Senior Expert on Internal Control (202519TAAD7)

Essential Skills and Knowledge

• Qualification

(a) a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies when the normal period of university education is four years or more; or

b) a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma and appropriate professional experience of at least one year, when the normal period of university education is at least three years.

• Have at least six years of proven full-time professional experience in a field relevant for this position acquired after the qualification required under a) or b) above of which at least two years of proven experience in internal control or audit;

Note: Your professional experience will be counted from the time you obtained the certificate or diploma required for admission to the selection procedure. 

In case of a doctorate/PhD 50% of the actual duration of the studies will be taken into account as professional experience, subject to an upper limit of three years, on the condition that the candidate was paid during the period of his/her PhD studies, the PhD studies have been completed and a diploma was awarded. 

Part-time work will be taken into account in proportion to the stated percentage in relation to full-time work. In case of internship, only paid internship is considered.

• Knowledge of internationally recognised internal control frameworks, preferably the Committee of Sponsoring Organisations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) framework;
• Very good command of oral and written English;
• Very good knowledge of MS Office, in particular Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Desirable Skills and Knowledge

• Proven experience in risk management;
• Knowledge of anti-fraud frameworks;
• Knowledge of EU Financial Regulations;
• Knowledge of EU Staff Regulations;
• Proven work experience in a multicultural environment;
• Knowledge of a third EU language. 

Behavioural Competencies required

For the above position, the following behavioural competencies have to be fulfilled:

• Flexibility in terms of openness to taking over other tasks within EIOPA in view of the dynamic and evolving institutional environment;
• Excellent team player sharing relevant information and supporting team members without taking over responsibility for their work, able to work in different teams with different levels of stakeholders in a multicultural environment;
• Being able to have and express a critical view towards own performance and open to learn from experience;
• Being able to manage multiple assignments and track progress on numerous processes simultaneously; deliver results within tight time frames and respect deadlines; prioritise tasks and pay attention to detail; proactively anticipate what needs to be done within own area of responsibility, informing others and taking action as required;
• Analytical capacity: being able to identify critical connections and patterns in information/data; recognise and analyse causes and consequences of actions and events that are not readily apparent; make sound judgements based on rigorous, independent thinking; improve data governance and documentation of tools used;
• Being able to establish and maintain cooperative relationships with staff and management at all levels, both inside and outside the organization; understand who the internal and external stakeholders are as well as  their needs and expectations.