VACANCY NOTICE – TEMPORARY STAFF

Reference number: RCT-2021-00114

Coordinating Officer in ECRET, 2 posts
Coordinating Officer
Post (business title):
(a reserve list to be created for 2 posts to be filled)

Sector/Unit/Division: European Centre for Returns Division

Function group / Grade / Post title: Temporary staff, AD7, Administrator1

Grade bracket for internal mobility2: AD5 - AD12

Grade for inter-agency mobility 1: AD5 – AD7

Location: Warsaw, Poland

Starting date: June 2022 (desired)

Level of Security Clearance: CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL

Closing date for applications (MIDDAY) 28 February 2022 at 12:00 h3, Warsaw local time

1. BACKGROUND
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) has been established under the European Border and
Coast Guard Regulation4. The agency was created on the foundations of the European Agency for the
Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union
(established under Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004), which has been coordinating operational activities
at the EU external border since 2005.

Frontex is located in Warsaw, Poland, and is in the process of significantly increasing the size of its staff to
2,000 to meet its expanding tasks.

The new European Border and Coast Guard Regulation provides for the establishment of a European Border
and Coast Guard Standing Corps, which will consist of up to 10,000 operational staff by 2027, and will be
deployed along the external land, sea and air borders of the European Union and the Schengen Area.

With the establishment of the Standing Corps - the first European law enforcement uniformed corps - Frontex
offers a unique, pioneering opportunity to form part of the EU’s operational arm for European integrated
border management. The establishment and operations of the Standing Corps gives raise to various novel legal
challenges and risks. The selected candidate will have a chance to significantly contribute to the application
of the EU law in this area by developing creative legal solutions in cooperation with internal and external
partners.

The Agency’s key tasks include:

 Operational and technical assistance to the EU member states at their external borders by coordinating
joint border control operations including deployment of vessels, aircraft and other equipment and border
and coast guards from EU countries;

1 Type of post: Administrator.

2 For existing EU temporary staff 2(f) applicants for whom Article 55 the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European
Union (CEOS) is applicable.
3 Date of publication: 3 February 2022.
4 Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard (OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p.1).

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 Coordination of border surveillance and law enforcement activities being part of maritime security in
cooperation with national authorities and EU agencies such as Europol, EMSA and EFCA;
 Situation monitoring of EU’s external borders and risk analysis of all aspects of border and coast guard
management, including assessment of the EU Member States’ border control authorities’ ability to face
migratory pressure and different challenges at their external borders;
 Assisting Member States in returning nationals of non-EU countries who do not have the right to remain on
the territory of the EU;
 Development of training programmes for European border and coast guards;
 Monitoring new technological developments in the field of border control and acting as an interface
between research institutions, industry and national border and coast guard authorities;
 Cooperation with EU and international organisations in the area of border and coast guard management,
security, and prevention of cross-border crime (including terrorism);
 Assist non-EU countries in the context of technical and operational cooperation on border management
including return of non-EU nationals, in the framework of the EU external relations policy.

For more information, please refer to our website: http://www.frontex.europa.eu.

2. THE EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR RETURNS DIVISION

The main tasks of the Division are to:

 Support Member States in the organisation and coordination of return operations.

 Support the efficient implementation of Union policy on return.
 Provide technical and operational assistance to Member States in the area of return, including in the
identification of and acquisition of travel documents for third-country nationals subject to return
procedures.
 Provide technical and operational assistance to Member States in the area of pre-return, return-related,
post-arrival and post-return activities.
 Provide assistance to Member States in relation to (assisted) voluntary returns, prioritising assistance to
Member States experiencing challenges with regard to their return systems.
The Division accomplishes these tasks by:
 Coordinating, initiating and organising return operations.
 Providing assistance in relation to voluntary returns in cooperation with the Member States.
 Identifying needs and shortfalls of Member States in the fields of pre-return, return, and post-return,
finding solutions and providing tailor-made support.
 Providing appropriate assistance to Member States in the form of a return intervention when a Member
State is facing a burden when implementing the obligation to return third-country nationals who are the
subject of return decisions issued by a Member State.
 Providing support to Member States in developing their national IT systems for return case management in
accordance with the Frontex reference model.
 Developing, implementing and contributing to the implementation of technical assistance projects for
third countries in the area of return and reintegration in cooperation with Member
 States and other relevant stakeholders.
 Supporting the operational deployment of return teams in the framework of the European Border and Coast
Guard standing corps, of other experts and resources needed for the implementation of different return-
related activities, as well as of Return Liaison Officers.

3. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES LINKED TO THE POST

(2 PROFILES)
3.1. Reporting to the Head of Pre-Return Unit (Head of PRE) and the Team Leader of the International
Cooperation on Returns team (INTCOR), the Coordinating Officer shall be responsible for:

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 Coordinating the deployments of the European Return Liaison Officers (EURLOs) and the activities of the
relevant back-office posted within the structures of PRE;
 Maintaining regular contact with the Member States and Schengen Associated Countries, EU Agencies,
Third Countries and other relevant stakeholders in matters related to pre-return assistance and in
particular on issues related to the deployments of the EURLOs;
 Identifying key challenges, needs and good practices;
 Contributing to the development, implementation and management of (pilot) projects, common
procedures, coordination mechanisms, and return interventions;
 Maintaining the deployed Standing Corps return teams well-updated on return-related activities;
 Supporting the development and alignment of national return case management systems and other ICT
tools in the field of return;
 Cooperating with EU funded projects, programmes and networks, including with international
organisations and other relevant stakeholders aiming to build synergies in the area of returns;
 Reporting and evaluation: preparing information materials, statistic, analysis and other inputs to achieve
a coherent information/analytical overview of the pre-return activities and their implications;
 Contributing to internal cooperation with other teams and sectors;
 Participate and represent Frontex in various meetings, conferences and actions on the EU and
international level;
 Providing advice and support to the Team Leader and Head of PRE respectively.

3.2. Reporting to the Head of Pre-Return Unit (Head of PRE), the Coordinating Officer shall be responsible
for:

 Daily management of the Return Facilities Team/projects under his/her responsibility among others
through:
o Maintaining regular contact with the relevant internal and external stakeholders
o Identifying key challenges, needs and good practices
o Proposing and implementing tools, common procedures and coordination mechanisms for pre-
return activities;
o Preparing of information materials, statistics, analysis and other inputs to achieve a coherent
information/analytical overview of the return activities and their implications;
o Developing of new pre-return support tools;
 Assigning tasks, activities with deadlines to individual members of the (project) team under her/his
coordination;
 Overseeing of work and performance of (project) team members under her/his coordination;
 When appointed, deputizing the Head of PRE during her/his absence;
 Coordinating the deployments of the Standing Corps Return Specialists;
 Contributing to the development, implementation and management of (pilot) projects, common
procedures, coordination mechanisms, and return interventions;
 Cooperating with EU funded projects, programmes and networks, including with international
organisations and other relevant stakeholders aiming to build synergies in the area of returns;
 Reporting and evaluation: preparing information materials, statistic, analysis and other inputs to achieve
a coherent information/analytical overview of the pre-return activities and their implications;
 Contributing to internal cooperation with other teams and sectors;
 Participating and representing Frontex in various meetings, conferences and actions on the EU and
international level;
 Providing advice and support to the Team Leader and Head of PRE respectively.

4. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

4.1 . Eligibility criteria (for external applicants5)

To be eligible, an applicant shall:

● Possess 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 (of full-time education);

5 For existing EU temporary staff 2(f) applicants (for whom Article 55 the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European
Union (CEOS) is applicable) the eligibility criteria are defined in Article 12(2) of the CEOS.

