Brussels, 19 - 22 September 2023
Election Observation and Democracy Support (EODS III), a project funded by the European Commission, will organise a training for the position of Data Analyst (DA) in European Union Election Observation Missions (EU EOMs) from Tuesday 19 until Friday 22 September 2023. The training will take place at the EODS office (first floor, rue de la Loi 82, Brussels).
Training information
A maximum of 12 participants from EU Member States will be selected for the training. The EODS project covers travel and living expenses for training participants.
Interested individuals fulfilling the required criteria in Section II of this notification should directly apply online through the EU roster: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/eom/roster
For a successful application, please fill-in the online form and include a CV and a motivation letter. Only online applications with the requested information and documents will be considered.
Candidates may wish to inform their national Focal Points about their application for the training but still need to apply through the above link. The list of Focal Points can be found here https://www.eods.eu/focal-points
The deadline for receiving applications is 22 August (Brussels time).
Candidates will be informed of their selection/non-selection by email.
Interested individuals will find additional information and required criteria for the selection here:
Application Requirements
1) General requirements for all training participants
https://eeas.europa.eu/archives/docs/eueom/documents/elections-obs-selection-criteria_en.pdf
2) Specific requirements for candidates to the EODS training for Data Analyst in EU EOMs
Additional experience that would be an asset:
Criteria for selection
For the selection of the training participants, the Selection Committee will consider the extent to which applicants fulfil the requirements listed in section II (Application Requirements), namely: the educational background in the requested fields; previous professional experience; language skills and performance in previous assignments.
The applicant is supposed to be ready to join EU Election Observation Missions (with a duration of 2-3 months) at short notice.
The Selection Committee will endeavour to establish a balanced representation of gender and nationalities among participants.
If a selected training participant confirms attendance and then cancels participation for reasons other than force majeure, all costs incurred by EODS meanwhile will be invoiced to the participant.
Performance and Evaluation
Performance at the training will be evaluated. Participants will be graded at the end of the training per their skills and knowledge acquired as necessary for the participation in an EU EOM. EODS evaluates according to criteria which include:
Trainees’ performance will be assessed according to three scores:
Evaluations will be posted on the trainee’s Roster CV after the training, to assist the Focal Points and the European Commission in the selection process for EU Election Observation Missions. EODS will inform participants when their evaluations are posted.
Once the evaluation is posted on the Roster, training participants have five calendar days to officially appeal their evaluation by email to the EODS project director. Upon reception of the appeal, the EODS Team Leader has five working days to send her final decision to the observer, with a copy to the European Commission FPI. The appellant can then appeal that decision within 10 calendar days to the European Commission FPI. Upon receipt of the observer's complaint, the FPI has 6 weeks to reply.
If the evaluated training participant refuses to accept the final decision of the EC/FPI on his/her evaluation, the evaluation will be uploaded to the roster with a comment ‘observer did not accept the evaluation’.