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Head of Security Department
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The Head of the Security Department will report to the SAB Chairman for the activities linked to support to the Security Accreditation Board and to the Executive Director for all the other activities of the Department. The activities of the Department can be summarized in three main axes, as follows 1. Security Accreditation Board SAB support SEC provides impartial and robust advises to the SAB, as per the applicable Reg. 9122010 as amended by the Reg. 5122014, in particular Secretariat and Security Assurance Services SEC staff supports the analysis, review and accreditation endorsementsdecisions made by GSAP and SAB, respectively, including the secretariat support of the SAB and the GSAP, as well as security assurance services. Examples include IT security penetrations tests, risks analysis and strategies for accreditation of complex programmes Crypto Distribution Authorityrelated activities CDA, which ensures the management of the CDA Task Force and the appropriate management of the Programme crypto assets in line with applicable regulations, policies and practices, including the Flight Key Cell FKCrelated activities examples include the COMSEC baseline housekeeping and the due diligence re the status of the current assets 2. EU GNSS Programmes support this line of action includes a number of activities, such as PRSrelated activities for the preparation and facilitation of the PRS exploitation such as pilot projects coordination, PRS service definition and user segment development Examples include development of PRS receivers, PRS protection profile approach, PRS standards group, and guide for establishment of Competent PRS Authorities CPA Security Requirements and Standards Galileo and EGNOS, which provides security engineering expertise for EGNOS and GALILEO exploitation programmes with respect to security requirements examples include the preparation of the GSOPs ITT , and proposing solutions for managing cyber security threats for complex Galileo IT systems. 3. GSA transversal processes Central Security Office CSO, which provides security services in a horizontal manner which cover the whole Agency. CSO manages the overall security of GSA personnel, information and infrastructure. Examples include the management of large CICII facilities, the accreditation of classified IT networks, as well as the development of policies and tools to manage the personnel security. The Head of Security Department is supported by the following team leaders the CDA Manager, the GNSS Security Accreditation Manager, the Security Requirements Manager, the PRS Manager and the Central Security Office Manager. This position implies regular travel within Europe to attend meetings with different stakeholders. Furthermore, the Head of the Security Department will also contribute to other tasks of the Agency, as necessary. A. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA The selection procedure is open to applicants who satisfy the following eligibility criteria, on the closing date for application 1. 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, OR A level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma and at least one year of appropriate professional experience when the normal period of university education is three years 2. In addition to the above, appropriate professional experience of at least twelve years 3. Be a national of a Member State of the European Union or Norway 4. Be entitled to his or her full rights as citizen 5. Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the applicable laws concerning military service 6. Meet the character requirements for the duties involved 7. Have a thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the European Union and a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the European Union to the extent necessary for the performance of hisher duties and 8. Be physically fit to perform the duties linked to the post. B. SELECTION CRITERIA All eligible applications, according to the aforementioned criteria part A, will be assessed against the requirements listed below. Please note that noncompliance with at least one of the Essential requirements B.1 will result in the exclusion of the candidate from the selection process. Advantageous requirements B.2 constitute additional assets and will not result in exclusion, if not fulfilled. 1 Essential qualifications and experience i. University degree in the exact sciences e.g. Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Telecommunications, Electronics etc. ii. Proven experience relevant to the tasks and responsibilities described above iii. Proven experience in managing teams iv. Knowledge by training or experience of satellite navigation technology v. To hold, have held or be able to obtain a security clearance at the level of SECRET UE vi. Excellent command of both written and spoken English vii. Proven abilities to use electronic office equipment e.g. word processing, spreadsheets, email, internet, etc. 2 Advantageous qualifications and experience viii. Experience in definition and verification of technical and security specifications and instructions ix. Experience in handling classified material, including issues related to EU or national security x. Experience of securityrelated matters of the Galileo or EGNOS programmes xi. Knowledge by training or experience of the institutional framework and functioning of the EU and contract management in an EU context. 3 Behavioural competences xii. Motivation open and positive attitude xiii. Leadership and people management skills xiv. Managerial, planning and organisational skills xv. Results oriented approach xvi. Selfcontrol under pressure in demanding situations and ability to handle many simultaneous tasks xvii. Excellent communication and negotiation skills. For applications to be considered valid, candidates must submit an email to jobsgsa.europa.eu with a subject line of SURNAMENameVacancy Reference Number and which contains the Agencys approved application form Download it here httpwww.gsa.europa.eugsajobopportunities. This form must be Completed in English Fully completed, pointing out the professional experience relevant to this position incl. calculation of years, months Printed, signed and clearly scanned in in one single document Named as follows SURNAMENameVacancy Ref. number e.g. SPENCERMarcGSA.2012.123. The application will be rejected if it is not duly completed, if it is not signed by hand or if it is not provided in the prescribed format. Further supporting documents showing evidence of the information given in the application will be requested at a later stage. No documents will be sent back to candidates. Applications must be sent to jobsgsa.europa.eu and received by the deadline listed on page 01 of this vacancy notice at the latest, clearly indicating the vacancy reference number in the subject line.
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