JOB DESCRIPTION

Legal Officer / Case Handler

Directorate-General for Competition (DG COMP) of the
European Commission

Selection reference: COMP/COM/2025/2047
Domain: Law
Where: Unit COMP B.2 – State aid I, Brussels
Staff category and Function Group: Temporary agent 2b – Administrator
Grade range: AD5-7
Publication deadline: 16.10.2025 – 12.00 (Brussels time)

WE ARE

COMP.B2 is one of the key contributors to the State Aid policy for European energy markets. We
contribute to ensure an efficient transition of the energy sector in line with the Clean Industrial
Deal and to improve the functioning of energy markets. Our main mission is to enforce EU State aid
control in the electricity and gas sectors and to ensure affordable, secure and clean energy for
European consumers, while ensuring a level playing field across firms and Member States. In this
context, we assess State aid measures adopted by Member States and contribute to State aid
policy that facilitates the energy transition. We focus on cases which concern support for renewable
and low carbon energy, energy storage, flexibility and security of supply. Cases typically concern
new technologies and/or large amounts of aid requiring a detailed legal and economic assessment.
We operate in a network with our sister unit COMP.B3 and in close contact with other State aid,
antitrust and merger units responsible for competition in the energy sector, as well as with other
Commission services, regulatory bodies and institutions.

WE PROPOSE

We propose a challenging and interesting job in a dynamic, professional, and friendly environment.
The position of Legal officer/Case handler provides the opportunity to cover a wide range of legal
and policy issues in the competition and energy sectors and to contribute to high-profile case
assessments, ensuring excellent prospects for personal and professional development.

You will be responsible for assessing State aid notifications, treating complaints, preparing requests
for information, analysing replies, and conducting in-depth discussions with national authorities and
private or public stakeholders, leading up to the legal drafting of Commission decisions. You will
participate in interservice consultations on relevant energy policies and other initiatives of interest
to State aid control in the energy sector. Furthermore, you may assist the Legal Service in the handling of litigation before the Courts in Luxembourg. Extensive contacts within the Commission,
with representatives of the Member states, legal and economic advisers of undertakings, and with
various outside stakeholders are a constant feature of the job.

WE LOOK FOR

The candidate will have a legal degree (a master degree in law will be a plus) and sound legal
experience on competition and State aid cases in the energy field. Experience in State aid control in
other sectors and in other competition areas will be an asset. As the work involves frequent
contacts with colleagues across the network and drafting of Commission decisions and other legal
and policy documents, excellent written and oral communication skills are of crucial importance.
The candidates should be capable of working independently as well as within a team, and able to
work under time constraints and pressure. An excellent command of English and French is
necessary, with the knowledge of other EU languages being an additional asset. We are looking for
a candidate with at least 3 years of job-related experience.

HOW TO EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST?

You should send your documents in a single pdf in the following order:
1. your CV
Please send these documents by the publication deadline to [email protected]
indicating the selection reference COMP/COM/2025/2047in the subject.

2. completed application form.

No applications will be accepted after the publication deadline.