The European Institute for Gender Equality is recruiting a new Head of Operations
Published: Tuesday, June 12, 2012
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)[1] is organising a call for applications with a view to establishing a reserve list for Temporary Agents for the post of Head of Operations.
The registration of applications will begin on 5 June 2012 and will close on 16 July 2012 at 23:00 Eastern European Time.
1. The role of the Institute
Based in Vilnius, Lithuania, EIGE is a regulatory agency of the European Union (EU) entrusted with specific objectives related to the contribution and strengthening of gender equality promotion.
To achieve its goals, the Institute shall collect and analyse objective, comparable and reliable information at EU level and develop appropriate methodological tools for the integration of gender equality into all EU policies. EIGE shall equally foster the exchange of good practices and dialogue between stakeholders and raise EU citizen awareness of this policy area by providing technical assistance to the EU institutions, in particular the European Commission, as well as the authorities of the Member States.
In the course of its work to promote and strengthen gender equality EIGE will strive to eliminate gender discrimination.
2. The Job
2.1 Profile
Reporting to the Director, the Head of Operations will lead and manage the Operations Unit by defining and monitoring progress in reaching the expected results, ensuring the delivery of outputs and outcomes agreed upon in the Institute's work programme.
The Operations Unit consists of gender experts, statisticians and analysts, communications and stakeholder networking officers in addition to staff of the Resource and Documentation Centre.