JOB DESCRIPTION

Policy Officer

Directorate-General Environment (DG ENV) of the European Commission

Selection reference: ENV/C0M/2025/2295 Domain: Environment

Where: Unit ENV.B.4 – „Sustainable Products)”, Brussels

Staff category and Function Group: Temporary agent 2b – Administrator

Grade range: AD5-7

Publication deadline: 06/01/2026 – 12.00 (Brussels time)

WE ARE

DG Environment, Directorate B “Competitive Circular Economy & Clean Industrial Policy” – Unit B.4 “Sustainable Products”.

Directorate ENV.B is in charge of supporting the transformation of the European economy into a Circular and Green Economy. Unit ENV.B.4 “Sustainable Products” is a dynamic team of colleagues aiming at making products more sustainable, thereby contributing to the objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal (CID).

Head of our unit is coordinating the implementation of the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), on which we work together with DG ENER and DG GROW. The ESPR has replaced the old Ecodesign Directive, applying its approach to a far wider range of products, using wider circularity criteria, allowing for mandatory Green Public Procurement criteria and preventing the destruction of unsold durable goods. We are directly responsible for a number of products, such as textiles, imaging equipment or washing and drying machines, and for horizontal acts on the reparability and on recyclability, and for the prevention of destruction of unsold consumer products.

The unit is also contributing to advancing sustainable production and consumption by developing, together with the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the environmental footprint methods for assessing environmental performance of products and organisations over their life cycle. And we are responsible for the proposal on Green Claims Directive and for the implementation of the EU Ecolabel Regulation, which rewards the best-in-class products on the EU market, as well as of the EMAS Regulation to assist companies and organisations in improving their environmental performance.

WE PROPOSE

Unit B.4 of DG ENV is seeking to hire one experienced policy officer to reinforce our unit.

The jobholder will work on the development of the sustainable products policy and implementation of Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), and in particular on the prevention of destruction of unsold consumer products, on ecodesign requirements on textiles and on imaging

 

equipment, supporting also colleagues on product circularity and on the taxonomy of green investments.

The position will consist of:

–  Preparation and drafting of new implementing and delegated acts regulating products.

–  Responsibility for the preparation and implementation of some product-specific or horizontal ecodesign measures, including policy analysis, impact assessments, contribution to evaluations and reports. This may include preparing tenders and contracts.

–  Responsibility for the implementation of ESPR provisions on the prevention of destruction of unsold consumer products, including policy analysis, consultation of stakeholders, contribution to evaluations and reports. This may include preparing tenders and contracts.

–  Ensuring consistency with other initiatives relevant for sustainable products, in particular on product circularity, including reparability, and on the taxonomy of green investments. This may include the participation in interservice groups and consultations, contribution to evaluations and reports.

–  Representing the Commission in external meetings with Member States and stakeholders.

The jobholder will work closely as a team-player with the other members of the unit and also with various colleagues in DG ENV and other DGs, in particular in DG GROW, DG ENER and the JRC (Joint Research Centre).

WE LOOK FOR

We are looking for a very motivated and pro-active colleague. The ideal candidate should have:

–    A technical/scientific background (e.g. engineering or environment).

– At least 3 years of professional experience in EU policy development and policy implementation as well as in work related to evaluation and impact assessment in the areas of the job tasks.

– Previous experience in preparing implementing / delegated acts, including in relations with stakeholders.

– A thorough understanding of the sustainable products policy, in particular on links with waste management policy, waste recycling, consumer protection policy and labelling, investment needs related to product policy implementation.

Experience in a national administration would be a strong asset, in particular in relation to the implementation of EU environment or product policy.

The ideal candidate should also:

– Be able to synthesize information, quickly grasping technical issues and translate them into policy relevant analysis.

– Have excellent drafting and communication skills in English – both orally and in writing.

– Perform his/her tasks keeping on top of mind the overall quality of the work provided, the respect of the deadlines and the excellent working atmosphere between colleagues.

– Have very good interpersonal skills and the ability to maintain and further develop constructive

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relations with colleagues internally and externally.

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 [email protected]

indicating the selection reference ENV/COM/2025/2295 in the subject. No applications will be accepted after the publication deadline.