NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION
EPSO/AST/137/16 — Linguistic Assistants (AST 1)
for the following languages: Danish (DA), Irish (GA), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Maltese (MT), Dutch (NL), Slovak (SK), Slovenian (SL)
(2016/C 151 A/01)
Deadline for registration: 31 May 2016 at 12.00 (midday), Brussels time
The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising an open competition, based on tests, to draw up reserve lists from which the institutions of the European Union will recruit new members of the civil service as ‘linguistic assistants’ (function group AST).
This notice of competition, together with the general rules governing open competitions published in Official Journal of the European Union C 70 A of 27 February 2015 (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:C:2015:070A:TOC), forms the legally binding framework for these selection procedures. However, please note that Annex II to these general rules does not apply to this competition. It is replaced by the provisions in Annex II to this notice.
Number of successful candidates sought:
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Danish (DA) — 16 |
Maltese (MT) — 16 |
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Irish (GA) — 13 |
Dutch (NL) — 13 |
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Croatian (HR) — 16 |
Slovak (SK) — 12 |
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Hungarian (HU) — 12 |
Slovenian (SL) — 12 |
This notice of open competition covers 8 languages. You may only apply to one language. You must make your choice when you apply online and you will not be able to change it after you have validated your online application form.
Please note that the posts which may be offered to successful candidates will in principle be based in Luxembourg.
WHAT TASKS CAN I EXPECT TO PERFORM?
Assistants (function group AST) carry out administrative, technical or training activities requiring a certain degree of autonomy, in particular with regard to the implementation of rules and regulations or general instructions.
Linguistic assistants will be expected to perform, in a multilingual environment, a variety of tasks such as assisting linguists or lawyer-linguists in translation or revision work (pre-processing and post-processing of documents, including using IT tools, processing translation requests and managing linguistic information and documentation, preparing master versions of Union legislation under finalisation and autonomously incorporating changes in legislative and/or parliamentary texts in their languages).
Please see ANNEX I for more information about the typical duties to be performed.
AM I ELIGIBLE TO APPLY?
You must meet ALL of the following conditions when you validate your application:
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General conditions |
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Specific conditions: languages |
This competition is intended for candidates who have a thorough command, both written and spoken, of the chosen language of the competition (mother tongue or equivalent knowledge). For details on language levels, see the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/resources/european-language-levels-cefr) You must fill in your application form in English, French or German. The second language chosen must be English, French, or German . These are the main working languages of the EU institutions and, in the interests of the service, new recruits must be immediately able to work and communicate effectively in their daily work in at least one of them. Please see ANNEX II for additional information on the languages required for this competition. |
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Specific conditions: qualifications & work experience |
For details on diplomas, see Annex I to general rules governing open competitions (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:C:2015:070A:TOC) |
HOW WILL I BE SELECTED?
1) Computer-based Multiple-Choice Question (MCQ) tests
If you validate your application form within the deadline you will be invited to sit a series of computer-based multiple choice question (MCQ) tests in one of EPSO’s accredited centres.
The computer-based MCQ tests will be organised as follows:
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Tests |
Language |
Questions |
Duration |
Pass mark |
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Verbal reasoning |
Language 1 |
20 questions |
35 min |
15/20 |
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Numerical reasoning |
Language 1 |
10 questions |
20 min |
Numerical + abstract combined 10/20 |
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Abstract reasoning |
Language 1 |
10 questions |
10 min |
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Language Comprehension |
Language 1 |
12 questions |
25 min |
7/12 |
These tests are eliminatory and do not count towards the other tests held during the assessment phase.
2) Assessment phase
If you meet the eligibility requirements according to the data in your online application and if you reached the pass marks and scored one of the highest total marks for the MCQ tests, you will be invited to attend an assessment phase for 1 day, most probably in Brussels , where you will take tests held in your language 1 and 2 .
Approximately 2 times, but no more than 2,5 times , the number of successful candidates sought per language will be invited to take the tests during the assessment phase.
Seven general competencies, each marked out of 10 points, and the specific competencies required for this competition will be tested during the assessment phase through 3 tests(competency-based interview, case study and a field-specific test) as described in the following matrices:
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Competency |
Tests |
Language |
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Case study |
Language 2 |
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Competency-based interview |
Language 2 |
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Case study |
Language 2 |
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Competency-based interview |
Language 2 |
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Case study |
Language 2 |
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Competency-based interview |
Language 2 |
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Competency-based interview |
Language 2 |
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Pass mark |
35/70 in total |
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Competency |
Test |
Language |
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Field-specific competencies |
Editing a text |
Language 1 |
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Pass mark |
60/100 |
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3) Reserve list
After checking candidates’ supporting documents, the selection board will draw up a reserve list per language of the eligible candidates who have obtained the highest overall marks following the assessment phase until the number of successful candidates sought is reached. Names will be listed alphabetically.
WHEN AND WHERE CAN I APPLY?
Apply online on the EPSO website http://jobs.eu-careers.eu by: 31 May 2016 at 12.00 (midday), Brussels time.
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