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 or
Possess a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma
followed by at least one year full-time professional experience, when the normal period of university
education is at least three years (of full-time education);

Only qualifications that have been awarded in EU Member States or that are subject to the equivalence
certificates issued by the authorities in EU Member States shall be taken into consideration.

Only the required education will be taken into account.

● Possess (by the closing date for applications) at least 6 years of proven full-time professional experience
acquired after the diploma was awarded and (at the same time) after the condition(s) described in criterion
a) above are fulfilled;
Professional experience will be taken into account after the award of the minimum qualification
certifying the completion of the level of studies required above in the criterion a). Only duly
documented professional activity is taken into account.
ANY GIVEN PERIOD OF STUDIES OR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE MAY BE COUNTED ONLY ONCE. In order
to be calculated as eligible, years of studies or professional experience to be taken into account shall
not overlap with other periods of studies or professional experience, e.g. if the applicant had a full-
time job and did freelance consultancy work in the evenings and weekends, the days spent on the latter
will not be added to the period). In case of part-time work the professional experience will be
calculated pro-rata in line with the workload stated by the applicant. Compulsory military service or
equivalent civilian service accomplished after achieving the minimum qualification stated in the first
two bullet points shall be taken into consideration as professional experience if the official
documentation is provided.
● Produce evidence of thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the European Union and of
satisfactory knowledge of another language of the European Union to the extent necessary for the
performance of the duties (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: B2 level);

● Be a citizen of one of the Member States of the European Union or the Schengen Associated Countries
and enjoy full rights as its citizen;

● Have fulfilled any obligations imposed on him/her by the laws of the country of citizenship concerning
military service.

4.2 . Selection criteria (common for both profiles)

Suitability of applicants will be assessed against the following criteria in different steps of the selection
procedure. Certain criteria will be assessed/scored only for shortlisted applicants during interviews (and
or tests):

4.2.1 Professional competences

1. Good
4.2.2knowledge of the EU legal framework on return activities as well as legislation related to Frontex
and of the functioning of EU institutions and bodies;
2. At
4.2.3
least 2 years’ experience in leading/managing small teams;
3. Relevant
4.2.4 to the above-mentioned duties professional experience of at least 5 years;
4. Experience
4.2.5 in cooperation and negotiations with EU institutions, Member States, Schengen Associated and
other Third Country authorities;
5. Experience in dealing with/managing deployments of staff.

Besides, the following attributes would be considered advantageous:

6. Proven professional experience at European, Regional or National level, in the field of (pre)return and/or
reintegration and duties related to the tasks indicated in the job description;
7. Experience in project or service management;
8. Experience/skills in analysis, information management and/or statistics.

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4.2.2 Personal qualities and competences
9. Excellent drafting, editing and communication (including presentation) skills in English;
10. Ability to manage work of others, make sound decisions, prioritize and work to deadlines under minimal
supervision, under pressure in relation to demanding tasks and heavy workload, in possible crisis
situations, and under time constraints;
11. Leadership skills;
12. Very high level of constructive, positive and service oriented attitude;
13. High level of commitment, initiative and creativity (ability to propose solutions and actively tackle
upcoming tasks and challenges);
14. Strong interpersonal skills in liaising with internal and external stakeholders, actively searching and
gaining information;
15. Proficient user of Microsoft Office applications (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook);
16. Readiness to be regularly deployed outside Frontex HQ (part time, depending on business needs);
17. Knowledge of additional languages;
18. Experience in working in multicultural environment.

5. INDEPENDENCE AND DECLARATION OF INTEREST

The selected applicant(s) will be required to make a declaration of commitment to act independently in
Union’s interest and to make a declaration in relation to interests that might be considered prejudicial to
his/her independence.

6. EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Frontex applies an equal opportunities policy and accepts applications without distinction on grounds of age,
race, political, philosophical or religious conviction, sex or sexual orientation and regardless of disabilities,
marital status or family situation.

