The diplomatic service of the European Union carries out the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) to promote peace, prosperity, security, and the interests of the EU across the globe. It brings together European civil servants, diplomats from EU Member States, national experts, and local staff worldwide.
The service supports the High Representative in exercising her mandate to steer the Union's CFSP, including the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), to represent the EU on CFSP-related issues, and to chair the Foreign Affairs Council.
A specific division is responsible for EU policy towards a sensitive geographical region and coordinates internally, including with Member States and relevant services and agencies; interacts with civil society and a legislative body; and leads on institutional engagement with relevant authorities.
This division faces an increasingly heavy workload in a politically sensitive area, demanding tasks of various nature and pressing deadlines for a relatively small team, where everyone needs to perform optimally, show high resilience, and work as a team player.
What you do
- Monitoring and analyzing developments in a specific sensitive region and the Middle East Peace Process, as well as related developments in the broader region and the international arena.
- Contributing to the definition, implementation, and communication of relevant EU policies in close coordination with Union services and Member States.
- Drafting and contributing to briefings, statements, information for the general public, lines to take for the press, reports, and other documents.
- Ensuring effective coordination and liaison with other diplomatic service divisions, Union delegations and offices, Union services, the Council, and the European Parliament.
- Assisting in the preparation of internal and external meetings and high-level visits.
- As required, taking on any additional tasks related to the work of the division.
What they ask
- Be a national of one of the European Union Member States and enjoy full rights as a citizen.
- Meet any obligations imposed by the laws concerning military service.
- Provide appropriate character references as to suitability for the performance of duties.
- Have the capacity to work in the languages of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, both in writing and orally.
- Post-secondary education attested by a diploma followed by at least 3 years of relevant professional experience directly related to the nature of the duties OR secondary education attested by a diploma giving access to post-secondary education, followed by at least 6 years’ professional experience directly related to the nature of the duties.
- Experience in the field of external relations and on the Middle East region.
- Good understanding of the external relations, internal policies, and rules and procedures of the Union institutions.
- Experience and knowledge of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).
- Strong drafting and analytical skills combined with sound judgment.
- A good sense of initiative and team spirit, and the capacity to perform with accuracy and in a flexible manner a diversity of tasks in a complex institutional environment.
Preferences.
- Experience of working in a team in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environment.
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