Statistical Officer

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, backgrounds, languages and cultures make the Commission a vibrant and inclusive
place to work.

WE OFFER GREAT JOBS AND GREAT WORKING CONDITIONS:

•

Interesting and challenging positions with plenty of opportunities for training and acquiring
new skills and competencies throughout your whole career

• Opportunities to move between different policy areas throughout your career
• A package of flexible working conditions including the possibility of teleworking – we care

about your work-life balance

• A competitive financial package, including comprehensive healthcare, accident and pension

schemes

• A multilingual, multicultural workplace where personal and career development are strongly

promoted

• Multilingual schools for your children

We recruit from a wide range of backgrounds and actively promote diversity and inclusion:

We do not only recruit political scientists and lawyers but are also looking for all kinds of profiles,
including scientists, linguists, IT experts, data analysts and economists, as well as drivers and
engineers.

We are committed to equal opportunities and to fostering a rich, diverse and inclusive working
environment. We aim for our workforce to be representative of European society and strongly
welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We actively seek to create a workplace where
each staff member feels valued and respected, can give their best and can develop to their full
potential.

To promote diversity and establish a geographically balanced pool of candidates, we strongly
encourage applicants from Member States which are currently underrepresented in the European
Commission workforce to apply. These Member States are currently Austria, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, the Netherlands, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland,

Slovakia and Sweden1. Recruitment will however remain strictly based on the merits of all applicants
and no positions will be reserved for nationals of any specific Member State.

STAFF RECRUITED ON CONTRACTS

In addition to permanent officials, the European Commission offers non-permanent positions.
There are two categories of non-permanent staff:

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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

1 Please note that the list of underrepresented Member States may be subject to future amendment based on potential data
changes over time.

(Reference: Call for interest EC/2026/INTPA/513022)

Statistical Officer

in DG INTPA of the European Commission

Job title: Statistical Officer
Domain: External Relations
Where: Unit INTPA.R2 – Planning, Budget, Reporting – Brussels
Function Group: FG IV
Contract Type: 3b
Express your interest until: 08.06.2026 – 12.00 (noon, Brussels time)

WE ARE

The mission of the Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) is to contribute to
sustainable development, poverty eradication, peace and the protection of human rights, through
international partnerships that defend and promote European values and interests.

INTPA.R2 is coordinating the implementation of the Corporate Management/Strategic, Planning and
Program-ming cycle, as well as the associated reporting; preparing the adoption of the General Budget
and supervising its implementation, together with the European Development Fund and the EU Trust
Funds; programming and following up on the use of administrative expenditures; supporting the use of
accrual accounting, establishing the annual accounts, defining and implementing a quality plan for
budgetary and accounting data, ensuring financial and statistical reporting; managing the Global
Gateway reporting; developing, managing and promoting reporting tools that guarantee the single
source of truth of financial data and that support official reporting requirements. The recruiting sector
is in charge of the institutional reporting.

WE PROPOSE

We offer a role of statistical officer and the opportunity to be part of a friendly unit where you will
have interesting and varied work.

In this position, under the supervision of a head of sector and in coordination with other staff member,
you will manage the entire reporting cycle of the sector; improve the automation and the quality of
reporting systems; participate in meetings with developers and monitoring IT projects; contribute to the
maintenance and the improvement of the tools used to present data (dashboards) and participate to
the testing of new versions; prepare and participate to multilateral meetings as well as take notes,
draft and finalise reports in the framework of these meetings.

WE LOOK FOR

We are looking for a dynamic and well organised colleague who can work independently and
proactively to deadlines while also working collegially with others in the unit and other services.

(Reference: Call for interest EC/2026/INTPA/513022)

The successful candidate will have:
– a proven professional experience of at least two years in statistical management
– a good knowledge of the budgetary rules and procedures
– strong conceptual and analytical skills
– a good knowledge of French and English
– good drafting skills in English
– good communication skills, both verbal and written
– the ability to work under pressure and managing several files in parallel while maintaining quality.

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:

2. completed application form.

1. your CV
Please send these documents by the publication deadline to [email protected] indicating
the call for interest reference DG INTPA/2026/513022 in the subject.

No applications will be accepted after the publication deadline.

(Reference: Call for interest EC/2026/INTPA/513022)

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.

Qualifications:

(a) Have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least three

years attested by a diploma.

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 EU2
• AND have a satisfactory knowledge (minimum level B2)3 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 database4 candidates with the appropriate profile and
invites them to an interview. For the interview a selection panel is set-up to assess the best
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 French
and possibly in a second official language.

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).
3 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).
4 Therefore, candidates who did not pass already a CAST on the level Function Group IV, should register their
profile at this address: https://eu-careers.europa.eu/en/Cast-Permanent

(Reference: Call for interest EC/2026/INTPA/513022)

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 Brussels.

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 IV. 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 1 year. Subject to the interest of the service, the contract
may be renewed one or more times up to a maximum duration of 6 years.

The duration of the renewal(s) will be defined according to the General Implementing Rules in force at
that moment (currently, Commission Decision C(2017)6760 on policies for the engagement and use of
contract agents).

Contract agents recruited in Function Group IV 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.

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 EC/2026/INTPA/513022)