Head of Evaluation Division

**General Information**:
**Vacancy number**
- 1025/2025

**Recruitment type**
- External recruitment (international)

**Type of contract**
- Fixed-term appointment

**Posted date**
- 15-Jul-2025

**Deadline to apply**
- 26-Aug-2025

**Duty station**
- Strasbourg

**Grade**
- A4

**Entity**
- European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and HealthCare

**Description & Requirements**:
**Your Team**

The **European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & Healthcare (EDQM)** is a leading organisation whose mission is to contribute to public health protection by engaging with an international community of experts and stakeholders. We achieve this by promoting access to safe medicines and healthcare through the elaboration of quality standards, which are recognised as a scientific bookmark worldwide. The EDQM's standards for medicines and their ingredients, compiled in the European Pharmacopeia, are legally binding in its 39 member states (and the European Union) and are also widely used across the globe in the human and animal health sectors. The EDQM also plays a crucial role in the areas of blood transfusion, organ, tissue and cell transplantation and in developing and setting consumer health standards, such as for cosmetics and food contact materials.

**Your Role**

As the Head of the Evaluation Division in the Certification of Substances Department (DCEP), your role will focus on:

- acting as a member of the DCEP management team;
- leading and managing the Division’s financial and human resources, providing clear goals and regular performance feedback, monitoring progress, monitoring targets and performance against KPIs, whilst fostering co-operation, team spirit and a harmonious and efficient working environment;
- managing the Division’s scientific work; acting as a change agent continuously improving operations across the Division to achieve state-of the-art assessments that fulfil stakeholders’ needs;
- participating and/or managing and monitoring the implementation of relevant specific EDQM strategic projects; ensuring the coherence of the EDQM’s work and the smooth running of interdepartmental activities;
- building relations and co-operating effectively with EDQM colleagues and external stakeholders;
- representing the EDQM in international collaborations (e.g. with national agencies) or in conferences; undertaking official journeys in connection with activities; communicating on DCEP’s activities and initiatives.

**Requirements to apply**

You must:

- have proven experience (minimum 4 years) in a management role: covering large teams, managing complex projects and budgets and experience of managing change;
- have excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal, together with the ability to collaborate and partner with multiple stakeholders, and basic knowledge of French or capacity to acquire the knowledge on the job.

You must also:

- be a citizen of one of the member states of the Council of Europe and fulfil the conditions for appointment to the civil service of that state;
- have discharged any obligation concerning national service (military, civil or comparable);
- not be the parent, child, stepchild or grandchild of a serving staff member of the Council of Europe;
- be under the age of 65 years.

**Key competencies**
- Managerial - Leadership
- Managerial - Management of teams
- Operational - Planning and work organisation
- Operational - Results orientation
- Interpersonal - Teamwork and co-operation

**Desirable competencies**
- Managerial - Organisational and contextual awareness
- Interpersonal - Relationship building
- Interpersonal - Resilience
- Professional and technical expertise:

- experience in scientific assessment of the quality of active substances;
- ability to work with IT tools including MS Office;
- experience in project management.

**What we offer**

This job vacancy is for an international external recruitment. You can consult the conditions of employment (salaries, allowances, pension scheme, social insurance, etc.) on the webpage **What we offer**.

**Applications and selection procedure**

**Important information