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.
There are currently no open vacancies. Revisit this page another time to discover the latest opportunities.
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.