Dear EMSA Members,
We are very happy to share with you the call for the Permanent Officer for the next term.

Permanent Officer in EMSA
The Permanent Officer is an appointed member of EMSA working in the CPME Office in Brussels, offering his services to both EMSA and CPME.

CPME – Standing Committee of European Doctors
CPME is one of the European Medical Organisations and the most important external partner of EMSA. CPME represents Νational Μedical Αssociations across Europe and it is committed to contributing the medical profession’s point of view to EU institutions and European policy-making through pro-active cooperation on a wide range of health and healthcare related issues. You can find more information here.

What else you need to know about this position

  • You can find a detailed job description of the position here. Read this carefully before you apply.

  • This is a position in the CPME Secretariat so you will be an employee of CPME

  • Your term will last from 1st of March until 31st of July. From the moment of your appointment until the start of your internship you are expected to be available for the handover period.

  • This is a paid position and your salary will be approximately 950 – 1050€ per month with extra 100 € vouchers to cover your food expenses

  • Accommodation is not provided by EMSA or CPME but there are choices for you.

What you need to send to apply

  • Curriculum Vitae, stating your experience in EMSA

  • Motivation Letter (max. 2 pages)

  • A short Plan Of Action for the position

  • Certificate of EMSA Membership

You can use the templates attached here:

You must send all relevant documents to secretary@emsa-europe.eu until 22nd of December 2017, 23:59 Brussels Time.

Timeline of applications

For the call
6th of December – Applications Open
22th of December – Deadline for applications

For input from LCs and NCs
23th of December – Applications are shared in the NC and LC mailing lists
31st of December – Deadline for questions for the interviews and input for the applications by the NCs and LCs

For the selection process
2nd-5th of January – Interviews with the applicants. All applicants are expected to be available during those days
6th of January – Sharing of interviews with the NCs and LCs
10th of January – Announcement of the results

For every question you may have, you can approach the current Permanent Officer, Vagelis Papageorgiou in the email brusselsoffice@emsa-europe.eu .

Since, we want to have more applications for the position and making the PO more visible to all EMSA Members, a webinar is going to take place on the 12th of December at 20:00 Brussels time with the current PO to tell you more about the position and answer relevant questions you may have. If you have such a question, you may write it down here.