VACANCY FOR EUROPEAN DIRECTOR OF ETUCE BACKGROUND TO SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT PROCESS 1. The European Director (ED) of ETUCE, which is the European Region of Education International, is part of the Management Team of EI and leads and manages the ETUCE Secretariat along with other EI staff while they are providing services to the ETUCE. The European Director is an employee of Education International on the same basis as the Chief Regional Coordinators of the other EI regions. 2. The European Director is accountable to the governing bodies of ETUCE for the implementation of their decisions and policies, for promoting ETUCE values, developing appropriate strategies to pursue ETUCE interests and for managing the ETUCE secretariat. The ED is also accountable and responsible to the EI General Secretary, as provided in the EI Constitution and By-Laws. 3. The ETUCE By-Laws provide that the post of European Director should be filled by the selection of a candidate, through open, fair and transparent procedures, by the ETUCE Committee, which it then recommends to the EI General Secretary for appointment to the post. 4. The process for the selection of a candidate involves advertising the vacancy, processing of applications and interview and selection of a candidate by a selection committee, appointed by the ETUCE Committee for that purpose, for recommendation to the ETUCE Committee at its meeting in October of this year. The ETUCE Committee will be invited to endorse the candidate, thus selected, for recommendation to the General Secretary for appointment to the post. 5. The position of European Director is equivalent to a position of Chief Regional Coordinator in the Education International staffing structure and is, therefore, a member of the EI management team and participates in appropriate EI management and other activities. 6. The specific Duties and Responsibilities of the post are set out in the ETUCE By-Laws. The European Director is a member of the EI staff and responsible directly to the General Secretary of Education International for fulfilling the terms and conditions of employment. 7. An attractive salary and other employment benefits are attached to the post. Details will be negotiated with the individual selected for appointment to the position. 8. The location of the employment will be the ETUCE office on the 9 th floor of the ITUH Building in Brussels. 9. The person appointed will be required to undertake travel within the region in order to fulfil the duties of the post.
EUROPEAN DIRECTOR: Selection/Appointment process The ETUCE Committee, at its meeting on 12 th April, 2016, decided that:- (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) The ETUCE Officers should form the selection/interview panel; The post should be advertised widely immediately after the Committee meeting; The closing date for receipt of applications should be 20 th May; The selection panel should review applications before the Bureau meeting on 30 th May and should shortlist candidates for interview; The interviews should take place, in so far as possible, on 23 rd and 24 th June; If the selection panel is satisfied that there is one or more candidates who meet the criteria for appointment to a satisfactory degree, the selection panel should rank candidates in order of preference; If the selection panel is not satisfied that any of the candidates meet the criteria for the post, it should proceed to re-advertise the post, with a view to completing a new selection process before the October Committee Meeting; The selection panel should recommend the candidate with the highest preference to the Committee for recommendation for appointment to the EI General Secretary;
NOTICE OF VACANCY: EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL: EUROPEAN REGION EUROPEAN TRADE UNION COMMITTEE FOR EDUCATION (ETUCE/CSEE) EUROPEAN DIRECTOR Organisation The ETUCE is the regional structure in Europe of Education International. It comprises 135 Member Organisations from 45 European countries with approximately 12.8 million members. Structure The ETUCE Conference meets every 4 years to elect Officers and Committee Members, to determine policies and programmes, to consider activity and finance reports and budgets, and to set membership fees. The ETUCE Committee directs the affairs of ETUCE between Conferences and usually meets twice per annum. The Bureau deals with business between Committee meetings and normally meets 4 times per annum. It includes the Officers, the European Director, European members of the EI Executive Board and Chairs of Standing Committees. Staff The European Director (ED) is part of the Management Team of Education International and leads and manages the ETUCE Secretariat along with other EI staff while they are providing services to the ETUCE. The European Director is an employee of Education International on the same basis as the Chief Regional Coordinators of the other EI regions. The post is permanent and pensionable within the terms and conditions applicable to such posts in the EI secretariat. The European Director is accountable to the governing bodies of ETUCE for the implementation of their decisions and policies. The ED is also accountable and responsible to the EI General Secretary, as provided in the EI Constitution. Location This post is located at the ETUCE Offices in the Headquarters of Education International in Brussels where the post-holder is required to attend for work except when engaged in duties elsewhere. Significant travel within Europe is expected of the postholder.
Principal Duties These are defined in the ETUCE By-Laws as follows: The European Director shall promote the aims and objectives of the ETUCE as set out in By-Law 5. The European Director shall support the ETUCE structure and carry out the decisions of the Conference, ETUCE Committee and ETUCE Bureau. In this context the European Director shall: a. report to the Conference, Committee and Bureau b. initiate proposals for consideration by the ETUCE bodies in all matters related to ETUCE policies c. implement the decisions of the ETUCE bodies d. maintain liaison with member organisations e. maintain liaison with the European Trade Union Confederation and be appointed as a representative of the ETUCE on that body f. maintain liaison with the institutions of the European Union and represent the ETUCE at relevant meetings with these bodies g. convene and prepare meetings of the ETUCE bodies h. keep a record of the proceedings of the ETUCE bodies i. submit activity reports to the ETUCE bodies j. manage, under the supervision of the Treasurer, the income and expenditure of the ETUCE bodies k. ensure that the appropriate financial documents and reports are available to the Auditors l. manage the ETUCE Secretariat (currently comprising 12 staff members), both in relation to the appointment and management of staff who are directly employed by the ETUCE and to the management of the staff employed by EI while they are providing services to the ETUCE m. cooperate with the EI General Secretary to make best use of the human and financial resources available to the Region n. submit reports on ETUCE finances, programmes and activities to the Bureau, Committee and Conference and to the EI General Secretary as required.
Person Candidates for appointment to the position of European Director Specification should: (i) demonstrate a commitment to the aims and values of EI and ETUCE (ii) have a good knowledge of education structures and systems in Europe; (iii) show a high level of understanding of the challenges to education at various levels in Europe, including both professional issues and working conditions for education personnel; (iv) have a high level of understanding of how the European Union functions and how it impacts on education systems in Europe; (v) show a high level of insight into how education trade unions are organised and function in countries across Europe and an understanding of the operation of Social Dialogue within the European Union; (vi) be able to communicate effectively (orally and in writing) in English, and at least one other official language of ETUCE (French, Spanish, German, Russian); (vii) demonstrate good communication skills, including negotiating, advocacy and public speaking/presentations; (viii) have at least 5 year experience in a senior position in a national or international trade union or analogous organisation preferably in the field of education; (ix) demonstrate a capacity to formulate and write education/trade union policy documents; (x) show positive experience in selecting, managing and leading a range of staff (xi) be competent in the construction, management and implementation of financial budgets; (xii) experience in preparing and submitting project applications to donor organisations and, especially, the European Commission, and in managing the implementation of projects would be an advantage. Salary An attractive salary and conditions of service package will be negotiated with the successful candidate, within the framework of the terms and conditions of employment for other EI staff.
Applications Candidates should submit a letter of application, accompanied by a CV, which should specifically address the points listed in the Person Specification above. Completed applications should be in the hands of Raphael Van Woensel, Executive Officer-Human Resources, of Education International, by email at jobetuce@ei-ie.org or otherwise c/o EI Head Office, 5, Bvd du Roi Albert II, Brussels 1210, Belgium; no later than 17.00 hours (CEST) on 20 th May, 2016.