MAKE A DIFFERENCE - JOIN THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Do you want to help shape the future of the European Union? Make the planet greener,
promote a fairer society, or support businesses and innovation across the EU? Then come and
work for the European Commission where you can really make a difference!

Commission staff are a diverse group of people, who are motivated to help make Europe – and
the world – a better place. They come from the 27 Member States of the European Union.
Different nationalities, languages and cultures make the Commission a vibrant and inclusive
working place.

WE OFFER ATTRACTIVE WORKING CONDITIONS AND MUCH MORE:

• Interesting and challenging positions with plenty of opportunities for training and
acquiring new skills and competencies over your whole career;
• Opportunities to try several areas of work throughout your career;
• Flexible working conditions and the possibility of teleworking – we care about your
work-life balance;
• A competitive financial package, including comprehensive sickness, accident and
pension schemes;
• Multilingual schools for your kids;
• We are also proud to be an equal opportunity employer and promote diversity and
inclusion.

We recruit from a wide range of backgrounds:

We are not only recruiting political scientists and lawyers but also looking for all kinds of
profiles, including natural scientists, linguists and economists, as well as drivers and engineers.

For more information ec.europa.eu/work-with-us.

 STAFF RECRUITED ON CONTRACTS

In addition to permanent officials, the European Commission often recruits non-permanent

staff. There are two categories of non-permanent staff:

• temporary agents are recruited to fill vacant positions for a set amount of time or
to perform highly specialised tasks.
• contract agents may provide additional capacity in specialised fields where an
insufficient number of officials is available or carry out a number of administrative or
manual tasks. They are generally recruited for fixed-term contracts (maximum 6 years in
any EU Institution), but in some cases they can be offered contracts for an indefinite
duration (in offices, agencies, delegations or representations).

For more information on different staff categories.

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 Administrative Assistant
in DG Eurostat of the European Commission

Job title*: Secretary to the Director

Domain**: OPERATIONAL and ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT and RESOURCES
Where: Directorate D - „Government finance statistics (GFS)“, Luxembourg
Function Group: FG II
Contract Type: 3b
Express your interest until: 11.12.2023 - 12.00 (Brussels time)

WE ARE

We are Eurostat Directorate D: “Government finance statistics (GFS)".

Our main tasks are:
• Development of statistical methodology for Excessive Deficit Procedure domain, ensuring
harmonization of application of methodological solutions across the EU Member States;
organization of task forces and working groups on Excessive Deficit Procedure statistics.
• Provision of high-quality Excessive Deficit Procedure statistics, used to monitor, implement, and
develop Community economic policies and in particular the statistical implications of the
Stability and Growth Pact.
• Development and coordination of the GFS methodology; dissemination of high-quality GFS data
through identification of methodological issues in GFS and providing guidance.

WE PROPOSE

Eurostat Directorate D is seeking to hire an administrative assistant.

The job will consist of providing administrative support to the Director and the managerial team in
the coordination of the activities of the service and more specifically with the follow up of internal
procedures, communication actions, information and document management, organisation of
meetings, personnel administration and/or logistic needs. To provide support and backup to the
secretaries in Directorate D during the periods of the EDP notification.

WE LOOK FOR

We are looking for a dynamic and motivated secretary who is a good team player and at the same
time able to take own initiatives and work independently.
The ideal profile for the job entails good organisational skills, ability to set priorities and a high
level of consideration for the needs of colleagues and external users. A good knowledge of the

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standard IT applications (e.g. MS office) and ability to quickly learn on the job is a prerequisite.

HOW TO EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST?

With a view to guaranteeing equal access to all, the Commission recruits from an open database of
spontaneous applications. The present call for interests aims at helping the recruiters to identify
potentially interested candidates within this database.

In practice, to express your interest, please follow the subsequent two steps:

1. If you are not registered yet in the open EPSO database, please do so at the following
address: CAST Permanent. Please select under selection procedures for contract agent the
CAST permanent profile that best suits your education and experience.
2. You should send your documents in a single pdf in the following order:
1. your CV 2. motivation letter 3. duly filled in application form.
Please send these documents by the publication deadline to ESTAT-HR-
[email protected] indicating the call for interest reference
ESTAT/LUX/2023/CA/262923 in the subject.

No applications will be accepted after the publication deadline.

(Reference: Call for interest ESTAT/LUX/2023/CA/262923)

 ANNEX
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 contract 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 position;
• Produce the appropriate character references as to suitability for the performance of the
duties.
• Have passed an EPSO CAST in the relevant Function Group for this position. At the stage of
the application, it is sufficient to be registered in the EPSO CAST data base.
Qualifications:
(a) Have a level of post-secondary education attested by a diploma OR
(b) 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.
Languages:
• have a thorough knowledge (minimum level C1) of one of the 24 official languages of the
EU 1
• AND have a satisfactory knowledge (minimum level B2) 2 of a second official language of
the EU, to the extent necessary for the performance of the duties.

 What about the selection steps?

The selecting unit chooses from the EPSO database 3 candidates with the appropriate profile and
invites them to an interview. For the interview a selection panel is set-up to assess the best

1
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).
2
For details on language levels, please see the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
(https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/resources/european-language-levels-cefr).

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candidates. Due to the large volume of applications that we may receive only candidates selected
for the interview 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 and possibly in a second official language.

3
Therefore, candidates who did not pass already a CAST on the level Function Group [II], should register their
profile at this address.

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2. Recruitment

The candidate selected for recruitment will be requested to provide documentary evidence in
support of the statements made in the database and, where relevant, the call for interest.

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 in Luxembourg.

The successful candidate will be engaged as a contract agent under Article 3(b) of the
Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, in function group FG II. General information on
Contract Agents can be found at this link.

The grade or proposed grade range, as well as the step in that grade, will be defined on the basis
of the candidates’ previous professional experience, in accordance with Commission Decision
C(2017)6760 laying down the criteria applicable to classification in step on engagement.

The duration of the first contract will be of 1 year. Subject to the interest of the service, the
contract can be extended to a maximum duration of 6 years.

The duration of the extension will be defined according to the General Implementation Rules in
force at that moment, in accordance with Commission Decision C(2017)6760 on policies for the
engagement and use of contract 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.

Should you need further information on working conditions, please refer to Working conditions and
benefits of EU Careers.

(Reference: Call for interest ESTAT/LUX/2023/CA/262923)

For information related to Data Protection, please see the Specific Privacy Statement under “7.
Information to data subjects on their rights”, to find your rights and how to exercise them in
addition to the privacy statement, which summarises the processing of your data.

(Reference: Call for interest ESTAT/LUX/2023/CA/262923)