7. SELECTION PROCEDURE
The selection procedure includes the following steps:
 After registration, each application is checked in order to verify whether it meets the eligibility criteria;
 All the eligible applications are evaluated by an appointed Selection Committee based on a combination
of certain selection criteria defined in the vacancy notice (some criteria will be assessed/scored only for
shortlisted applicants during interviews and/or tests). Certain selection criteria may be assessed/scored
jointly and some criteria may be assessed/scored in two or more steps of the selection procedure;
 Best-qualified applicants who obtain the highest number of points within the application evaluation and
who are matching best the evaluated selection criteria will be shortlisted and invited for a competency
test and an interview; the names of the members of the Selection Committee will be disclosed to the
applicants invited for the test and interview. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted;
 The test and interview will be conducted in English. At least one part of the written test will be assessed
based on anonymized answers. To properly assess the specific knowledge and experience, the qualifying
written test will also be compulsory for internal applicants interested in an internal mobility and for
applicants from other EU Agencies interested in an inter-agency mobility;
 During the interviews and tests, the Selection Committee will examine the profiles of shortlisted
applicants and assess their relevancy for the post in question. Certain selection criteria may be
assessed/scored jointly and some criteria may be assessed/scored in two or more steps of the selection
procedure;
 As a result of the interview and test, the Selection Committee will recommend the most suitable
applicant(s) for the post in question to the Executive Director of Frontex. An additional interview with
another relevant manager may be arranged before the Executive Director takes the final decision.
 Suitable applicants will be proposed for a reserve list, which may also be used to fill similar vacant posts
depending on the needs of Frontex. This reserve list will be valid for 2 years (the validity period may be

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 extended). Applicants should note that the placement on the reserve list does not guarantee an
employment offer.
 Each interviewed applicant will be notified in writing on outcome of his/her application.
The work and deliberations of the Selection Committee are strictly confidential and any contact of an
applicant with its members is absolutely forbidden.
Applicants may be requested to present, at any stage of the selection, documents which will support the
information contained in their application form such as originals of their diploma(s), evidence of professional
experience clearly indicating the starting, finishing dates and scope of work and workload. Failure to provide
such an evidence may lead to disqualification of the respective part of the application.

8. APPOINTMENT AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The most successful applicant will be selected and appointed by the Executive Director of Frontex.

In order to be engaged, the appointed applicant shall:

 Be available for the job at short notice (not later than 4 months after the job offer is made);
 Produce the appropriate character references as to his/her suitability for the performance of duties
(a criminal record certificate or equivalent certificate, not older than six months) and a declaration in
relation to interests that might be considered prejudicial to his/her independence;

 Be physically fit to perform the duties6.

The successful external applicant will be engaged as temporary staff pursuant to Article 2(f) of the Conditions
of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities (CEOS). The temporary post in question is
placed in the following function group and grade: AD77.

The staff member’s remuneration consists of a basic salary and allowances. The staff member may be entitled
to various allowances, in particular to an expatriation (16 % of basic gross salary) or to a foreign residence
allowance (4 % of basic gross salary) – depending on particular situation, and to family allowances (depending
on personal situation) such as household allowance, dependent child allowance, pre-school allowance,
education allowance.

The final net calculation (amount payable) is as follows:

AD7 AD7
Function group, grade and step
Step 1 Step 2
1. Basic net/payable salary (after all deductions, 3 499 EUR 3 625 EUR
contributions and taxes are applied) 15 814 PLN 16 384 PLN

2. Other possible monthly entitlements/allowances, depending on the personal situation of the

candidate (expressed as gross amount weighted by 70.9 correction coefficient applicable for Poland):
229 EUR 233 EUR
b. Household allowance
1 036 PLN 1 053 PLN
725 – 907 EUR 755 – 938 EUR
c. Expatriation allowance
3 275 – 4 098 PLN 3 412 – 4 238 PLN
303 EUR 303 EUR
d. Dependent child allowances for each child
1 370 PLN 1 370 PLN
74 EUR 74 EUR
e. Preschool allowance
335 PLN 335 PLN
411 EUR 411 EUR
f. Education allowance for each child up to
1 858 PLN 1 858 PLN

