CINEA - Head of Sector – Communication (Ref.:CINEA/2026/TA/AD7/17)

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CINEA/2026/TA/AD7/17 - Head of Sector – Communication

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Organisation details

The European Climate, Environment and Infrastructure Executive Agency (CINEA) has been established by the European Commission to support the European Commission to boost green growth and clean industry in Europe through high-quality programme management that supports European beneficiaries to achieve ground-breaking results for a cleaner and more

sustainable future. CINEA manages EU funding for projects in the areas of transport, energy, climate action, environment, maritime, fisheries and aquaculture.

The main programmes managed are:

• The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF);
• Horizon Europe: the EU's Research and Innovation programme for which CINEA manages the areas of transport and energy;
• The Innovation Fund;
• LIFE Programme;
• European Maritime, Aquaculture and Fisheries Fund;
• The EU Renewable Energy Mechanism;
• The Public Sector Loan Facility of the Just Transition Mechanism.

The budget managed by CINEA in 2021-2027 period is ca. € 65 billion

CINEA is based in Brussels with a multinational team of 600 persons. The number of staff is expected to grow further over the coming years and the purpose of this publication is therefore to set up a reserve list, which will be used to cover the growing needs of the Agency. The reserve list may also be used by other Executive Agencies.

More info on: https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/index\_en, X (https://twitter.com/cinea\_eu), Linkedin and our YouTube channel.

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Position description

Country Belgium

Location Brussels

Publication start date 19/06/2026

Publication end date 10/07/2026

Profile Head of Sector

Position title Head of Sector – Communication

Contract Temporary agent

Grade AD7

Working Environment The Agency fosters a culture of employee empowerment and engagement, emphasising collaboration, respect, integrity, trust, equality, diversity, and inclusion. The Agency and its staff are committed to a number of core values including innovation, client focus, excellence, well being, care, work-life balance, sustainability and working together.

Mission description

Working in the unit 'Communication, People and Workplace' of the Agency’s Programme Support and Resources Department, the jobholder will lead the Communication and Event Management team (18 people). The jobholder will manage the team, the annual Communication budget and financial management of communication projects and coordinate the Agency's external and internal communication activities. This includes developing and implementing the communication strategies necessary to achieve the Agency's objectives, and promoting the programmes managed by the Agency as well as CINEA's role and added value. The jobholder will provide support and advice to the Head of Unit and senior management. The jobholder will work closely and collaborate with a wider team of colleagues across the Agency, other executive agencies and the European Commission.

For a complete description of the job and tasks, please consult the vacancy notice text attached.

Salary range > 94.000 €

Interview period - from 01/09/2026

Interview period - to 30/09/2026

Appointment and conditions of employment

The jobholder will be recruited as temporary agent, in the grade AD7, pursuant to Article 2f of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities (CEOS) of the new Staff Regulations which is into force since the 1st January 2014. The salaries of temporary agents are subject to a community tax deducted at the source. They are exempt from national tax. The European institutions have their own social security and pension scheme. The basic monthly salary, before any deductions or allowance (e.g. child allowance, school allowance, expatriate allowance), applicable from 1 July 2025 for grade AD7, first step is 7 876,27€.

The jobholder will serve a probation period of nine months.

The initial contract will be for a duration of 2 years and may be renewed for one additional year. The contract may be renewed again, and in this case it shall be concluded for an indefinite period.

The place of employment will be Brussels where the Agency has its activities.

For a complete description of the job and tasks, eligibility criteria, selection criteria, application procedure, selection procedure, conditions of employment, equal opportunities policy, data protection policy, request of review policy, please consult the vacancy notice text attached.

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Data protection:

The purpose of processing of the data submitted by candidates is to manage the applications in view of a possible pre-selection and recruitment at the CINEA. The personal information requested from candidates will be processed in line with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data. Candidates are invited to carefully read the relevant Data Protection Notice available on the dedicated page of CINEA’s website: https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/about-us/job-opportunities\_en

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HR services will only process your application if you are fully eligble and have submitted your CV and motivation letter.

We thank you for your interest in CINEA and wish you the best of luck in your future endeavor.