CINEA -Budget and Finance Adviser - (Ref.: CINEA/2026/CA/FGIV/20)

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CINEA/2026/CA/FGIV/20 Budget and Finance Adviser

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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 14/07/2026

Publication end date 21/08/2026

Profile Finance/Budget

Position title Budget and Finance Adviser

Contract Contract agent

Grade FGIV

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

The jobholder will be part of the Operational Finance Unit. Based on the candidate’s interest, the candidate can apply for one of the following roles in the Operational Finance Unit:

Profile 1: Financial Adviser

Profile 2: Budget adviser

Profile 3: Local Authorisation Manager and Single Point of Contact

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

Salary range > 50 K€

Interview period - from 14/09/2026

Interview period - to 31/10/2026

Appointment and conditions of employment

The jobholder will be recruited as contract staff, in function group IV, pursuant to Article 3a of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities (CEOS).

The basic monthly salary within this function group will depend on the number of years of relevant professional experience at appropriate level (in function group IV, either grade 13, grade 14 or grade 16). Beside the basic salary the jobholder might receive special allowances (e.g. child allowance, school allowance, expatriate allowance).

The initial contract will be for a duration of 1 year. Afterwards, the contract may be renewed for 1 additional year. If the contract is renewed again, 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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For your information: Please note that only fully eligible candidates will be able to upload their CV and motivation letter. This option will appear at the end of your application. Only applications containing CV and motivation letter will be considered valid to be processed by HR services.

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Eligible criterion

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Essential criterion

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*QuestionProven professional experience (of at least 3 years) relevant to tasks described above, in an EU institution or body

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*QuestionGood knowledge of the European Union's Financial Regulation;

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*QuestionVery good oral and written command of English (C1).

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Candidate must be fully eligible to be able to apply to the vacancy.

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.