of project managers and
create specialised
bibliographies;
• provide training and support in information retrieval and
the use of referencing and
citation tools;
• catalogue and coordinate cataloguing in Cedefop's
bibliographical databases, e.g. by
trainee, contractors or assistants.
Document management activities, such as:
• oversee the management of records, electronic and
physical, and the tasks of
Cedefop's Records Bank Correspondents (2);
• oversee the mail registration system, procedures and
operation;
• advise management, review and update records/archives
policies and procedures to
ensure alignment with relevant governance (e.g. Cedefop's
founding regulation,
Cedefop's financial regulation and relevant EU regulations,
including privacy
regulations);
• ensure the correct use of the electronic document
management system (EDMC), in
close collaboration with the ICT service;
• train staff on archives appraisal and records management
practices;
• appraisal of Cedefop archives and transfer of historical
archives (3) to the Historical
Archives of the EU.
Support communication activities:
• collect data about the impact of Cedefop's publications in
key EU policy documents
and the scientific literature;
• advise and support the Open Access repository project;
• support the preparation of tendering procedures in the
field of library and information
services.
2) Records Bank Correspondents are staff members of Cedefop
who are responsible for carrying out
records management duties within a
Department/Service/Function.
3) Most historical Cedefop documents are in French.
2. WHY CEDEFOP?
Cedefop is one of the EU’s decentralised agencies. It
supports the design of well-informed
European vocational education and training (VET) policies
and contributes to their
implementation. These policies help the citizens to acquire
the skills they need in today’s and
tomorrow’s society and labour market.
The work of the Agency includes research and policy analysis
at EU level to provide innovative
evidence, share data and support mutual-learning across EU
countries.
Cedefop's areas of work comprise vocational education and
training and apprenticeship
reforms, current and future skill needs in the labour
market, recognition of qualifications and
the validation of work-based learning.
Cedefop works together with the European Commission, Member
States and social partners.
The work of the Agency is governed by a Founding Regulation,
which also defines its
objectives and tasks.
Cedefop has its seat in Thessaloniki, Greece (Life in
Thessaloniki). The Agency offers an
international and stimulating workplace, with about 130
staff from EU countries.
To find out more about Cedefop, visit our website.
3. WHAT ARE THE SELECTION REQUIREMENTS?
3.1. Eligibility criteria
For your application to be considered eligible, you must
fulfil all the following requirements on
the closing date for submission of applications:
General conditions
• be a citizen of one of the Member States of the European
Union (4) and enjoy full rights
as a citizen;
• have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the laws on
military service;
• be physically fit to perform the duties relating to the
post (5).
Education and experience
• have a level of education which corresponds to completed
university studies (6) of at
least three years attested by a diploma.
4) To be able to apply you must be a citizen of at least one
EU Member State. If you are only UK citizen you can no longer apply after 31 January 2020.
5) Before appointment, the successful candidate must undergo
a medical examination.
6) Only qualifications issued by EU Member State authorities
and qualifications recognised as equivalent by the relevant EU Member State authorities (e.g. Naric) will be
accepted.
Language skills
• have a thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the
European Union and a
satisfactory knowledge of another language of the European
Union (7).
Contract agents from Cedefop and other EU agencies are also
invited to apply in accordance
with the following Cedefop rules.
Non-compliance with any of these eligibility criteria will
result in the exclusion of the candidate
from the selection process and the application will not be
evaluated further.
3.2. Selection phase
The selection will be carried out by a selection panel
appointed by the Executive Director. The
selection panel will assess all eligible applications
against the selection criteria described in
this Section 3.2, using as a reference the description of
the role in Section 1 of the vacancy
notice.
The selection panel may be assisted by an external
consultant in the assessment of
applications and the preparation of interviews.
3.2.1. Preselection based on the application documentation
The selection panel will assess the information contained in
your motivation and preselection
form (see Section 5. ‘How to apply?’) to decide if you
should be invited to a written test and
interview.
It is important that you explain explicitly in the motivation
and preselection form how you meet
(a) the essential preselection criteria and (b) the other
preselection criteria. The assessment
of both (a) the essential preselection criteria and (b) the
other preselection criteria is carried
out solely based on the motivation and preselection form.
(a) Essential pre-selection criteria:
For your application to be considered further, you must meet
all the below essential criteria:
• at least 2 years of full-time equivalent professional
experience as a document
management specialist, records management specialist or
librarian in the past 5
years (8);
• English: level C1 in all dimensions as per the CEFRL (9).
