Employer: European Maritime Safety Agency
Location: Lisbon , Portugal
Closing date for applications: 22 April 2021
1. Background
The European Maritime Safety Agency was established for the purpose of ensuring a high, uniform and effective level of maritime safety, maritime security as well as prevention of and response to pollution by ships within the EU.
The idea of a European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) originated in the late 1990's along with a number of other important European maritime safety initiatives. EMSA was set up as the decentralised agency that would provide a major source of support to the European Commission and the Member States in the field of maritime safety, security and prevention of pollution from ships. The Agency was established by Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 and subsequent amendments have refined and enlarged its mandate to cover among other measures, the efficiency of maritime transport.
2. Tasks of the Agency
The Agency provides technical, operational and scientific assistance to the European Commission and Member States in the fields of maritime safety, maritime security, prevention of, and response to, pollution caused by ships as well as response to marine pollution caused by oil and gas installations.
The Agency also contributes to the overall efficiency of maritime traffic and maritime transport and supports European cooperation on coastguard functions.
EMSA's activities can be broadly described as:
providing technical and scientific assistance to the Member States and the European Commission in the proper development and implementation of EU legislation on maritime safety, security, prevention of pollution by ships and maritime transport administrative simplification;
monitoring the implementation of EU legislation through visits and inspections;
improving cooperation with and between Member States;
building capacity of national competent authorities;
providing operational assistance, including developing, managing and maintaining maritime services related to ships, ship monitoring and enforcement;
carrying out operational preparedness, detection and response tasks with respect to pollution caused by ships and marine pollution by oil and gas installations;
at the request of the European Commission, providing technical operational assistance to non-EU countries around relevant sea basins.
3. Unit 2.1: Safety & Security
Unit 2.1 is responsible for providing technical assistance on matters regarding ship safety, marine equipment, autonomous ships, maritime security, accident investigation, places of refuge, flag State implementation, and port State control. It also hosts the Management Unit of EQUASIS.
Unit 2.1 is responsible for technical assistance to the Commission and the Member States for various safety topics including damage stability of passenger ships, fires on ro-ro passenger ships, autonomous ships, loading/unloading of bulk carriers, container ship and fishing ship safety and safety management.
Regarding marine equipment, Unit 2.1 is responsible for the business management of the database of EU certified equipment and the annual update of the relevant marine certification standards in the EU legislation. It supports the work of the group of notified bodies for the harmonisation of implementation of standards by providing the technical secretariat, facilitates the market surveillance authority work and supports the Commission in the management of the mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with the United States.
As for maritime security, the unit is responsible for providing technical assistance to the Commission in the monitoring of Member States' implementation of the maritime security requirements under Regulation (EC) 725/2004, on enhancing ship and port facility security. It also provides support to the Commission and Member States on issues related to cybersecurity and maritime security issues at large.
With respect to accident investigation, the unit is responsible for technical assistance for the implementation of Directive 2009/18/EC establishing the fundamental principles governing the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector. It provides the Secretariat for the Permanent Cooperation Framework (PCF) of Accident Investigation Bodies. It is also responsible for the business management of EMCIP, the European Marine Casualty Information Platform, a tool to store and analyse casualty data and investigation reports provided by the Member States. Based on casualty data, it provides safety analysis and statistics related to marine casualties.
Unit 2.1 is responsible for technical assistance regarding the implementation of Directive 2009/16/EC as amended (Port State Control). This includes the participation in all bodies of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control. It is also responsible for technical assistance regarding the implementation of Directive (EU) 2017/2110 on a system of inspections for the safe operation of ro-ro passenger ships and high-speed passenger craft and for flag State implementation.
It also hosts the Management Unit of Equasis ensuring its daily running and provides technical assistance on issues related to places of refuge.
4. Functions and Duties
Reporting to the Head of Unit 2.1, 'Safety and Security', the Project Officer for Maritime Security will be responsible for the following:
Providing technical assistance, and participating as inspector in, to the Commission and to ESA inspections to monitor the implementation by Member States of Regulation 725/2004;
Providing technical assistance, and participating to the EMSA initiatives regarding Maritime cyber security, contributing to the analysis of cyber security weaknesses and the formulation of mitigating measures and setting-up of new services for Member States in this field;
Assisting the European Commission and EFTA Surveillance Authority with preparatory work for updating and developing Community legislation within the field of maritime security;
Providing objective, reliable and comparable information (including technical data) to the EU and EFTA Member States on maritime security (e.g. review of EU Member States’ annual Monitoring Reports);
Contributing and participating to Maritime Security related meetings, including participation to IMO meetings, and any other meeting or training relevant for the work of the Unit, as required;
Participate in other work related to the unit as may be assigned by the Head of Unit.
