Subject: Recruitment of CENELEC EMC Consultant

Dear Colleagues,

In application of the Commission requirement that Consultant contracts in the framework of European Directives should be reviewed regularly, we wish to inform you, that we are seeking applicants for the position of New Approach Consultant in the field of the EMC Directive.

The position concerns a part-time consultant (116 days/12 months) for the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC starting on 2006-05-01. Although specific details will be defined in a specific contract, the consultant shall:

• be a national of an EU or EFTA Member State;
• have an excellent knowledge of English (written and verbal);
• have a thorough knowledge of the Directive mentioned above and related legislation at national and European level;
• have detailed knowledge and experience of the preparation and finalizing of standards in the EMC field at national, European and international level;
• have the status and necessary skills to guide and advise standards makers on the technical aspects of the standardization programme, to check the coherence between the standards under preparation and the provisions of the standardization mandate and between these standards and the related Essential Requirements of the Directive.

Amongst other tasks the Consultant will advise technical committees, subcommittees and working groups on the coherence of the standards under the relevant mandate and therefore attend a number of meetings of these bodies. In particular the Consultant will check the compatibility between the draft standards and the provisions of the relevant mandate, particularly essential requirements laid down in the Directive during the preparation of the drafts, during the public enquiry and before the Formal Vote. It will be necessary for the Consultant to co-operate with other relevant Consultants.

The Consultant is required to work from a home base and the position necessitates regular co-ordination with the CENELEC Central Secretariat in Brussels and travel in Europe. The Consultant should have good communication skills, be computer literate and be able to plan and organize the work schedule. The contract will be concluded for a period of 12 months, with a possibility of renewal for a maximum of three periods of 12 months.

The financial package, paid in Euros, is determined using Commission and EFTA agreed rates of remuneration based on the country of residence. Additionally a travel budget and business expense allowance are included.

By the present letter, we invite you to let us know by 2006-01-15 whether you wish to nominate persons to the post of the above mentioned consultant (please enclose a detailed Curriculum Vitae in English, wherever possible in electronic format). The application should also include an indication of the man-day rate (all charges and taxes included) the candidate wishes to receive as remuneration for his/her work. There is no objection for the present EMC Consultant of CENELEC to introduce an application too. The candidatures received by the above mentioned date will be examined by the Director General of CENELEC in collaboration with EC and EFTA services.

Applications should be sent to the CENELEC Central Secretariat electronically to the following email address: contracting@cenelec.org

Yours sincerely,

Gunter De Clercq
Director
Directorate Operational
CENELEC Central Secretariat
Tel: + 32 2 519 68 80
Fax: + 32 2 519 69 19
contracting@cenelec.org
http://www.cenelec.org