The remuneration is expressed in EUR, after the compulsory deductions set out in the Staff Regulations or in
any implementing regulations is weighted by the correction coefficient for Poland (currently 70.6). It can be
paid either in EUR or in PLN according to a fixed exchange rate (currently 4.5193 PLN/EUR).

6 Before the engagement, the successful applicant shall be medically examined by the EU medical service to fulfil the requirement of
Article 13 of Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities (OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 10), as lastly amended.
7 Specific conditions about grading are defined on the title page of the Vacancy Notice. For existing EU temporary staff 2(f) the

classification in grade and step should be established in line with Article 55 of the CEOS.

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The remuneration of the staff members, the correction coefficient and the exchange rate are updated
annually before the end of each year, with retroactive effect from 1 July, in accordance with Annex XI of the
Staff Regulations.
Staff pays an EU tax at source and deductions are also made for medical insurance, pension and unemployment
insurance. Salaries are exempt from national taxes. The rate of the solidarity levy is 6 %.
An accredited European School8 will operate in Warsaw as of September 2021 to allow dependent children of
all Frontex statutory staff (including Polish nationals) to attend a (tuition-free) European-type multilingual
education. The school is opening gradually, and the complete education cycle (from Nursery to Secondary
level finishing with the European Baccalaureate exam) will be available in September 2024.
Moreover, the headquarters agreement with the Polish authorities is effective as of 1 November 2017. Under
this agreement the Polish authorities may provide the following main benefits to Frontex expatriate staff9:
(a) in case the appropriate education level is not available yet for a child in the accredited European School
in Warsaw - reimbursement of tuition cost of each dependent child attending a school (up to and including
secondary school) on Polish territory up to a limit of 35 000 PLN per school year;
(b) reimbursement of VAT on purchases of main household effects to assist a newcomer to settle in Warsaw;
(c) reimbursement of VAT on a purchase of a private car (this entitlement is renewable after 36 months).
An (accredited10) European School is gradually being set-up in Warsaw to allow dependent children of all
Frontex staff (including Polish nationals) to attend a (tuition-free) European-type multilingual education.
Staff is entitled to annual leave of two working days per each complete calendar month of service and to
additional days of leave depending on the grade and age. Moreover, two and a half leave days are granted
every year to the staff members entitled to the expatriation or foreign residence allowance for the purpose
of visiting their home country. In addition, there are on average 18 public holidays per year. Special leave is
granted for certain circumstances such as marriage, birth or adoption of a child, etc.
Frontex being a knowledge-based organization acknowledges the importance of training provided to its staff.
Frontex provides general and technical nature training as well as professional development opportunities that
are discussed annually during the staff performance appraisal.
Throughout the period of service staff is a member of the EU pension scheme. The pension is granted after
completing a minimum of 10 years' service and after reaching the pensionable age of 66 years. The pensionable
age for staff recruited before 1 January 2014 varies between 60 and 65 years. Pension rights acquired in one
or more national schemes before starting to work at Frontex may be transferred into the EU pension system.
Staff is covered 24/7 and worldwide by the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme (JSIS). Staff is insured against
sickness, the risk of occupational disease and accident as well as entitled under certain conditions to
a monthly unemployment allowance, the right to receive payment of invalidity allowance and travel
insurance.
For further information on working conditions please refer to the Staff Regulations and the CEOS.
A contract of employment will be offered for a period of five years, with a probationary period of nine months.
The contract may be renewed.
Frontex requires selected candidates to undergo a vetting procedure executed by the National Security
Authority of the candidates’ state of citizenship in order to obtain a personnel security clearance. The level
of the latter depends on the specific post/position. For this post, the required level of clearance is specified
on the title page of the Vacancy Notice. Candidates who currently hold a valid personnel security clearance
at the above-mentioned level (or higher) may not need to obtain a new one, pending confirmation from their
respective National Security Authority. The National Security Authority of the candidate shall provide Frontex,
with an opinion or a personnel security clearance in accordance with relevant national legislation. In case
selected candidates do not currently hold a valid security clearance at the above-mentioned level, Frontex
will request such from the National Security Authority of the candidates’ state of citizenship. In case of a
failure to obtain the required personnel security clearance or if the National Security Agency issues a negative
opinion at the above-mentioned level after the signature of the contract of employment Frontex has the right
to terminate the contract of employment.

