EC: Policy Officer

WE ARE
The mission of the Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD) is to promote fair and sustainable policies that generate revenue for the EU and its Member States and ensure that EU citizens and businesses benefit from global trade and a safe and secure Single Market protected at its borders.
The Directorate for ‘Direct Taxation, Tax Coordination, Economic Analysis and Evaluation’ (TAXUD.D) provides analysis of tax policies and practices pursued by the Member States in the area of direct taxation and identifies coherent strategies at Community level.
Unit TAXUD.D2 is in charge of direct tax policy, tax transparency and administrative cooperation in the area of direct taxation. The unit is involved in the Commission’s initiatives on some of the most topical subjects in international taxation and administrative cooperation. Our work ranges from policy aspects and legislative initiatives to non-legislative initiatives and the practical implementation and evaluation of our projects.
More specifically, we follow the objective of creating a fairer business tax system in terms of profit allocation and the translation of international developments into EU law. Our work also covers tax aspects of the Savings and Investment Union, the Startups and Scaleups Strategy, the Dispute Resolution Mechanisms (DRM) Directive and the implementation of the Faster and Safer Tax Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes (FASTER) Directive. Furthermore, we are in charge of improving tax transparency in the EU, through greater exchange of information and cooperation between Member States (Directive on Administrative Cooperation – DAC).
The unit consists of two sectors and offers a challenging, open and stimulating professional environment. We have a friendly working atmosphere and encourage work across sectors and units. All members of the unit are very skilled, motivated and able to work independently in a convivial and experience-sharing spirit. The unit is service-oriented and work is based on teamwork and cooperation. We encourage personal and professional development also by supporting the work in cross-unit project teams.
The unit applies a flexible approach with respect to work organisation within the normal constraints of the work. The unit ensures integration of newcomers through mentoring and teamwork.

TAXUD Unit D2 is seeking to hire a Temporary agent to be part of the sector “Corporate Tax Transparency”, which is dealing, in particular, with the reform of international tax systems to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy, , the DRM Directive, the FASTER Directive, tax aspects related to the Savings and Investment Union, the Startups and Scaleups Strategy and the 28th regime, co-operative compliance and transfer pricing.

He/she would be expected to
– Draft EU policy documents and legislation in the field of direct taxation; provide policy and legal advice and present ideas for new legislative initiatives.
– Negotiate, as part of a team, proposed legislation in Council and in other institutions, in particular the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee.
– Write draft working papers, briefings, speeches and other material on issues relating to direct taxation.
– Write guidance on the application of EU legislation and manage the process to have the guidance adopted and published; this tasks includes organizing regular consultations with representatives of stakeholders and the Member States.
– Reply to questions from national administrations and Commission services on the interpretation of existing Community legislation in the field.
– Represent the Commission at the OECD and other relevant international fora.
He/she will be called to contribute to the activity of other sectors in the Unit and the Directorate as well as horizontal project teams as well as the European semester exercise.

WE LOOK FOR
We are looking for a dynamic professional with expertise in direct/international taxation. Experience in legislative drafting and negotiations in Council would be an asset. Familiarity with the work of the OECD and the key international actors would be valuable.
We look for a highly motivated colleague with a high sense of responsibility, who is able to take initiatives and who has the necessary communication skills to work effectively with the colleagues in the sector, unit and directorate.
He/she should have an excellent command of English with clear writing skills. It is important to be able to communicate ideas in a straightforward manner, work smoothly and effectively within a team and have a sense of initiative, strong motivation and a capacity of analysis and synthesis. He/she should also be able to liaise with other DGs, across the Commission and also outside stakeholders.
The ideal profile for the job is having obtained a university degree in law or economics with a specialisation in tax law and at least 2 years of working experience in international taxation either obtained in the public or private sector.

How to Apply:
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 TAXUD/C0M/2025/2218 in the subject.
No applications will be accepted after the publication deadline.