JOB DESCRIPTION

Policy Officer in Green Transitions

in DG RTD – European Commission

Job title: Policy Officer
Domain: Science and Research
Where: Unit B.1 Green Transitions – Biobased team, Brussels
Function Group: FG IV
Contract Type: 3b
Express your interest until: 12.12.2025 – 12.00 (noon, Brussels time)

WE ARE

The mission of the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) is to develop
and implement European Research and Innovation (R&I) policy. The DG supports R&I through
European Framework Programmes, coordinates and supports national and regional R&I
programmes, contributes to the creation of the European Research Area, and supports the
cooperation of European organisations and researchers in Europe and in an international context.

Unit RTD B.1 sits within the ‘Healthy Planet’ Directorate of RTD which aims to support and
accelerate the needed innovations and transitions of the European Union and its economy with the
long-term objective of creating well-balanced prosperity, respecting planetary boundaries and
ensuring a healthy planet Earth. This includes the generation of new scientific and technological
knowledge and the development and upscaling of innovative technological and systemic solutions.
The activities of the Directorate encompass circular economy and bio-based systems; bioeconomy
and food systems; climate, biodiversity, environment and Earth observation; and healthy oceans,
seas and inland waters.

Unit RTD B.1 ‘Green Transitions’ has specific responsibility for supporting R&I in the areas of
circular economy and bio-based systems. This includes initiatives such as the Circular Bio-based
Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) and the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF). The Unit
works closely with other Commission services on key policy initiatives such as the update of the EU
Bioeconomy Strategy and the upcoming Circular Economy Act.

The Unit ensures the strategic planning, programming, coordination and communication of the
activities of all RTD B units including for the intervention areas of Cluster 6 of Horizon Europe, such
as biodiversity and natural resources; agriculture, forestry and rural areas; seas, oceans and inland
waters; bioeconomy and food systems. The Unit also supports the cooperation within Directorate B
on the key task of ‘feedback to policy’ with Executive Agencies (European Research Executive
Agency (REA), European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), etc.) as
well as with alignment among Missions, Partnerships, B.1’s own Circular Cities and Regions
Initiative, and International cooperation.

The Unit builds bridges across DG RTD, interacting closely with other policy DGs and relevant
Executive Agencies; ensures an open and constant dialogue with the Member States, the research
community, industrial stakeholders and relevant international partners for maximising synergies

and impact of EU R&I. Key activities include transition analysis, strategic intelligence for
policymaking, strategic planning and programming, programme monitoring and evaluation,
communication, dissemination and exploitation of results, international cooperation.

WE PROPOSE

We propose a position of policy officer in the unit’s bio-based economy team with a focus on
supporting RTD’s management of the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU). This
partnership helps mobilise the bio-based industry as well as other relevant partners such as biomass
producers, regional authorities and investors in order to accelerate the deployment of bio-based
innovation in the EU.

The job includes a diverse range of tasks ranging from inputs to the scoping of the annual work
programme, liaising with the CBE JU Programme Office, technical advice related to the scoping of
project calls, and the identification of scientific priorities for the future work. The job holder will report
to the Team Leader of the unit’s Biobased Team and will be expected to support the Head of Unit as
well as the Director of the Healthy Planet Directorate who acts as the Joint-Chair of the JU’s
Governing Board. The job involves frequent interaction with external interlocutors (industry, public
authorities, research organisations, investors), participation in public events and missions.

The position will also include support, as needed, to the general activities of the Unit, such as
preparations towards the next Horizon Europe Framework Programme and to the other Unit teams
namely the Circular Economy, Programming, and Policy and Communications teams.

WE LOOK FOR

We look for a highly motivated, dynamic and friendly colleague with a service-orientated approach.
The post requires the ability to provide quick input, strategic intelligence and scientific analysis, and
to prepare targeted policy briefings for the hierarchy, as well as contribute to swift and sound
responses to stakeholder concerns or political issues.

Excellent oral and written skills in English, allowing for effective communication with all
counterparts and partners, as well as the capacity to establish solid collaborative working relations
are essential. The successful candidate will also be well organised and capable of working
independently, and also be keen and ready to co-create and share with other members of the team.

In addition to a minimum of 5 years work experience, including bioeconomy-related experience, a
background, or qualifications, in at least two or a mix of the following fields would be a very strong
asset: bio-sciences, bio-technology and engineering, bioeconomy, food technologies and innovation
ecosystems, life science, and environmental and agricultural sciences. Experience in EU policy
processes and the Commission’s internal procedures would be beneficial.

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:

send

1. your CV 2. completed application form.
Please
to RTD-B1-CA-
[email protected] indicating the call for interest reference EC/2025/RTD/366311
in the subject.

the publication deadline

these documents by

No applications will be accepted after the publication deadline.