VACANCY NOTICE - CONTRACT AGENT

| Job title | Administrative Agent

  • to the Head of Unit and Financial teams | | Reference | EC-2026-EMPL- 500131 | | Application deadline | 20.10.2026 - 12.00 (noon, Brussels time) | | Directorate-General (full name) | DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion | | Unit | EMPL.G.4 : « Financial Implementation and Procurement Centre » | | Place of assignment | Brussels | | Domain* | EMPLOYMENT-BUDGET, FINANCE, CONTRACTS and ACCOUNTING | | Contract type and

Function Group | Contract Agent 3b

FG II |

*please use one of the standardised domains that can be found here

| About us |
| The mission of Directorate EMPL.G is to coordinate the use of the Funds managed by the DG as effective instruments to deliver a critical mass of investment to support the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, especially with a view to a green, digital, resilient and inclusive recovery from the socio-economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

To this end, the Directorate coordinates the implementation of the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) for the 2021-27 programming period, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for displaced workers (EGF) as well as the Social Climate Fund (SCF) and supports the use of financial instruments in the areas covered by DG EMPL.

The Directorate also promotes the social economy to foster the EU's job creation, social inclusion and sustainable development goals through the development of both policy and funding support. It coordinates and supports the evaluation and impact assessment activities of the DG with a view to implementing the Commission's Better Regulation Guidelines in the DG. The Directorate also ensures a consistent implementation of financial procedures, in line with Commission rules.

The mission of Unit EMPL.G.4 “Financial Implementation and Procurement Centre” is to contribute to the sound and efficient management of the financial resources of DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion in direct and indirect management. The unit is composed of 47 staff members in charge of financial activities, from the approved Financing Decision to the final payment, for both, procurement, grants shared and indirect management. |

| About the role |
| # We propose a dynamic position of Administrative Agent to the Head of Unit and financial teams in a team dealing with several Funding programmes under the responsibility of DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion.

The colleague will assist the Head of Unit and teams in the unit in planning, follow-up and timely execution of different activities as well as setting-up appropriate workflows and relevant monitoring. Assist the Head of Unit in staff-related, administrative and organisation or logistics tasks. Ensure administrative support to the different terms of the unit in the follow up of financial procedures.

The colleague will also be integral part of the financial teams contributing to the verification that invoices and payments are financially and procedurally correct, are in conformity with the contract and the regulations, including documentation, data and figures. The colleague will also ensure coherence of financial data between different databases.

The post also will be contributing to assist the teams on the respect of financial, budgetary and contractual rules, procedures and deadlines (including call for tenders and programme/projects). |

| Qualifications, experience and skills |
| We are looking for a colleague with at least one year experience in administrative support, ideally in the financial domain, demonstrating

  • a good knowledge of administrative procedures and workflows;

a pro-active attitude towards problem resolution; excellent networking and client-orientation skills;

eye for detail and analytical capacities;

a strong sense of responsibility and the capacity to work autonomously, whilst at the same time being a good team player;

very good knowledge of English, written and spoken; knowledge of French will be an asset.

Knowledge about financial rules and procedures will be an asset as well as

experience with the use of IT tools for grants management in the Commission. |

| How to express your interest?

You should send your documents in a single pdf in the following order:

  1. Your CV 2. Completed application form

Please send these documents by the publication deadline to EMPL-G4-APPLICATION@ec.europa.eu indicating the selection reference EC-2026-EMPL-500131 |
| Eligibility |
| For eligibility, please consult this page with all the information needed. |

At Impactpool we do our best to provide you the most accurate info, but closing dates may be wrong on our site. Please check on the recruiting organization's page for the exact info. Candidates are responsible for complying with deadlines and are encouraged to submit applications well ahead.
Before applying, please make sure that you have read the requirements for the position and that you qualify. Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.