DIRECTOR GENERAL OF HRT

Based on Article 19.a, paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Act on Croatian Radiotelevision (Narodne novine number 137/10, 76/12, 78/16, 46/17, 73/17 94/18, 114/22, 20/23 and 18/24), the Supervisory Board of Croatian Radiotelevision announces

COMPETITION for the appointment of the Director General of HRT

I. A person may be appointed as the Director General of Croatian Radiotelevision (hereinafter: HRT) if they are a Croatian citizen, have completed a university graduate studies program or an equivalent program, have active knowledge of at least one world language (English is mandatory), have at least ten years of experience in responsible positions in media or other business systems, are familiar with media legislation and new information technologies, and meet other conditions prescribed by the Statute of HRT (Article 20, paragraph 1 of the Act on HRT).

The position of Director General of HRT is incompatible with duties in state government bodies, bodies of local and regional self-government units, and bodies of political parties (Article 20, paragraph 3 of the Act on HRT). The Director General of HRT cannot be a state official, nor a person performing duties in bodies of political parties or bodies of local and regional self-government units (Article 25, paragraph 5 of the Act on HRT). The Director General of HRT cannot be a person who is in an employment relationship or performs any other tasks in competing legal entities, i.e., legal entities that perform the activity of production, provision and/or transmission of audio and audiovisual media services, multimedia content and electronic publication services, nor a member of their management, boards of directors, or supervisory boards, or who is an owner, shareholder, or holder of a share in those legal entities, nor a person performing other tasks that could lead to a conflict of interest (Article 25, paragraph 6 of the Act on HRT). The Director General of HRT is appointed for a mandate of five years.

II. Candidates applying for the public competition are required to submit the following:

1. A hand-signed application containing:

• first and last name of the candidate
• personal identification number (OIB)
• permanent address and temporary residence address (if applicable)
• contact details: telephone number and email address
• a brief explanation of the motives for applying to the public competition

1. a CV
2. proof of Croatian citizenship (copy of the certificate of citizenship or a valid ID card or a valid passport),
3. a copy of the diploma of completed university graduate studies or equivalent studies, and if it is a foreign diploma, then also a copy of the confirmation of recognition of the foreign higher education qualification issued by the national ENIC/NARIC office at the Agency for Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Croatia,
4. a copy of proof of knowledge of at least one world language (English is mandatory) – university diploma, certificate or certificate from a school for foreign languages or other authorized organization or other equivalent document,
5. a confirmation or electronic record from the Croatian Pension Insurance Institute regarding years of service (electronic record of employment status/e-work booklet).
6. proof of work experience in responsible positions in media or other business systems for a duration of at least ten years (confirmation from the employer or former employer regarding work experience, copy of the employment contract or contract for work),
7. an original statement certified by a notary public that the candidate is not in a conflict of interest within the meaning of Article 20, paragraph 3 and Article 25, paragraphs 5 and 6 of the Act on HRT,
8. a proposal for a work and management program for HRT for the upcoming mandate period.

III. Persons of both sexes may apply to the public competition. Unsigned, incomplete, and untimely applications, as well as applications submitted by email, fax, or in any other way not specified by the provisions of Chapter IV of this public competition, will be considered invalid and will not be considered. Persons who submit invalid applications or persons who do not meet the conditions of this public competition will not be considered candidates applied to the public competition.

For the purpose of preparing the proposal for the work and management program of HRT, all interested persons can review the reports submitted by HRT bodies to the Croatian Parliament in previous years on the HRT public website www.hrt.hr. Submitted application documentation is not returned. Candidates who exercise the right of preference in employment according to special regulations must refer to that right in the application and attach the prescribed evidence of that status.

The data controller is Hrvatska radiotelevizija, Prisavlje 3, 10 000 Zagreb, OIB: 68419124305 (hereinafter in the text: HRT). Personal data of candidates are collected and processed exclusively for the purpose of conducting the appointment procedure of the Director General of HRT, or for complying with legal obligations in the implementation of the appointment procedure of the Director General of HRT. After receiving and verifying the applications of candidates for the appointment of the Director General, the Supervisory Board of HRT prepares an official minutes. The minutes contain the first and last name, OIB, permanent or temporary residence address, contact details of the candidate, and information on the validity of the application, i.e., an indication of whether all requested documentation has been submitted. HRT permanently stores the said minutes in its archive to fulfill legal obligations in the implementation of the procedure, while the received documentation of the candidates, together with the corresponding minutes, is submitted to the Committee for Information, Informatization and Media of the Croatian Parliament for further action, after which HRT will no longer possess the documentation submitted by the candidate.

By submitting an application to the competition, the candidate confirms that they are aware that at the moment when the candidates' offers are forwarded to the Committee for Information, Informatization and Media of the Croatian Parliament, the Croatian Parliament is considered the independent data controller. They also confirm that they are aware of the existence of the right to request access to personal data from HRT and the rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing relating to the data subject, or the right to object to the processing of such data and the right to data portability. For all questions related to the processing of personal data, candidates can contact the HRT Data Protection Officer at the email address: zastita.podataka@hrt.hr or at the address Prisavlje 3, 10 000 Zagreb.

IV. The application for the appointment of the Director General of HRT with the attached evidence of meeting the conditions, as determined in Chapter II of this public competition, is submitted in a sealed envelope, within 45 days from the day of publication of this public competition in Narodne novine, to the address: Hrvatska radiotelevizija, Nadzorni odbor HRT-a (Prijava na javni natječaj – ne otvaraj!), Prisavlje 3, 10000 Zagreb.

V. The Supervisory Board is obliged, within 8 days from the day of the end of the deadline for submitting applications from point IV of this competition, to open all received applications and determine their validity in accordance with the provisions of this competition, as well as to determine which candidates meet the prescribed conditions for the appointment of the Director General of HRT. The Supervisory Board is obliged to prepare minutes on the opening of the received applications, which, together with the entire collected application documentation and the opinion of the Supervisory Board on whether the applicants meet the conditions prescribed by the Act on HRT and the Statute of HRT, shall be submitted to the Committee for Information, Informatization and Media of the Croatian Parliament for further action.

VI. The Committee for Information, Informatization and Media of the Croatian Parliament, in accordance with Article 19. a, paragraph 3 of the Act on HRT, will conduct an interview with the candidates who meet the prescribed conditions for the Director General of HRT and submit a proposal for appointment to the Croatian Parliament. The Director General of HRT is appointed by the Croatian Parliament at a plenary session by a majority vote of all deputies in the Croatian Parliament (Article 19.a of the Act on HRT).

Hrvatska radiotelevizija Nadzorni odbor HRT-a