The successful applicant will assist representatives of the EEA EFTA States in the fulfilment of their commitments under the EEA Agreement in the area of transport. This entails the monitoring of EU developments within the specific policy areas and case handling related to new EEA-relevant EU legislation to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. The person selected for the post must be willing to take on the responsibility of other policy areas as needed.

Specifically s/he will coordinate and provide support services to:
• Experts and working groups with representatives of the EFTA Member States in the above-mentioned area;
• Delegations of the EFTA States related to their participation in the relevant European Commission committees and expert groups.

S/he will work in close liaison with the relevant EFTA national administrations, the European Commission services and the EFTA EU missions.

Employment Terms
Grade: A4
Annual starting salary: EUR 90,246

Appointments are made at the first step of the grade. The Secretary-General reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a level different from that advertised.  Through its recruitment policy, the EFTA Secretariat wants to ensure diversity in terms of gender, age and culture.

Salaries and related payments are exempt from taxation by the EFTA States, and as regulated in headquarters agreements, in the EFTA host states. Depending on the candidate’s family status, benefits and allowances may apply.

Applicants must be nationals of one of the EFTA Member States.

Applicants must apply online via the e-recruitment tool: http://www.efta.int/Job-opportunities.
Please note that only applications received via our web tool will be considered.

Deadline for applications: 17 December 2017

The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is an intergovernmental organisation set up for the promotion of free trade and economic integration to the benefit of its four Member States: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. The EFTA Secretariat provides services to the EFTA States and has offices in Geneva, Brussels and Luxembourg. In Brussels this entails support in the management of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA), in particular in ongoing decision making for the continuing evolution of the Agreement.

The Services, Capital, Persons and Programmes Division (SCD) assists the EFTA States in the areas of free movement of services, capital and persons, as well as in horizontal areas relevant to the four freedoms of the Single Market. Furthermore, the SCD assists the EEA EFTA States in relation to their participation in EU programmes.

This position is open to nationals of one of the EFTA Member States (Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein).