Vacant permanent position of Director of the Parliamentary Committees Service

The notice invited applications for one permanent First Appointment and Promotion position in the House of Representatives. The approved salary scale is Α15(i): €64,713, €67,333, €69,953, €72,573, €75,193, €77,813 and €80,433. Any general increases approved by legislation are added, along with a cost-of-living allowance at the rate approved by the Government from time to time.

The Director supports the Director General in organising and administering the House, heads and supervises the Parliamentary Committees Service and its staff, and is responsible for carrying out legislative work and parliamentary scrutiny in committees and the plenary. The role oversees committee agendas and reports, drafting bills and necessary legal and other documents, and transmitting documents to MPs, relevant ministries, services and persons outside Parliament. It includes preparing studies and, when requested, advising on parliamentary procedure and practice. The Director supervises the submission of bills, Regulations and legislative proposals, their publication as draft laws, legislative-technical review, editing adopted texts and sending them for issuance and publication. The role also includes responsibility for regular press releases, cooperation with other services and working beyond normal hours when required, as well as other assigned duties.

A university degree in Law (including Barrister-at-Law), Economics or Public Administration and a postgraduate qualification in one of those subjects are required. For the first filling after approval of the service scheme on 25.1.2022, candidates without the postgraduate qualification may qualify if they have at least 30 years’ total service in the Parliamentary Committees Service, including at least 5 years as First Secretary of Parliamentary Committees; for that filling, the post is treated as promotion-only. For all other filling procedures, the corresponding exception requires 30 years’ total service in the Service, including at least 8 years as First Secretary. Very good knowledge of Greek and English is required, except that candidates whose mother tongue is not Greek, who lack a leaving certificate from a Greek secondary school and who chose to belong to the Greek community under Article 2.3 of the Constitution need good Greek and excellent English. Required language proficiency had to be evidenced by accepted documents or examinations by the closing date. Other requirements include broad education and knowledge of political, social and economic affairs and parliamentary procedure, the ability to draft and rapidly review relevant documents, and responsibility, integrity, confidentiality, and administrative and organisational ability; long and successful service in the Service is an advantage.