(b) Other pre-selection criteria
Only if your application meets the above essential
preselection criteria will it be scored against
the following other preselection criteria. The
non-fulfilment of one or more of these other
7) Satisfactory knowledge is considered level B2 or above as
referenced in the Common European Framework of Reference. Knowledge of a third language of the European
Union is necessary for the first promotion after recruitment.
8) The work experience does not have to be consecutive.
9) Level C1 or above as referenced in the Common European
Framework of Reference.
preselection criteria will not result in your exclusion from
the preselection process but may
affect your score and thus your chances of being invited for
test and interview.
The criteria below are presented in order of priority:
• professional experience (10) with library and records
management standards for data
input and metadata;
• professional experience with library ICT applications,
discovery tools and curation of
electronic resources;
• professional experience with reference or citation
management tools;
• professional experience with documents and records
management or digital archives;
• professional experience with open access repositories;
• professional experience in document management in a
research environment;
• French: at least B1 in all dimensions as per CEFRL (11).
In the preselection phase, candidates may be contacted to
verify or clarify the facts presented
in the application documentation via a telephone interview
or in writing. The telephone
interview and/or a written clarification request is an
intermediate step in the preselection. It
does not entitle candidates to be invited for an interview
and a written test.
Around ten eligible candidates, who obtain the highest
scores and at least 50% of the
maximum score, for the above other preselection criteria
will be invited for an interview and a
written test.
3.2.2. Interview and written test
This stage of the selection procedure will allow you to
prove your suitability for this post. The
selection panel will conduct the competency-based interview
and assess the written test, which
will be evaluated anonymously.
The interview will cover the following areas of professional
experience and competences:
• ability to effectively organise and systemise information;
• ability to efficiently manage different tasks;
• high level of service orientation;
• ability to work co-operatively in a team and across the
organisation;
• ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English.
The written test will assess your:
• ability to search for and retrieve EU policy and/or
academic/scientific information
relevant to a query;
• ability to catalogue and classify a VET related grey
literature document;
• knowledge of open access or open science;
• knowledge of documents and/or records management;
• comprehension of written French.
10) Experience in all the selection criteria means
participation in at least one project.
11) As referenced in the Common European Framework of
Reference.
The outcome of the interview will count for 60% and the
outcome of the written test for 40% of
the final score.
The tests and interviews are planned to take place in
November 2020. Further information on
the organisation of the tests and interviews, which may take
place remotely, will be provided
upon invitation.
3.3. List of suitable candidates and appointment
As a result of the interviews and written tests the
selection panel will propose the most suitable
candidate(s) for this post to be placed on the list of
suitable candidates. In order to be proposed
to be placed on the list of suitable candidates you must
obtain a minimum of 60 % of the total
points.
The Executive Director will appoint the successful candidate
to this post from the list of suitable
candidates.
If needed, a second interview could be organised prior to
the appointment. The content of the
second interview will be in line with the selection criteria
established in the vacancy notice.
The appointment of the successful candidate to the post will
be finalised after all necessary
supporting documents have been checked. The successful
candidate will undergo a probation
period of 9 months.
The list of suitable candidates may be used for future
recruitment for the position advertised in
the notice of vacancy. Please note that inclusion in the
list does not guarantee recruitment.
The list is valid 31 December 2021. The Executive Director
may extend the validity of the list.
4. WHAT DO WE OFFER?
• contract agent 3a (12) with an initial duration of 5 years
(renewable);
• internal and interagency mobility: In case of internal and
interagency mobility,
Cedefop and the selected candidate shall conclude a contract
of employment in
accordance with the Cedefop rules.
• function group FGIV;
• as an example, the monthly basic salary for function group
FGIV/grade 13 is 3,531
EUR, and is multiplied by the corrective coefficient for
Greece (currently 81.8 % and
reviewed annually);
• salaries are subject to a Union tax deducted at source and
are exempt from national
taxation;
• depending on the individual family situation and the place
of origin, the jobholder may
be entitled to expatriation allowance (16% of the basic
salary), household allowance,
dependent child allowance, education allowance, pre-school
allowance, installation
allowance, reimbursement of removal costs and/or initial
temporary daily subsistence
allowance, VAT exemption allowance on certain goods for a
period of a year;
• additional financial support for the schooling of
children;
12) Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of
Employment of Other Servants of the European Union.
