European Neighbourhood Policy And Enlargement Negotiations

Career opportunities

Career opportunities

Career opportunities

Job opportunities at the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR)

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is the single point of contact for all EU citizens who wish to work for the European Institutions.

Contract agents

There are two types of contract agents:

  • contract agents on a contract of limited duration (up to a maximum of six years) work at Commission headquarters;
  • contract agents on longer-term contracts can work in satellite offices, agencies and eventually in EU delegations .

To work in Commission (Headquarters and Delegations) candidates need to have successfully passed a full CAST competition.

Trainees

The European Commission has an official traineeship scheme mainly aimed at young university graduates. For further information, please consult the traineeship web pages.

Seconded national experts (SNE)

SNEs are typically seconded from the civil services of EU Member States. They are usually recruited via their Permanent Representations to the EU.

Please read carefully the eligibility criteria .

Temporary agents

In exceptional circumstances, NEAR may consider engaging temporary agents.

Contract Agent Vacancies - Delegations

ENTITYNEAR.D3.Del.Kosovo
Pristina, Kosovo
FUNCTION / GRADEFG IV
(+20% living-conditions allowance)
TITLEPolicy Officer
VACANCY NOTICE /
JOB DESCRIPTION		220897
CONTACT

Applications (CV & motivation letter) to be sent to:
Delegation-kosovo-admin
with copy to Ms Hillen.FRANCKE 

Please indicate your CAST candidate number in your application and mention the post number in subject line.

Security Clearance is compulsory for all EU Staff in delegations and has to be requested by selected candidate before departure.

DEADLINE7 August 2020

Contract Agent Vacancies - Headquarters

ENTITYNEAR.R4
FUNCTION / GRADEFG II
TITLESecretary to the Head of Unit
VACANCY NOTICE /
JOB DESCRIPTION		247343
CONTACT

Mr Eric Gidrol

Applications (CV & motivation letter) to be sent to:
NEAR-R4 
with copy to Mr Eric Gidrol

Please indicate your CAST candidate number in your application and mention the post number in subject line.

Please note that this post is financed under the EU Trust Fund for Africa and limited in time. The end date of the post is expected to be 31 December 2024 (initial contract and one possible renewal where appropriate), subject to budget availability.

DEADLINE31 August 2020
ENTITYNEAR.A2
 Inter-institutional Relations and Communication
FUNCTION / GRADEFG II
TITLEAdministrative support Agent
VACANCY NOTICE /
JOB DESCRIPTION		224543
CONTACT

 Ms Cindy Van Den Boogert
Applications (CV & motivation letter) to be sent to:
NEAR-A2

Please indicate your CAST candidate number in your application and mention the post number in subject line.

Overall purpose: Under the supervision of an Official, to assist in the management of the administrative and legislative coordination workflow linked to DG NEAR's planning and decision-making process.

DEADLINE02 September 2020
ENTITYNEAR.DGA1
Deputy Director-General in charge of Eastern Neighbourhood, Economic Transformation and Relations with IFIs
FUNCTION / GRADEFG II
TITLESecretary to the Deputy Director-General
VACANCY NOTICE /
JOB DESCRIPTION		346474
CONTACT

 Ms Roberta GIAIMO
Applications (CV & motivation letter) to be sent to:
NEAR-DDG-1

Please indicate your CAST candidate number in your application and mention the post number in subject line.

DEADLINE04 September 2020

Eligibility criteria to work in Commission headquarters

Contract agents

To work in Commission headquarters one needs to have:

 Please take note that:

  • This list will be updated regularly.
  • Interested candidates may contact the mentioned contact points in the relevant vacancy notice to obtain more information. Possible applications and CVs should be sent to the mentioned contact points.
  • Candidates should be aware that they are only eligible for posts which have the same function group level as the function group level of the EPSO test they succeeded or the function group for which they have registered within the Commission call for expression of interest for contract staff in generalist profiles. Posts in headquarters are covered by 3b contracts. This means that contract agents working in delegations and covered by 3a contracts who apply for posts in headquarters will have to resign their 3a contracts and conclude new 3b contracts for maximum 6 years. First contract will be concluded for 1 year. Extension of 2 years will follow provided positive probation period report. Any subsequent extensions will be of 1 year up to a maximum of 6 year contract in total.
  • The selection procedure is organised by NEAR headquarters.

Eligibility criteria to work in EU Delegation

Contract agents

To work in EU delegations, only candidates who successfully passed full CAST competition are eligible.

Who may apply?

  • Contract agents who have served in the same job in the same delegation for at least 3 years or more.
  • Contract agents whose name already appears on the list of contract agents on mobility.
  • Contract agents whose request for early mobility on personal grounds outside the annual mobility exercise was accepted by Headquarters.
  • Contract agents posted to a delegation where only key staff are authorised (countries designated as ʻnon-family postingsʼ as defined in EEAS Decision DEC(2014)010 of 3 April 2014) for 2 years or more.
  • Only candidates who passed full CAST competition are eligible to work in EU delegations. See also box below.

Message to candidates who passed an EPSO test which is still valid: please bear in mind that for EPSO CAST 27, EPSO CAST 2008 and EPSO CAST 2010, only DB3 candidates who also passed the test held in July 2011 are eligible. Candidates who passed CAST Croatia cannot apply for vacant contract agent posts in EU delegation as this CAST competition was not organised in full (DB2 only).

Please take note that:

  • The below list will be updated regularly.
  • Interested candidates may contact the mentioned contact points in the EU delegations to obtain more information. Possible applications and CVs should be sent to the delegation concerned. Please use the mentioned contact point. Services in NEAR headquarters should not be contacted.
  • Please be aware that certain vacant posts are filled, by transfer, with contract agents who are already jobholders in a delegation.
  • Candidates should be aware that they are only eligible for posts which have the same function group level as the function group level of the EPSO test they succeeded.
  • The selection procedure is organised by each delegation concerned and not by NEAR headquarters.