8 More detail on the European Schools system available here About the Accredited European Schools (eursc.eu).
9 Staff of non-Polish nationality and non-permanent residents.
10 The process of accreditation is ongoing.

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9. PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA
Frontex ensures that applicants' personal data are processed in accordance with Article 5(1)(a) of Regulation
(EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural
persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies
and on the free movement of such data.
Please note that Frontex will not return applications to applicants. This is due, in particular, to the
confidentiality and security of such data.
The legal basis for the selection procedures of temporary staff are defined in the CEOS11.
The purpose of processing personal data is to enable to properly carry out selection procedures.
The selection procedure is conducted under the responsibility of the Human Resources Unit, within the
Governance Support Centre of Frontex. The controller for personal data protection purposes is the Head of
the Human Resources Unit.
The information provided by applicants will be accessible to strictly limited number of staff in Human
Resources, to the Selection Committee members and to Frontex management. If necessary it will be provided
to the staff of Legal and Procurement Unit, external parties directly involved in the selection process or to
respective experts in ICT (in case of technical issues with the application).
There will be no automated decision making or profiling upon applicants’ data.
No data is transferred to a third country or international organisation.
Processing begins on the date of receipt of the application. Data storage policy is as follows:
 For applications received from not-selected applicants: the data are filed and stored in archives for
2 years and after this time the data are destroyed;
 For applicants placed on a reserve list but not recruited: the data are kept for the period of validity of
the reserve list + 1 year and after this time the data are destroyed;
 For recruited applicants: the data are kept for a period of 10 years after the termination of employment
or as of the last pension payment and after this time the data are destroyed.
Applicants have the right to request access to and rectification or restriction of processing concerning the
data subject or, where applicable, the right to object to processing or the right to data portability. In case of
identification data, applicants can rectify those data at any time during the procedure. In the case of data
related to the eligibility or selection criteria, the right of rectification can only be exercised by
submitting/uploading a new application and it cannot be exercised after the closing date for submission of
applications. Withdrawal of a consent to such data processing operations would result in exclusion of the
candidate from the recruitment and from the selection procedure.

Should an applicant have any query concerning the processing of his/her personal data and has substantiated
request, he/she shall address them to the HR Unit at [email protected] or Frontex Data Protection
Officer at [email protected].

Applicants may have recourse at any time to the European Data Protection Supervisor ([email protected]).

10. APPEAL PROCEDURE

Each applicant may request a feedback on assessment of his or her applications as established by the Selection
Committee and, if deemed appropriate, ask for a formal review/reassessment by writing to
[email protected]. Please note that the Selection Committee may only assesses the information
provided in the application form (during the screening phase) or your performance during the test and
interview (we must disregard any other opinions such as reference letters or your own perception of your past
achievements). We may not provide you with any data related to other applicants.

If an applicant considers that he/she has been adversely affected by a particular decision related to the
selection procedure, he/she can lodge a complaint under Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of
the European Union and Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union, laid down by
Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC No 259/68)12, mentioning the reference number of the selection
procedure, at the following address:

11 In particular the provisions governing conditions of engagement in Title II, Chapter 3.

12 OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1, as last amended by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1023/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22
October 2013, OJ L 287, 29.10.2013, p.15.