5. Eligibility and Selection Criteria
A. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
A.1 Education and experience
A level of education which corresponds to completed university studies, attested by a diploma, when the normal period of university education is four years or more AND at least six years proven professional experience acquired after the award of university diploma, or;
A level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma when the normal period of university education is at least three years AND at least seven years of proven professional experience acquired after the award of university diploma.
Only qualifications that have been awarded in EU Member States or that are subject to the equivalence certificates issued by the authorities in the EU Member States will be taken into consideration. Please note, that degrees awarded by the United Kingdom up to 31/12/2020 are considered as valid.
A.2 Language skills
The main working language in the field of maritime safety is English. Candidates must therefore have a very good command of oral English as well as in writing with a satisfactory knowledge of at least one other official language of the European Union to the extent necessary for the performance of the above-mentioned duties.
B. SELECTION CRITERIA
B.1. Essential
At least seven years of proven professional experience working in the field of maritime security implementation and/or maritime security inspections;
Proven professional experience in survey and inspection regimes associated with seagoing vessels engaged in international trade (e.g. Flag State surveys and/or Port State Control inspections);
A good knowledge and understanding of the implementation of relevant maritime security legislation and its interpretation, particularly Regulation (EC) No.725/2004;
Proven professional experience with cyber security issues in the maritime domain;
A very good knowledge of international and EU legislation and instruments on maritime security, including good working knowledge of the principal International Maritime Conventions and Codes related to maritime security;
A good knowledge of protocols and measures related to cyber security in the maritime domain.
B.2. Advantageous
An excellent level of written and spoken English;
Professional experience within a Maritime Administration;
Professional experience within an EU Institution or body working in a similar area of expertise;
A qualification and professional experience of management systems auditing.
Applicants must meet the required eligibility criteria concerning the required educational qualifications and years of experience, as well as the essential criteria by the deadline for this call for applications.
The advantageous criteria will be considered by the Selection Board depending on the number of applicants meeting the essential criteria.
Security Clearance to at least ‘RESTREINT UE or equivalent is required for this post. In case the successful candidate is not in possession of such a clearance, EMSA will request it, but no appointment will be fully confirmed until it has been received.
In addition to the requirements above, candidates invited to the interview and test phase may also be assessed against the following supplementary requirements:
Supplementary requirements (soft skills):
Good sense of initiative and responsibility;
Excellent analytical capacities;
Ability to draft clear and concise reports;
Ability to work in team.
6. General Conditions
In order to be eligible the candidate must:
Be a national of one of the Member States of the European Union or of Iceland or Norway;
Be entitled to his/her full rights as a citizen;
Have fulfilled the obligations imposed on him/her by the laws concerning military service;
Meet the character requirements for the duties involved; and
Be physically fit to perform the duties linked to the post.
It should be noted that due to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on the 31/01/2020, candidates from the United Kingdom who do not hold the nationality of another European Union Member State, are not eligible for calls for applications at EMSA due to the fact that they do not fulfil the requirements of Article 12.2 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, namely, that they do not hold the nationality of a EU Member State.
7. Conditions of Employment
The Project Officer for Maritime Security will be appointed by the Executive Director, upon recommendation of the Chairperson of the Selection Committee.
This vacancy notice concerns a Temporary Agent position, pursuant to Article 2 f) of the Conditions of Employment of other servants of the European Communities.
The initial duration of the contract is three years, with possibility of renewal.
The successful candidate will be recruited in the grade AD7.
The basic monthly salary, before any deductions or allowances, weighted for Lisbon, at 1 July 2020 for grade AD7 first step is 5,734.60EUR.
In addition to the basic salary, staff members may be entitled to various allowances, such as an expatriation allowance (16% of basic salary), household allowance, dependent child allowance and education allowance. The salary is subject to a European Union tax deducted at source and staff members are exempt of national taxation.
Please note that recruitment is done in the first or second step of the indicated grade, depending on the duration of the acquired professional experience. EMSA offers a comprehensive welfare package including pension scheme, medical, accident and occupational disease insurance coverage, unemployment and invalidity allowance. Further information regarding rights and conditions of employment can be found in the following document.
Please note that in line with the Staff Regulations recruited candidates shall be required to demonstrate before their first promotion the ability to work in a third European Union language.
The place of employment is Lisbon, Portugal.
Candidates are advised that if they are offered a post, and accept, they must undergo a compulsory medical examination to establish that they meet the standard of physical fitness necessary to perform the duties involved.
EMSA is an Agency focused on gender balance and a harmonic workplace and strongly encourages the applications of women for the positions where they are underrepresented.
