Electricity Market Officer – Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)

Vacancy Notice for the position of Electricity Market Officer

(Contract Agent Grade FG.IV)

in the Electricity Department of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators

REF.: ACER/2016/01

THEY ARE

The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (hereinafter referred to as “the Agency”) is a European Union (“EU”) body, legally established by Regulation (EC) No 713/20091 and operational since 2011. Based in Ljubljana (Slovenia), the Agency is central to the liberalisation of the EU’s electricity and natural gas markets.

The purpose of the Agency is to assist National Regulatory Authorities (“NRAs”) in exercising, at Union level, the regulatory tasks that they performed in the Member States and, where necessary, to coordinate their action.

In this respect, the Agency:

a) Complements and coordinates the work of NRAs;

b) Participates in the creation of European network rules;

c) Takes, under certain conditions, binding individual decisions on terms and conditions for access and operational security for cross border infrastructure;

d) Gives advice on electricity and natural gas related issues to the European institutions;

e) Monitors the internal markets in electricity and natural gas and reports on its findings.

The main areas on which the Agency’s activities focus are:

– supporting European market integration: this is mainly done through the development of common network and market rules as well as through the coordination of regional initiatives which are concrete efforts from market participants to work towards greater integration,

– advising the EU Institutions on trans-European Energy infrastructure issues: the Agency issues opinions on ten-year network development plans with a view to making sure that these are in line with priorities set at EU level,

– energy market monitoring: the Agency has a general mission in terms of market monitoring at the EU level and has, since the end of 2011, a very specific responsibility when it comes to oversight of the wholesale energy trading.

The Agency currently has a staff of more than 80 people and an approved annual budget of €15.8 million in 2016. The Agency’s internal structure comprises four Departments (Electricity, Gas, Market Monitoring and Administration) and the Director’s Office.

The Agency is located in Ljubljana (Slovenia).

THEY PROPOSE

The Agency is looking for an Electricity Market Officer who will be assigned to the Electricity Department of the Agency and will report to the Framework Guidelines and Network Codes / Team Leader, also in the Electricity Department.

The duties of the Electricity Market Officer will include the following:

• Contribute to the preparation of opinions and recommendations which the Agency issues pursuant to Regulations (EC) Nos. 713/2009 and 714/2009, as well as Network Codes and Guidelines adopted pursuant to these regulations;
• Contribute to the preparation of the Agency’s reports on the implementation of Network Codes and Guidelines, as referred to in Article 6(6) of Regulation (EC) No. 713/2009;
• Contribute to the Agency’s activities regarding the implementation projects established pursuant to the Guidelines on Capacity Allocation and Congestion Management, on Forward Capacity Allocation and on Electricity Balancing;
• Coordinate and contribute to the tasks and activities of the Agency’s working groups, task forces and expert groups, as well as external groups established for the implementation and operation of processes established pursuant to Network Codes and Guidelines;
• Coordinate the decision-making processes for the terms and conditions or methodologies to be approved by regulatory authorities pursuant to the adopted Network Codes and Guidelines, including contribution to the elaboration of decisions adopted by the Agency pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation No. 713/2009;
• Contribute to the elaboration of the Agency’s policies and opinions related to electricity markets design and rules.

The Electricity Market Officer may be required, at times, to assist in other areas of work of the Electricity Department or of the Agency, according to the needs and priorities, as defined by the Director of the Agency and the Head of the Electricity Department.

The indicative gross basic monthly salary for grade FG.IV, Grade 13, step 1, is 3,246.70 EUR. Nevertheless, this basic salary is adapted through a series of allowances (e.g. household allowance, dependent child allowance, pre-school or education allowance, expatriation allowance, installation allowance, etc.) according to the personal situation. Staff members may also be entitled to the reimbursement of removal costs and an initial temporary daily subsistence allowance. Salaries are adjusted accordingly be relevant correction coefficient for Slovenia which is currently 81.2%.

Applications must be sent by e-mail by 6 March 2016 (23:59 Ljubljana time).

Read more and apply here.