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The complaint must be lodged within 3 months. The time limit for initiating this type of procedure starts to
run from the time the applicant is notified of the act adversely affecting him/her or from the date of
publication of final outcome on Frontex website.

Applicants also have a possibility to complain to the European Ombudsman. Please note that complaints made
to the European Ombudsman have no direct effect on the decision taken by Frontex in regard to your
application and on the time period laid down in Article 91 of the Staff Regulations. Under Article 2(4) of the
general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties any complaint lodged with the
Ombudsman must be preceded by the appropriate administrative approaches to Frontex.

11. APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Note: It is required to upload the digital application form saved in its original electronic dynamic PDF
format (not scanned). Do not use any e-mail communication to submit your application (for exceptional
circumstances see point 6 below) – such an application will be automatically disregarded and will not be
recorded and further processed.

Frontex Application Form is to be downloaded (as a dynamic PDF form) from Frontex website under the link
provided next to the Reference Number of the post/position. This digital application form is specifically
created only for this selection procedure (and shall not be reused for another procedure).

The Frontex Application Form must:

 Be opened in a PDF reader in a MS Windows equipped computer – the recommended version of the PDF
reader is Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (version 2021.001.20155. You may download a free version here:
https://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/).
 Not be manipulated or altered. The form is digitally signed and protected against any manipulation or
changes. Therefore, applicants shall not try to manipulate and/or alter it – in such a case the digital
signature will disappear and the application form will become invalid for subsequent processing
resulting in an automatic rejection of such submission.
 Be completed in English. Fields, where you may enter your input, are highlighted in light blue colour.
Fields marked with an asterisk (*) indicate a required input. You should be concise, the space for your
input is limited by the size of the text boxes.
 Be saved and named as follows: ‘SURNAME_RCT-2021-00114’.

 Be submitted to Frontex – after saving - by uploading it to this URL link:

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 In case you have technical issues with filling/saving/uploading your electronic application form, you
may write to us (in advance of the closing date for submission of applications) at
[email protected].
In case you submit more than one application for this procedure, Frontex will only assess the latest one and
will automatically disregard all your previous applications.
If at any stage of the selection procedure it is established that any of the requested information provided by
an applicant is false or misleading, the applicant in question will be disqualified.
Applicants shortlisted for an interview will be requested to supply documentary evidence in support of the
statements made in the application. Do not, however, attach any supporting or supplementary documentation
with your application until you have been asked to do so by Frontex.

Frontex - European Border and Coast Guard Agency

www.frontex.europa.eu | Pl. Europejski 6, 00-844 Warsaw, Poland | Tel. +48 22 205 95 00 | Fax +48 22 205 95 01
Incomplete applications, applications uploaded after the deadline, sent by e-mail or applications using
inappropriate or altered/manipulated application forms will be automatically disregarded by the system and
will not be processed further.
Due to the large volume of applications, Frontex regrets that only applicants invited for the test and interview
will be notified about the outcomes. The status of the selection procedure is to be found on Frontex website.
Due to high volume of selection procedures handled by Frontex, the period between the closing date for the
submission of applications and the final shortlisting of applicants for an interview may take more than two
months.

The closing date (and time) for the submission of applications is provided on the title page of the
Vacancy Notice.

Please keep a copy of the automatically generated submission code that proves that you have
submitted/uploaded your application to Frontex.

Applicants are strongly recommended not to wait until the last day to submit their applications.
Frontex cannot be held responsible for any last-minute malfunction due to an overload of the system or
for other technical issues applicants may eventually encounter in the very last moment before the
deadline.

Frontex - European Border and Coast Guard Agency

www.frontex.europa.eu | Pl. Europejski 6, 00-844 Warsaw, Poland | Tel. +48 22 205 95 00 | Fax +48 22 205 95 01