Vacancy for the Assistant position to the General Director of Education

The EPLO is seeking for the position of an Assistant to the General Director of Education to manage the day-to-day workload of the EPLO’s educational activities.

Extensive reference to EPLO’s educational activities through its European Law and Governance School may be found at the relevant websites: www1.eplo.int and www.elgs.eu.

The responsibilities include but are not limited to:

•  Assist in developing and implementing plans and goals for the department
•  Work with the Director to coordinate and supervise daily operations
•  Ensure compliance with regulations and internal policies
•  Monitor attainment of objectives
•  Undertake staffing responsibilities (hiring, training, evaluating etc.)
•  Assist in budgeting and monitoring expenses
•  Maintain scheduling of events and represent the department when needed
•  Create reports and submit them to the director or other executives
•  Fulfill duties as assigned by the director

The candidate will be expected to work closely with the hierarchy of the Education programs and relevant Academies and Institutes, prestigious external collaborators and experts, funding agencies and institutions, EPLO hierarchy and staff, and to perform other duties, as requested/assigned by the EPLO Management.

Competencies

Professionalism: academic background; practical experience in educational management; advanced PC skills and Microsoft office, comfort using electronic sources on the internet and other databases; ability to apply good judgment in the context of assignments given; ability to plan own work and manage conflicting priorities.

Candidates should have a university degree with prior relevant working experience.

Any additional relevant degrees are desirable.

Communications – Fluency in the English language. Any other language skills are a benefit.

Candidates should reside in Greece or be prepared to relocate to Greece. The posts will operate out of the EPLO facilities in Legraina, the latter of which is 64 km outside of Athens.

Prospective applicants are requested to send a CV containing personal data, educational background and working experience, a photo ID and a letter of motivation.

Failure to disclose prior employment or making false representations will be grounds for withdrawal of further consideration of application. Applications must be submitted electronically at the following address: info@eplo.int.

Travel and accommodation expenses for interviews are not covered by the Organization.

All Personal Data provided by the candidate shall be kept confidential, shall not be distributed to any other physical or legal person and shall not be used for any other reason than the one provided for, i.e. the recruitment process described above.

A few words about the EPLO

The EPLO is an international organization dedicated to the creation and dissemination of knowledge in the area of Public Law lato sensu and Governance, and the promotion of European values for a better generation of lawyers and democratic institutions worldwide.

The EPLO was established in 2007 as an International Organization in Athens, Greece.

The European Public Law Organization in over 20 years of activity, has developed, organized, promoted and supported more than 200 educational, research, training, institution building and other activities and has provided assistance to democratic institutions in more than 70 countries.

The Organization’s work involves four pillars of activity, namely, research, education & training, publications and technical cooperation, each perpetually contributing to the improvement of the other through an integrated approach.

Within the education and training pillar it operates several programs and training activities among which the European Law & Governance School a University school with the aim and mission to offer excellence in tertiary levels of Education in the fields of European Law and Governance.