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Location: Lisbon , Portugal
Closing date for applications: 22 April 2021
1. Background
The European Maritime Safety Agency was established for the purpose of ensuring a high, uniform and effective level of maritime safety, maritime security as well as prevention of and response to pollution by ships within the EU.
The idea of a European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) originated in the late 1990's along with a number of other important European maritime safety initiatives. EMSA was set up as the decentralised agency that would provide a major source of support to the European Commission and the Member States in the field of maritime safety, security and prevention of pollution from ships. The Agency was established by Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 and subsequent amendments have refined and enlarged its mandate to cover among other measures, the efficiency of maritime transport.
2. Tasks of the Agency
The Agency provides technical, operational and scientific assistance to the European Commission and Member States in the fields of maritime safety, maritime security, prevention of, and response to, pollution caused by ships as well as response to marine pollution caused by oil and gas installations.
The Agency also contributes to the overall efficiency of maritime traffic and maritime transport and supports European cooperation on coastguard functions.
EMSA's activities can be broadly described as:
providing technical and scientific assistance to the Member States and the European Commission in the proper development and implementation of EU legislation on maritime safety, security, prevention of pollution by ships and maritime transport administrative simplification;
monitoring the implementation of EU legislation through visits and inspections;
improving cooperation with and between Member States;
building capacity of national competent authorities;
providing operational assistance, including developing, managing and maintaining maritime services related to ships, ship monitoring and enforcement;
carrying out operational preparedness, detection and response tasks with respect to pollution caused by ships and marine pollution by oil and gas installations;
at the request of the European Commission, providing technical operational assistance to non-EU countries around relevant sea basins.
3. Unit 2.1: Safety & Security
Unit 2.1 is responsible for providing technical assistance on matters regarding ship safety, marine equipment, autonomous ships, maritime security, accident investigation, places of refuge, flag State implementation, and port State control. It also hosts the Management Unit of EQUASIS.
Unit 2.1 is responsible for technical assistance to the Commission and the Member States for various safety topics including damage stability of passenger ships, fires on ro-ro passenger ships, autonomous ships, loading/unloading of bulk carriers, container ship and fishing ship safety and safety management.
Regarding marine equipment, Unit 2.1 is responsible for the business management of the database of EU certified equipment and the annual update of the relevant marine certification standards in the EU legislation. It supports the work of the group of notified bodies for the harmonisation of implementation of standards by providing the technical secretariat, facilitates the market surveillance authority work and supports the Commission in the management of the mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with the United States.
As for maritime security, the unit is responsible for providing technical assistance to the Commission in the monitoring of Member States' implementation of the maritime security requirements under Regulation (EC) 725/2004, on enhancing ship and port facility security. It also provides support to the Commission and Member States on issues related to cybersecurity and maritime security issues at large.
With respect to accident investigation, the unit is responsible for technical assistance for the implementation of Directive 2009/18/EC establishing the fundamental principles governing the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector. It provides the Secretariat for the Permanent Cooperation Framework (PCF) of Accident Investigation Bodies. It is also responsible for the business management of EMCIP, the European Marine Casualty Information Platform, a tool to store and analyse casualty data and investigation reports provided by the Member States. Based on casualty data, it provides safety analysis and statistics related to marine casualties.
Unit 2.1 is responsible for technical assistance regarding the implementation of Directive 2009/16/EC as amended (Port State Control). This includes the participation in all bodies of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control. It is also responsible for technical assistance regarding the implementation of Directive (EU) 2017/2110 on a system of inspections for the safe operation of ro-ro passenger ships and high-speed passenger craft and for flag State implementation.
It also hosts the Management Unit of Equasis ensuring its daily running and provides technical assistance on issues related to places of refuge.
4. Functions and Duties
Reporting to the Head of Unit 2.1, 'Safety and Security', the Project Officer for Maritime Security will be responsible for the following:
Providing technical assistance, and participating as inspector in, to the Commission and to ESA inspections to monitor the implementation by Member States of Regulation 725/2004;
Providing technical assistance, and participating to the EMSA initiatives regarding Maritime cyber security, contributing to the analysis of cyber security weaknesses and the formulation of mitigating measures and setting-up of new services for Member States in this field;
Assisting the European Commission and EFTA Surveillance Authority with preparatory work for updating and developing Community legislation within the field of maritime security;
Providing objective, reliable and comparable information (including technical data) to the EU and EFTA Member States on maritime security (e.g. review of EU Member States’ annual Monitoring Reports);
Contributing and participating to Maritime Security related meetings, including participation to IMO meetings, and any other meeting or training relevant for the work of the Unit, as required;
Participate in other work related to the unit as may be assigned by the Head of Unit.
