Legal & Internal Control Process and Procedures Officer – Chafea

The Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency is now organising a call for expressions of interest with a view of establishing a reserve list for Temporary Agents in grade AD 5 for the position of:
Legal & Internal Control Process and Procedures Officer

Overall purpose:
The Job Holder will be responsible for:

• Providing legal advice on the validity and liability related to acts and decisions prepared by the Agency;

• Providing legal advice in relation to Inter-Institutional matters and especially regarding the Agency’s cooperation with the European Commission Directorates whose programmes it is executing;
• Providing assistance on the interpretation and application of the Financial Regulation and its Rules of Application especially for the areas of calls for proposals, calls for tenders, grant & procurement management and budget execution;
• Providing legal advice on staff, financial and contractual matters;
• Contributing to the design of the procedures ensuring the effective implementation of the European Commission Internal Control Standards;
• Ensuring compliance of the Agency’s processes and operations with the applicable rules and Commission guidelines;
• Contributing to the Agency’s (annual) planning and reporting exercises;
• Providing legal advice in the function of the Agency’s Data Protection Officer

S/he will report directly to the Chafea Director.
Duties:
Coordinate and supervise contract agents, produce notes, guidelines and procedures in the domain of competence: legal and internal control processes and procedures.
Legal advice:

• Provide advice on interpretation and application of legislative acts and procedures;
• Provide assistance on the interpretation and application of the Financial Regulation and its Rules of Application especially in the areas of calls for proposals, calls for tenders, public procurement and grants;
• Contribute to the preparation of the regular reporting to the Agency’s parent Directorate General, of the Agency’s Annual Work Programme and Annual Activity Report and ensure consistency with the applicable Commission guidelines;

Internal control:

• Contribute to the design of the procedures ensuring an effective implementation of the European Commission Internal Control Standards and provide assistance and advice on procedural and control issues;
• Co- ordinate the risk management exercise(s) and ensure that results are timely communicated to the Agency’s management team;
• Ensure representation of the Agency in inter-service networks that are linked with the design and implementation of procedures ensuring that the Agency meets its internal control objectives.

Data protection:

• Keep and update the inventory of personal data processing operations at the Agency; 
• Assist in the preparation of prior check notifications to the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS);

• Ensure the liaison with the EDPS and with the Data Protection Officers of other agencies in particular of the executive agencies.

Location: Luxembourg

Application deadline: Monday 15 September 2014 midnight (GMT Luxembourg time)

Read more and apply here.