JOB DESCRIPTION

Detail of the vacancy notice

• Directorate: Directorate C Legislative Work 2
• Management: no
• Unit/Service: Unit C.1 – Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy and EU Budget (COTER)
• Grade: Contract staff member FGIV
• Location: Brussels
• Period: 2 years, starting from 01/10/2025
• Application: Online application form. Please note: the successful completion of EPSO CAST FGIV is required

Your job and responsibilities

The contract offered is in the secretariat of the CoR Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy and EU Budget (COTER), primarily on Territorial Impact Assessment (TIA) and territorial statistics. 

This implies the following tasks:

On TIA:

• Improve the CoR TIA methodology and promote TIA with other CoR commission secretariats;
• Prepare and implement the CoR annual TIA Work Programme in collaboration with responsible commission secretariats, organising 3 – 4 TIA workshops per year;
• Strengthen cooperation with the European Commission and the European Parliament to step up TIA in these institutions;
• Contribute to the CoR Better Regulation strategy and the preparation of the CoR Better Regulation and Active Subsidiarity Steering Group (BRASS-G) meetings;

On Territorial statistics:

• Gather knowledge on Eurostat data and other information sources for local and regional statistics;
• Support the CoR representative in the European Statistical Advisory Committee (ESAC) and liaising with Eurostat;
• In collaboration with other CoR services dealing with statistics, develop cooperation with the OECD on local and regional statistics.

In addition, the selected candidate may be asked to contribute to other tasks in the remits of the COTER secretariat, such as the cooperation between the CoR and ESPON or the organisation of COTER meetings.

You are part of the dynamic team of the COTER Commission, which consists of a Head of unit, deputy Head of unit, 9 policy officers, 3 assistants and a trainee.

Are you the talent we are looking for?

General abilities and capacities required

• Think with a critical spirit, analyse and solve problems pragmatically.
• Assess critically credibility and reliability of sources, data and information and use relevant digital tools to carry out the duties.
• Organise own work, demonstrate responsibility, identify priorities, take appropriate decisions and deliver results.
• Adapt to an evolving working environment, demonstrate commitment and adopt constructive attitude at all times. Remain effective and flexible even during periods of heavy activity.
• Take initiative to achieve individual and shared objectives, demonstrate ownership and work autonomously.
• Learn and professionally develop to continuously enhance job performance and knowledge of the organisation and working environment.
• Work together with others in a constructive way by contributing to diverse and inclusive working environment. Demonstrate respect and courtesy at all times.
• Convey information and relevant opinions clearly and concisely both orally and in writing, facilitate interaction and engage effectively with others. Treat confidential or sensitive information accordingly.

Job-specific requirements

• You have passed EPSO CAST FGIV
• You have a university degree or professional experience of an equivalent level in one of the following areas: geography, statistics, economic development policy, law, economics, public policy, public administration, management, or other fields related to the position;
• You have knowledge and experience in EU policy-making in the areas covered by the post;
• You are keen on leading projects and implementing them individually;
• You have strong digital skills;
• You have a good command of IT applications and tools, such as Outlook, Excel, Word and SharePoint, including AI tools in a secure environment;
• You have a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the European Union and a satisfactory knowledge of another of the EU official languages. For functional reasons, a high level of English is required and a good level of one other EU language, ideally French, is desirable.