5. Eligibility and Selection Criteria
A. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
A.1 Education and experience
A level of education which corresponds to completed university studies, attested by a diploma, when the normal period of university education is four years or more AND at least six years proven professional experience acquired after the award of university diploma, or;
A level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma when the normal period of university education is at least three years AND at least seven years of proven professional experience acquired after the award of university diploma.
Only qualifications that have been awarded in EU Member States or that are subject to the equivalence certificates issued by the authorities in the EU Member States will be taken into consideration. Please note, that degrees awarded by the United Kingdom up to 31/12/2020 are considered as valid.
A.2 Language skills
The main working language in the field of maritime safety is English. Candidates must therefore have a very good command of oral English as well as in writing with a satisfactory knowledge of at least one other official language of the European Union to the extent necessary for the performance of the above-mentioned duties.
B. SELECTION CRITERIA
B.1. Essential
At least seven years of proven professional experience working in the field of maritime security implementation and/or maritime security inspections;
Proven professional experience in survey and inspection regimes associated with seagoing vessels engaged in international trade (e.g. Flag State surveys and/or Port State Control inspections);
A good knowledge and understanding of the implementation of relevant maritime security legislation and its interpretation, particularly Regulation (EC) No.725/2004;
Proven professional experience with cyber security issues in the maritime domain;
A very good knowledge of international and EU legislation and instruments on maritime security, including good working knowledge of the principal International Maritime Conventions and Codes related to maritime security;
A good knowledge of protocols and measures related to cyber security in the maritime domain.
B.2. Advantageous
An excellent level of written and spoken English;
Professional experience within a Maritime Administration;
Professional experience within an EU Institution or body working in a similar area of expertise;
A qualification and professional experience of management systems auditing.
Applicants must meet the required eligibility criteria concerning the required educational qualifications and years of experience, as well as the essential criteria by the deadline for this call for applications.
The advantageous criteria will be considered by the Selection Board depending on the number of applicants meeting the essential criteria.
Security Clearance to at least ‘RESTREINT UE or equivalent is required for this post. In case the successful candidate is not in possession of such a clearance, EMSA will request it, but no appointment will be fully confirmed until it has been received.
In addition to the requirements above, candidates invited to the interview and test phase may also be assessed against the following supplementary requirements:
Supplementary requirements (soft skills):
Good sense of initiative and responsibility;
Excellent analytical capacities;
Ability to draft clear and concise reports;
Ability to work in team.
6. General Conditions
In order to be eligible the candidate must:
Be a national of one of the Member States of the European Union or of Iceland or Norway;
Be entitled to his/her full rights as a citizen;
Have fulfilled the obligations imposed on him/her by the laws concerning military service;
Meet the character requirements for the duties involved; and
Be physically fit to perform the duties linked to the post.
It should be noted that due to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on the 31/01/2020, candidates from the United Kingdom who do not hold the nationality of another European Union Member State, are not eligible for calls for applications at EMSA due to the fact that they do not fulfil the requirements of Article 12.2 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, namely, that they do not hold the nationality of a EU Member State.
7. Conditions of Employment
The Project Officer for Maritime Security will be appointed by the Executive Director, upon recommendation of the Chairperson of the Selection Committee.
This vacancy notice concerns a Temporary Agent position, pursuant to Article 2 f) of the Conditions of Employment of other servants of the European Communities.
The initial duration of the contract is three years, with possibility of renewal.
The successful candidate will be recruited in the grade AD7.
The basic monthly salary, before any deductions or allowances, weighted for Lisbon, at 1 July 2020 for grade AD7 first step is 5,734.60EUR.
In addition to the basic salary, staff members may be entitled to various allowances, such as an expatriation allowance (16% of basic salary), household allowance, dependent child allowance and education allowance. The salary is subject to a European Union tax deducted at source and staff members are exempt of national taxation.
Please note that recruitment is done in the first or second step of the indicated grade, depending on the duration of the acquired professional experience. EMSA offers a comprehensive welfare package including pension scheme, medical, accident and occupational disease insurance coverage, unemployment and invalidity allowance. Further information regarding rights and conditions of employment can be found in the following document.
Please note that in line with the Staff Regulations recruited candidates shall be required to demonstrate before their first promotion the ability to work in a third European Union language.
The place of employment is Lisbon, Portugal.
Candidates are advised that if they are offered a post, and accept, they must undergo a compulsory medical examination to establish that they meet the standard of physical fitness necessary to perform the duties involved.
EMSA is an Agency focused on gender balance and a harmonic workplace and strongly encourages the applications of women for the positions where they are underrepresented.
Apply Now