• annual leave entitlement of two days per calendar month
plus additional days for age,
grade, home leave if applicable and in addition circa 18
public holidays per year;
• EU Pension Scheme (after 10 years of service);
• EU Joint Sickness and Insurance Scheme (JSIS), accident
and occupational disease
coverage, unemployment, invalidity allowance and insurance;
• professional training and development opportunities;
• flexible working arrangements, including teleworking.
Further information regarding rights, conditions of
employment and benefits can be found in
the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of
Employment of Other Servants of the
European Union.
5. HOW TO APPLY?
Please submit your application through the online system by
Tuesday 03 November 2020 at
13:00 Greek time (CET+1).
The online application, the motivation and preselection form
and the CV must be submitted in
English.
We strongly recommend that you read the instructions to
applicants and the frequently asked
questions before you start filling in your application.
To register and apply, please go to the vacancies section on
Cedefop’s website, click on the
name of the vacancy notice and follow the instructions.
In addition to filling in the online application you must
attach:
• the motivation and preselection form duly filled in;
• a detailed CV preferably in the Europass format;
• a copy of your diploma(s) and/or certificate(s) (13).
Please note that the assessment of both (a) essential
preselection criteria and (b) other
preselection criteria (Section 3.2.1. (a) and (b) of this
vacancy notice) is carried out solely
based on the motivation and preselection form. The
motivation and preselection form is
available from here and should be downloaded from there. It
is compulsory to use the template
provided. If this document is missing or if the wording of
the preselection criteria has been
altered or any of the criteria have been deleted, your
application is considered incomplete.
Your CV will be used as a supporting document to the
application. It will only be used to gather
further information on your career and experience, if
necessary.
Incomplete applications or applications received after the
deadline will be rejected.
Candidates are strictly forbidden to make any contact
relating to this selection process with
the selection panel and the Executive Director, or members
of Cedefop’s management, either
directly or indirectly. Any infringement of this rule will
lead to disqualification from the selection
process.
13) You must always attach your undergraduate degree (e.g.
bachelor). Optionally, postgraduate diplomas (e.g. master, PhD) and certificates may also be attached.
6. EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Cedefop applies a policy of equal opportunities and accepts
applications without distinction on
any grounds.
7. PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA
Cedefop ensures that applicants’ personal data are processed
in line with Regulation (EU)
2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of
23 October 2018 on the protection
of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal
data by the Union institutions,
bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of
such data, and repealing Regulation
(EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002 and on the free
movement of such data. You
can find detailed information om how personal data is
processed in the context of the selection
procedures in the privacy statement.
8. DECLARATION OF COMMITMENT TO SERVE PUBLIC
INTEREST INDEPENDENTLY
The successful candidate will be required to sign a
declaration of commitment to act
independently in the public interest and to sign a
declaration in relation to interests that might
be considered prejudicial to his/her independence.
Applicants must confirm their willingness
to do so in their application.
9. APPEAL PROCESS
If a candidate considers that s/he has been adversely
affected by a particular decision, s/he
can lodge a complaint under Article 90(2) of the Staff
Regulations of Officials and Conditions
of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union, at
the following address:
CEDEFOP
The Executive Director
EUROPE 123
‘SERVICE POST’
GR – 570 01 Thermi (Thessaloniki)
Any complaint must be lodged within three months after the
candidate has been informed of
the decision concerning his/her application.
Should the complaint be rejected, pursuant to Article 270 of
the Treaty on the Functioning of
the European Union and Article 91 of the Staff Regulations
of Officials and the Conditions of
Employment of Other Servants, a candidate may request
judicial review of the act. For details
on how to submit a judicial appeal and how to determine the
deadlines, please consult the
website of the General Court.
Any citizen of the European Union or any natural or legal
person residing in a Member State
may make a complaint for maladministration pursuant to
Article 228(1) of the Treaty on the
Functioning of the European Union. Please consult the
website of the European Ombudsman
for further information on the arrangements for complaints
to the Ombudsman.
Please note that complaints to the European Ombudsman do not
have the effect of suspending
the period mentioned in Articles 90 and 91 of the Staff
Regulations of Officials and Conditions
of Employment of Other Servants for lodging complaints or
submitting an appeal pursuant to
Article 270 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union. Please note also that under
Article 2(4) of the General conditions governing the
performance of the Ombudsman’s duties,
any complaint lodged with the European Ombudsman must be
preceded by the appropriate
administrative approaches to the institutions and bodies
concerned.
