Detail of the vacancy notice
- Directorate: Directorate for Legislative Work 2.
- Management: no
- Unit/Service: ECON Commission
- Grade: Contract staff member FGIV
- Location: Brussels
- Period: 2 years, starting from 01/11/2025
- Application: Online application form Please note: the successful completion of EPSO CAST FGIV is required
Your job and responsibilities
Interested in political, legislative and analytical work related to economic policy? Like to help your colleagues and be part of a dynamic team, holding a wide set of responsibilities, and having frequent contact with the members of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) ?
As an Administrator in the ECON Commission, you are responsible for policy coordination, expert input, guidance and monitoring, and contributing to the legislative and political work of the ECON Commission. You will need to provide high-quality policy support to CoR members and promote the CoR's political messages in the policy fields relevant to the ECON commission.
You organise ECON commission meetings, meetings between CoR rapporteurs and MEPs and European Commission representatives, as well as other events.
You are also responsible for Single Market, International Trade and Tariffs and Competition policy files and managing relevant studies, fostering regular contact and cooperation with counterparts in other EU institutions and with external partners, developing specific (inter-institutional) projects in the areas related to ECON commission remits.
Are you the talent we are looking for?
General abilities and capacities required
- Think with a critical spirit, analyse and solve problems pragmatically.
- Assess critically credibility and reliability of sources, data and information and use relevant digital tools to carry out the duties.
- Organise own work, demonstrate responsibility, identify priorities, take appropriate decisions and deliver results.
- Adapt to an evolving working environment, demonstrate commitment and adopt constructive attitude at all times. Remain effective and flexible even during period of heavy activity.
- Take initiative to achieve individual and shared objectives, demonstrate ownership and work autonomously.
- Learn and professionally develop to continuously enhance job performance and knowledge of the organisation and working environment.
- Work together with others in a constructive way by contributing to diverse and inclusive working environment. Demonstrate respect and courtesy at all times.
Convey information and relevant opinions clearly and concisely both orally and in writing, facilitate interaction and engage effectively with others. Treat confidential or sensitive information accordingly.
Job-specific requirements
- You have passed EPSO CAST FG/IV[1]
- You have sound experience in the EU institutions, policies, and the CoR, including a strong appreciation of the different political stakeholders at EU, national, regional and local levels. Previous experience related to ECON's policy remits is a strong asset. Previous work and project management at the local and regional level is an additional plus, as is previous work with or for local and regional authorities.
- Good knowledge of Single Market, International Trade and Tariffs and Competition policy fields.
- You have strong communication skills, a strong sense of initiative and a good team spirit, very good analytical and drafting skills both in the field of policy analysis and in the domain of policy briefings and reports.
- You have a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the European Union and a satisfactory knowledge of another of the EU official languages. For functional reasons, a high level of English is required and a good level of French is desirable.
- You have a good command of IT applications and tools, such as Outlook, Excel, Word and Sharepoint, including AI tools in a secure environment.
- You are keen on working in a dynamic team.
Please note that candidates must meet the eligibility criteria specified in art. 82(3) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants.
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