Open vacancies
Management positions are usually filled by officials of the European institutions. However, in certain circumstances, some positions can be opened to external applicants.
Function Group : AD 14
Location: Luxembourg
Department : Directorate-General Digital Services (DG DIGIT.C)
Publication: From 15/04/2025 to 20/05/2025 until 12.00 hours Brussels time
Reference: COM/2025/10469
Function Group : AD 14
Location: Luxembourg
Department : Directorate-General Digital Services (DG DIGIT.B)
Publication: From 15/04/2025 to 20/05/2025 until 12.00 hours Brussels time
Reference: COM/2025/10468
Function Group : AD 14
Location: Brussels
Department: DG DEFIS.A
Publication: From 08/04/2025 to 13/05/2025 until 12.00 hours Brussels time
Reference: COM/2025/10467
Deputy Director General (AD15) – DG AGRI – COM/2025/10465
Head of Representation in Bratislava, Slovakia - (Temporary Agent – grade AD13) - COM/2025/10464
Deputy Director General (AD15) – ESTAT – COM/2025/10463 - Luxembourg
Director DGT.R “Resources” in Luxembourg (AD14) - COM/2024/10459
Deputy Director-General (AD15) in DGT - Brussels - COM/2024/10458
Executive Director - Anti Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) - COM/2024/20112
Head of Representation in Nicosia, Cyprus -(Temporary Agent – grade AD13) - COM/2024/10457
Director for Translation in DGT in Luxembourg (AD14) - COM/2024/10455
Director for Sectoral and Regional Statistics (AD14) – ESTAT.E – COM/2024/10454
Director-General of OLAF in Brussels (Temporary Agent grade AD15) - COM/2024/10450
Executive Director - European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) - COM/2024/20110
Executive Director - European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) - COM/2024/20108
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) - COM/2024/20107
Chair - Anti Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) - COM/2024/20106
Executive Director - European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) - COM/2024/20103
Director-General DG HOME in Brussels (AD15)–– COM/2024/10449
Director for Sustainability in Brussels (AD14)– AGRI.B – COM/2024/10448
Deputy Chief Executive of the European Investment Fund (EIF) - Luxembourg - COM/2024/20098
Chief Technology Officer in DG COMP (grade AD14 – Temporary Agent) – COM/2024/10446
Chief Competition Economist in DG COMP (grade AD14 – Temporary Agent) – COM/2024/10445
Head of Representation in Warsaw, Poland – (Grade AD 14)– COM/2024/10444
Director for Business and trade statistics in Luxembourg (AD14)– ESTAT.G – COM/2024/10443
Director for Government Finance Statistics (AD14) - ESTAT - (Luxembourg) - COM/2023/10442
Director for Macro-economic statistics (AD14) ESTAT-C - COM/2023/10441
Director of CERT-EU (DG DIGIT) – (Grade AD 14)– COM/2023/10439
Hors Classe Adviser “EU SME Envoy” – (Temporary Agent - grade AD 15) – COM/2023/20097
Principal Adviser for Emerging Donors (DG INTPA) – (Grade AD 14)– COM/2023/10438
Principal Adviser “G7 and G20 Sustainable Development Agendas” (AD14) - COM-2023-10437
Principal Adviser for HR Strategic Foresight and Innovation – (Grade AD 14) – COM/2023/10436
Deputy Director-General CLIMA– (Grade AD 15)– COM/2023/10434
Head of Representation in Bulgaria, Sofia – (Grade AD 14) – COM/2023/10433
Director for Government Finance Statistics in Luxembourg (AD14)– ESTAT.D – COM/2023/10432
Head of Unit “Investigations & Analysis” (HR.DS.2) - (Temporary Agent – grade AD13) - COM/2023/10431
Head of Representation in Zagreb, Croatia (Temporary Agent – grade AD13) - COM/2023/10430
Director for Planning, Finance and Digital Solutions (grade AD14) – GROW.B – COM/2023/10429
Vacancy notice: Deputy Director-General DG DEFIS (grade AD15)– COM/2023/10428
Vacancy notice: Director for Expenditure (grade AD14) – BUDG.A – COM/2023/10426
Vacancy notice: Director “Digital Transformation” – DIGIT.A – COM/2023/10425
Vacancy notice : Chief Technology Officer in DG COMP – COM/2023/10424
Vacancy notice Deputy Director-General for Informatics (grade AD15) – DIGIT - COM/2022/10422
Director for General Affairs (grade AD14) - ECHO.E - COM/2022/10421
Selection of temporary staff for DG BUDG, Adviser - COM/TA/ADV/DG BUDG/22/AD13/LUX
3 Directors Resources in DG INTPA/SANTE/TRADE - COM/2022/10419
Member of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board (Principal Adviser) - COM/2022/10418
Selection of temporary staff for DG COMM.B.ADV01, Adviser - COM/TA/COMM/ADV/2022/AD13/BRUSSELS
Director General for HERA - COM/2022/10417
Director for HR for Specific Sites & Services (HR.E) - COM/2022/10416
Director for Workplace & Wellbeing (HR.D) - COM/2022/10415
Director for Production of Publications (OP.B) – COM/2022/10414
Director of the Office for Infrastructure and Logistics (OIL) – COM/2022/10413
Director for Disaster Preparedness and Prevention (ECHO.B) – COM/2022/10412
Senior managers include:
- Directors-General
- Deputy Directors-General
- Directors
- Principal Advisers
Directors-General are the top-level EU civil servants. They report directly to the Commissioner responsible for the policy area covered by their Directorate-General (DG).
Directors report to Directors-General and are accountable for the management of financial and human resources within their Directorates.
Key qualifications
Senior managers are selected based on a variety of high-level qualifications. They must have management experience and be able to demonstrate leadership skills. They are also required to demonstrate high standards of efficiency, ability and integrity. Directors-General are appointed to grade AD 15 or AD 16, while Directors are appointed to grade AD 14 or AD 15.
Middle managers include:
- Heads of Unit
- Heads of Department
- Heads of Task Force
Key qualifications
Middle managers must possess the necessary skills to motivate and manage teams, expertise in specific policies or activities, and - where appropriate - relevant professional and management experience. Heads of Unit can be appointed to grades AD 9 to AD 14.