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Administrative Agent
Secretariat-General of the European Commission
Selection reference: SG/COM/2026/1913
Domain*: Support Staff
Where: Unit SG.D3 – Investment and Convergence, Brussels
Staff category and Function Group: Temporary agent 2b– Administrative agent
Grade range: AST/SC1-2
Publication deadline: 30/10/2026 – 12.00 (Brussels time)
WE ARE
Within the Commission's Secretariat-General, unit D3 is responsible for coordinating the preparation and implementation of Union policies in the areas of macroeconomic stability and economic policy coordination, investment and economic growth, financial stability and integration (including the Banking Union and Capital Markets Union), cohesion and regional development, sustainable and automated mobility and transport, agriculture, rural development, fisheries, and maritime affairs. It ensures that work in these areas contributes to the simplification, acceleration, and effective implementation of the European Commission's priorities. In addition to its regular policy coordination role, the unit is currently co-leading negotiations on the proposed Regulation on the National and Regional Partnership Plans.
The unit also serves as the secretariat for the Commissioners' Project Groups on the Vision for Agriculture and Food and on the European Savings and Investments Union.
Unit SG D.3 works closely with several European Commission departments, notably those responsible for agriculture, economic and financial affairs, financial services, maritime affairs and fisheries, transport, regional policy, and structural reforms, as well as with other units of the Secretariat-General.
The unit monitors the work of the European Parliament's committees responsible for economic and monetary affairs, regional development, transport and tourism, agriculture and rural development, and fisheries. It also follows the activities of the Council of the European Union, including the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN), the Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH), relevant meetings of the Transport Council, and meetings of euro area finance ministers.
WE PROPOSE
We propose an interesting and varied position as administrative agent covering a wide range of tasks in support of the Head of Unit and the team. The successful candidate will have frequent contacts with counterparts in the relevant Commissioner Cabinets, other units in the Secretariat-General and other Commission DGs. He/she will be responsible for:
- preparing and implementing the procedures for the adoption of dossiers by the College where the unit is chef de file;
- supporting the work of the unit in upstream and downstream policy coordination, including interservice consultations;
- managing and allocating incoming requests for briefings, answers to parliamentary questions, access to documents and other citizens requests;
- helping to prepare missions as well as internal and external meetings;
- various other administrative and secretarial support tasks to ensure the proper functioning of unit (e.g. document management, monitoring of deadlines, contacts with external stakeholders and members of the public, etc.)
WE LOOK FOR
We look for a responsible, autonomous, dynamic and proactive assistant to work as a part of our team directly attached to the Head of Unit.
Good planning and project management skills, a keen eye for detail and the ability to prioritise and perform multiple tasks are essential.
A positive attitude, good communication, inter-personal and language skills are required (English required, any other working language of the Commission an asset).
Good computer skills and knowledge of the administrative procedures of the Commission, including IT-based tools (e.g. ARES, Sysper2, MIPS, Decide, Basis, Microsoft Teams...) would be required; experience with handling access to document requests (EASE application) and Briefingnet would be an asset.
HOW TO EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST?
You should send your documents in a single pdf in the following order:
- your CV
- completed application form.
Please send these documents by the publication deadline to SG-D3-APPLICATIONS@ec.europa.eu indicating the selection reference SG/COM/2026/1913 in the subject.
No applications will be accepted after the publication deadline.
1. Selection
➤ Am I eligible to apply?
You must meet the following eligibility criteria when you validate your application:
Our rules provide that you can only be recruited as a temporary agent at the European Commission if you:
General criteria:
- Are a citizen of a Member State of the EU and enjoy full rights as a citizen
- Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by applicable laws concerning military service
- Are physically fit to perform the duties linked to the post
- Produce the appropriate character references as to suitability for the performance of the duties.
Qualifications:
FOR AST and AST/SC jobs: In order to be recruited for this position, you must have at least
- a level of post-secondary education attested by a diploma, or
- a level of secondary education attested by a diploma giving access to post-secondary education, and appropriate professional experience of at least three years.
Only qualifications issued or recognised as equivalent by EU Member State authorities (e.g. by the Ministry of Education) will be accepted. Furthermore, before recruitment, you will be required to provide the documents that corroborate the eligibility criteria (diplomas, certificates and other supporting documents).
Languages:
- have a thorough knowledge (minimum level C1) of one of the 24 official languages of the EU²
- AND a satisfactory knowledge (minimum level B2) of a second official language of the EU, to the extent necessary for the performance of the duties.
² The official languages of the European Union are: BG (Bulgarian), CS (Czech), DA (Danish), DE (German), EL (Greek), EN (English), ES (Spanish), ET (Estonian), FI (Finnish), FR (French), GA (Irish), HR (Croatian), HU (Hungarian), IT (Italian), LT (Lithuanian), LV (Latvian), MT (Maltese), NL (Dutch), PL (Polish), PT (Portuguese), RO (Romanian), SK (Slovak), SL (Slovenian), SV (Swedish).
➤ What about the selection steps?
The post was published internally within the Commission, inter-institutionally, and brought to the attention of competition laureates.
In accordance with Article 29 of the Staff Regulations, applications from Commission officials, officials from other Institutions, and laureates of competitions have priority$^{3}$. If these candidates do not best fit the requirements for the position, the Commission can recruit a temporary agent.
For temporary agents under Article 2(a) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, the post is published directly on the EPSO website, without mandatory prior internal publication.
A selection panel will choose a limited number of candidates for interview, based on the CV and application form that they submitted. Due to the large volume of applications, we may receive, only candidates selected for the next step of the selection phase will be notified.
For operational reasons and in order to complete the selection procedure as quickly as possible in the interest of the candidates and of the institution, the selection procedure will be carried out in English/French and possibly in another language.
2. Recruitment
The candidate selected for recruitment will be requested to supply documentary evidence in support of the statements made in their application.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo a mandatory pre-recruitment medical check-up, carried out by the Commission.
➤ Type of contract and working conditions
The place of employment will be Brussels.
In case the successful candidate is not an official or a competition laureate, they will be recruited as a temporary agent under Article 2(b) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, in function groups AST/SC.
➤ Grade
The recruitment grade, as well as the step in that grade, will be determined in accordance with Commission Decision C(2025)4716 on policies for the engagement and use of temporary agents and with Commission Decision C(2013)8970 laying down the criteria applicable to classification in step on engagement.
The recruitment grade will be calculated based on the qualifications and the number of years of professional experience, according to Art. 13 of the Commission Decision C(2025)4716. Higher grades may be granted exceptionally.
The duration of the 1$^{st}$ contract will be up to 4 years. The contract might then be extended only once for a maximum of 2 years and in the interest of service, in accordance with Commission Decision C(2025)4716 on policies for the engagement and use of temporary agents.
All new staff have to successfully complete a 9-month probationary period.
The pay of staff members consists of a basic salary supplemented with specific allowances, including, where applicable, expatriation and family allowances. The provisions guiding the calculation of these allowances can be consulted in the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants. As a member of staff of the European institutions, your pay is subject to a tax raised by those institutions.
The European Commission applies a policy of equal opportunities and non-discrimination in accordance with Article 1d of the Staff Regulations.
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