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  • 26 May 2025

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Management positions are usually filled by officials of the European institutions. However, in certain circumstances, some positions can be opened to external applicants.

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Director "Financial Market Operations" (BUDG.F) (Grade AD14) - COM/2026/10478

Director for Energy Community Secretariat - COM/2026/20116

Director "Head of Representation of the European Commission in Paris (France)" (Grade AD 14) DG COMM - COM/2026/10477

Principal Adviser Reconciliation & Normalisation Western Balkans, (Grade AD 14) DG ENEST – COM/2025/10476

Director “Citizens Communication”, (Grade AD 14) DG COMM – COM/2025/10475

Principal Adviser - EU Special Coordinator for the Global Clean Transition, (Grade AD 14) DG ENER – COM/2025/10474

Deputy Director-General responsible for the Coordination of Euratom Policies (Grade AD 15) - European Commission

Director - Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) - COM/2025/20115

Member of the Executive Board - Anti Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) - COM/2025/20113

Principal Adviser "Head of the Task Force on Startups and Scaleups" (Grade AD 14) - RTD – COM/2025/10472

Director “Political Communication” (Grade AD 14) – COMM.A – COM/2025/10471

Chief Technology Officer in DG COMP (grade AD14 – Temporary Agent) - COM-2025-10470

Director “Digital Workplace & Infrastructure” (Grade AD 14) – DIGIT.C – COM/2025/10469

Director “Digital Enablers and Innovation” (Grade AD 14) – DIGIT – COM/2025/10468

Director “Defence Policy” (Grade AD 14) – DEFIS.A – 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

Principal Adviser - Future financing of the European Public Administration in DG BUDG in Brussels (AD14) - COM/2024/10462

Director “Expenditure - Operations and Investigations” in DG OLAF in Brussels (AD14) - COM/2024/10461

Principal Adviser for the relations with stakeholders, civil society, think tanks and outreach DG COMM in Brussels (AD14) - COM/2024/10460

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

Lead Scientific Adviser for Artificial Intelligence (CNECT.ADV03) - (Temporary Agent – grade AD13) - COM/2024/10456

Director for Translation in DGT in Luxembourg (AD14) - COM/2024/10455

Director for Sectoral and Regional Statistics (AD14) – ESTAT.E – COM/2024/10454

Principal Adviser for Relations with internal and external stakeholders in DG IAS in Brussels (AD14) - COM/2024/10453

Principal Adviser for Strategies for the Development of Justice Policies in DG JUST in Brussels (AD14) - COM/2024/10452

Director-General of OLAF in Brussels (Temporary Agent grade AD15) - COM/2024/10450

Principal Adviser - Member of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board in Brussels (Temporary Agent grade AD14) – COM/2024/10451

Executive Director - European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA)- COM/2024/20111

Executive Director - European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) - COM/2024/20110

5 positions of Member of the Executive Board - Executive Director - Anti Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) - COM/2024/20109

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

Two functions of Member of the Board and Director of Resolution Planning and Decisions (SRB) - COM/2024/20105

Vice-Chair and Director operating the SRB corporate services and overseeing the Single Resolution Fund (SRB) - COM/2024/20104

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

Director “Multilateral Affairs, Strategy, Analysis, Evaluation” in Brussels (AD14) – TRADE.A – COM/2024/10447

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 Digital Excellence and Science Infrastructure (DG CNECT.C) – (Grade AD 14)– COM/2023/10440

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

Directorate-General for Interpretation Publication of a vacancy for the function of Deputy Director-General (Grade AD 15) COM/2023-10435

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: Chief Competition Economist in DG COMP (grade AD14 – Temporary Agent) – COM/2023/10427

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: Director “International Ocean Governance and Sustainable fisheries” (grade AD14) – MARE.B – COM/2023/10423

Selection of temporary staff for DG HR, Head of Unit for Protection and Operations - COM/TA/HR/HoU/23/AD13/BRUSSELS

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

Director for Standards, Dissemination, Cooperation in the European Statistical System (ESTAT.B) - COM/2022/10420

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 manager job profile

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. 

Documents for senior management selection procedures


Middle manager job profile

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.

Documents for middle management selection procedures