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Do you want to help shape the future of the European Union? Make the planet greener, promote a fairer society, or support businesses and innovation across the EU? Then come and work for the European Commission where you can really make a difference!

Commission staff are a diverse group of people, who are motivated to help make Europe – and the world – a better place. They come from the 27 Member States of the European Union. Different nationalities, backgrounds, languages and cultures make the Commission a vibrant and inclusive place to work.

WE OFFER GREAT JOBS AND GREAT WORKING CONDITIONS:

Interesting and challenging positions with plenty of opportunities for training and acquiring new skills and competencies throughout your whole career

Opportunities to move between different policy areas throughout your career

A package of flexible working conditions including the possibility of teleworking – we care about your work-life balance

A competitive financial package, including comprehensive healthcare, accident and pension schemes

A multilingual, multicultural workplace where personal and career development are strongly promoted

Multilingual schools for your children

We recruit from a wide range of backgrounds and actively promote diversity and inclusion:

We do not only recruit political scientists and lawyers but are also looking for all kinds of profiles, including scientists, linguists, IT experts, data analysts and economists, as well as drivers and engineers.

We are committed to equal opportunities and to fostering a rich, diverse and inclusive working environment. We aim for our workforce to be representative of European society and strongly welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We actively seek to create a workplace where each staff member feels valued and respected, can give their best and can develop to their full potential.

To promote diversity and establish a geographically balanced pool of candidates, we strongly encourage applicants from Member States which are currently underrepresented in the European Commission workforce to apply. These Member States are currently Austria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Netherlands, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Sweden. Recruitment will however remain strictly based on the merits of all applicants and no positions will be reserved for nationals of any specific Member State.

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Policy Officer
Member of PRB Secretariat
Single European Sky performance and charging

in DG MOVE of the European Commission

Job title: Policy Officer – Single European Sky performance and charging

Domain: European Public Administration

Where: Unit MOVE.DDG2.E3 – (Single European Sky), Brussels

Function Group: FG IV

Contract Type: 3b

Express your interest until: 07.01.2026 – 12.00 (noon, Brussels time)

WE ARE

The European Commission has established the Secretariat for the Performance Review Board of the Single European Sky. The Secretariat plays a key role to support the Board with its tasks in relation to the functioning of the performance and charging schemes of the Single European Sky, the economic regulation of air navigation services and network functions in the EU. The advice provided by the Board is used by the Commission in its role of regulator for air navigation services.

The Single European Sky legal framework aims to improve the overall efficiency of the way in which European airspace and the provision of air navigation services is regulated, organised and managed in Europe. This is done to stimulate the capacity, cost-efficiency, environment (and as of 2030 also climate) performance of monopoly air navigation service providers.

The Secretariat for the Performance Review Board has important tasks to provide economic, legal, and technical analyses for target setting and performance monitoring of air navigation services both at Union and national levels, for benchmarking as well as for the determination of charges which are paid by airlines and ultimately their customers. Work includes data collection and data analysis as well as data dissemination. The Secretariat provides administrative support to the Performance Review Board as well as to the National Supervisory Authorities Cooperation Board.

WE PROPOSE

Unit MOVE.DDG2.E.3 of DG MOVE is seeking to hire 5 Policy Officers/ Contract Agents in FGIV to join a growing team working in the Secretariat for the Performance Review Board of the Single European Sky in the below areas:

a) economic regulation of network industries, charging principles, accounting rules, incentive mechanisms, financial modelling;

b) environment, including flight efficiency and noise, aviation emissions;

c) air traffic management operations, air traffic flow management, operational modelling, civil-military cooperation in air traffic management, communication, navigation and surveillance services, safety;

d) technology (in particular SESAR) related to investments and operations;

e) data analysis and IT.

WE LOOK FOR

We are looking for aviation/air navigation experts, data analysts, and economic/legal experts for the Secretariat for the Performance Review Board of the Single European Sky.

To strengthen the existing team, we are particularly interested in:

a) Candidates with a minimum of three years’ work experience in air traffic control, air traffic management operations, air traffic flow management, network management and/or operational modelling including data analysis.

b) Candidates with thorough knowledge about aviation’s environmental impact (flight efficiency, noise levels, and emissions), and with a minimum of three years’ work experience in the aviation/air traffic management sectors including data analysis, or equivalent sectors.

c) Candidates with a minimum three years’ work experience with the SES performance and charging schemes either at national or EU level, or with economic experience in other network industry.

The candidates should have good problem-solving skills, ability to communicate technical matters, openness to learn new topics and be a team player

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:

If you are not registered yet in the open EPSO database, please do so at the following address: . Please select under selection procedures for contract agent the CAST permanent profile that best suits your education and experience.

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 [email protected] indicating the call for interest reference EC/2025/MOVE/504781-85 in the subject.

No applications will be accepted after the publication deadline.

ANNEX

Selection

Am I eligible to apply?

You must meet the following eligibility criteria when you validate your application:

Our rules provide that you can only be recruited as a contract agent at the European Commission if you:

General criteria:

Are a citizen of a Member State of the EU and enjoy full rights as a citizen;

Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by applicable laws concerning military service;

Are physically fit to perform the duties linked to the position;

Produce the appropriate character references as to suitability for the performance of the duties.

Have passed an EPSO CAST in the relevant Function Group for this position. At the stage of the application, it is sufficient to be registered in the data base.

Qualifications:

Have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma.

Only qualifications issued or recognised as equivalent by EU Member State authorities (e.g. by the Ministry of Education) will be accepted.

Languages:

have a thorough knowledge (minimum level C1) of one of the 24 official languages of the EU

AND have a satisfactory knowledge (minimum level B2) of a second official language of the EU, to the extent necessary for the performance of the duties.

What about the selection steps?

The selecting unit chooses from candidates with the appropriate profile and invites them to an interview. For the interview a selection panel is set-up to assess the best candidates. Due to the large volume of applications that we may receive only candidates selected for the interview will be notified.

For operational reasons and in order to complete the selection procedure as quickly as possible in the interest of the candidates and of the institution, the selection procedure will be carried out in English and possibly in a second official language.

Recruitment

The candidate selected for recruitment will be requested to provide documentary evidence in support of the statements made in the database and, where relevant, the call for interest.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a mandatory pre-recruitment medical check-up carried out by the Commission.

Type of contract and working conditions

The place of employment will be in Brussels.

The successful candidate will be engaged as a contract agent under Article 3(b) of the , in function group FG IV. General information on Contract Agents can be found at this .

The grade or proposed grade range, as well as the step in that grade, will be defined on the basis of the candidates’ previous professional experience, in accordance with laying down the criteria applicable to classification in step on engagement.

The duration of the first contract will be 1 years. Subject to the interest of the service, the contract may be renewed one or more times up to a maximum duration of 6 years.

The duration of the renewal(s) will be defined according to the General Implementing Rules in force at that moment (currently, on policies for the engagement and use of contract agents).

Contract agents recruited in Function Group IV have to successfully complete a 9-month probationary period.

The pay of staff members consists of a basic salary supplemented with specific allowances, including, where applicable, expatriation and family allowances. The provisions guiding the calculation of these allowances can be consulted in the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants. As a member of staff of the European institutions, your pay is subject to a tax raised by those institutions.

For information related to Data Protection, please see the Specific under “7. Information to data subjects on their rights”, to find your rights and how to exercise them in addition to the privacy statement, which summarises the processing of your data.

The European Commission applies a policy of equal opportunities and non-discrimination in accordance with Article 1d of the Staff Regulations.

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