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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.

(Reference: Call for interest EC-2024-CNECT-325558)

 Economic Analysis assistant
in DG CONNECT of the European Commission
Job title*: Economic Analysis assistant
Domain**: Information and Communication Technologies
Where: Unit CNECT.B.2. – Digital Decade Coordination, Brussels
Function Group: FG III
Contract Type: 3b
Express your interest until: 24.06.2024- 12.00 (Noon, Brussels time)

WE ARE

DG CONNECT supports the digital transformation of our economy and society and conceives and
implements the policies required to foster the internal market, to make Europe fit for the digital age
and to gain technological autonomy.

Our unit B.2 ‘Digital Decade Coordination’ plays a central coordination role in ensuring that the 2030
vision on digital transformation as outlined in the Digital Decade Policy Programme becomes a
reality. Our unit will monitor all aspects of digital policy, working closely with the Member States and
stakeholders to implement the Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030 to reach the political
objectives (competitiveness, resilience, sovereignty, building a human centred digital environment)
as well as quantitative targets set for the European Union in the area of connectivity, digital skills,
digital business and digital public services. We have also set up the governance structure for the
Programme, including the Digital Decade Board (expert group) and the Digital Decade Committee
(comitology committee).

WE PROPOSE

An exciting position for a policy assistant contributing to the future development of the Digital
Economy and Society Index and/or to the Digital Decade policy coordination work, as well as the
related monitoring of the Key Performance Indicators for the 2030 Digital Decade targets. The future
colleague will carry out economic and statistical analyses related to the ongoing digital
transformation of the European economy, underpinning the policies and programmes under
CONNECT’s responsibility. The successful candidate will contribute to the State of the Digital Decade
Report (thematic and country chapters) and the related country analysis, identifying and collecting
data, designing/updating indicators, contribute to process automation or otherwise
facilitation/transformation of data for policy work, and sourcing data and analyses through external
studies. The position entails frequent contacts with other CONNECT Units, with senior management,
other DGs and external stakeholders, including Member States authorities and international
organisations.

(Reference: Call for interest EC-2024-CNECT-325558)

WE LOOK FOR

1. Required
We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic, resilient and constructive team player with at least 3
years of working experience. The candidate is expected to show a strong sense of team work,
initiative and responsibility, organisational talent and excellent analytical, interpersonal,
cooperation, communication and presentation skills. He/she is expected to demonstrate strategic
thinking, ability to bridge data and policy work, an understanding of digital technologies as well as
intellectual curiosity and creativity and capability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

2. Desired
Relevant background ideally as data analyst/statistician/econometrician/economist/business analyst
and experience in policy work and/or country analysis.

3. Languages
The post requires a very good command of English, both orally and in writing. Knowledge of French
(or any other languages) is an asset.

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
Eric.Peters@ec.europa.eu and Anne.Jarvi-Koukonen@ec.europa.eu
indicating the call for interest reference EC-2024-CNECT-325558 in the
subject.
No applications will be accepted after the publication deadline.

(Reference: Call for interest EC-2024-CNECT-325558)

 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:
 Have 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.

Languages:
 have a thorough knowledge (minimum level C1) of one of the 24 official
languages of the EU1
 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.
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).

(Reference: Call for interest EC-2024-CNECT-325558)

  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 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 III,
should register their profile at this address.

(Reference: Call for interest EC-2024-CNECT-325558)

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 III. 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 EC-2024-CNECT-325558)

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-2024-CNECT-325558)