Secretary-General
Secretaries-General
Brussels, Geneva and Luxembourg
+32 22861 720
Divisions
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Responsibilities
Oversees all ESO activities, technical cooperation with third countries, relations with Eurostat in all matters of statistics relating to EFTA, statistical legislation (EEA), cooperation with other international organisations.
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Statistical legislation (EEA), relations with Eurostat in the framework of the EEA, technical cooperation with third countries, monitoring inclusion of EFTA data.
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Information and communication, including press relations, outreach activities, EEA seminars, event coordination, editing of publications, management of EFTA website.
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Legal advice and analysis for the EFTA Council and EFTA Management. The EFTA Convention, Headquarters agreements, depositary functions and EFTA’s regulations and rules, guidelines and policies.
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Supporting EFTA's operational excellence and driving EFTA's strategy. Part of that strategy is to secure a good working environment and competent and committed staff.
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EFTA Standing Committee, EEA Joint Committee and EEA Council.
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Economic and trade analysis, economic statistics and trade portal, budget and other internal administrative processes, ad hoc advisory services within EFTA, participation/notification to WTO CRTA Transparency Mechanism, relations with other international organizations (WTO, OECD, etc.), negotiations on trade in services, technical cooperation, and preference utilisation.
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Budgeting, reporting, financial regulations & rules.
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Intellectual property rights, Canada, GCC, India, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom.
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Trade analysis and policy coordination, e-commerce, services and investment, small and medium-sized enterprises, Australia, Colombia, CPTPP, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Pakistan, RCEP, Singapore, United States.
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Rules of origin, trade facilitation, Albania, Bolivia, Israel, Jordan, Mercosur, Montenegro, Syria, Ukraine.
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Finance controlling, product owner of Concur, Exflow and Dynamics 365.
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Services for the EFTA Council and its substructure, organisation of EFTA Ministerial meeting.
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Accounting for Brussels and Luxembourg duty stations, tax exemption, travel claims.
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Government procurement, trade and sustainable development, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Russia/Belarus/Kazakhstan, Taiwan, Türkiye.
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EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union.
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Editorial support to all divisions and duty stations.
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Trade in goods, technical barriers to trade, Central America, Ecuador, Japan, Mexico, Moldova, Palestine.
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Management of facilities in Geneva (office, flats, cars). Responsible for legitimation cards and organisation of logistics, including Ministerial meetings.
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Sanitary and phytosanitary measures, trade in goods, Algeria, China, East African Community, Egypt, Nigeria, Serbia, SACU, Sub-Saharan Africa (excl. EAC, SACU), Vietnam.
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Activities of the EFTA Parliamentary Committee including the EEA Joint Parliamentary Committee with the European Parliament.
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Coordination of EFTA participation in Eurostat conferences, ESO staff administration, processing of invoices and VAT, managing office facilities and supply.
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Statistical Cooperation – European Neighbourhood Policy
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Project Management, Business Process Improvement, Information Management, Artificial Intelligence, GDPR, External & Internal Communication, Event Coordination, staff training, guidelines and policies.
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Project Management, Events, Logistical Arrangements, Information and Communication, Support to the Division
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Electronic Communication, Audiovisual Services, Information Society, Data Protection, Postal Services, Cultural Affairs.
