JOB DESCRIPTION

Euratom Inspector – Nuclear Material
Accountant
Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER) of the European Commission
Selection reference: ENER/COM/2025/2092
Domain: Science and Research
Where: Unit ENER.E.5 – “Nuclear accountancy and international obligations”, Luxembourg Staff category and Function Group: Temporary agent 2b/2d – Assistant Grade range: AST1-3
Publication deadline: 07.10.2025 – 12.00 (Brussels time)

WE ARE
The Directorate-General for Energy is working to foster a competitive European economy, ensure energy security and accelerate Europe’s clean and just energy transition to be the first climateneutral continent by 2050. We set out policies to develop an innovative, resilient and integrated energy system, which delivers a continuous supply of affordable, secure, reliable and clean energy to its citizens and businesses in line with the President’s Political Guidelines. Energy stands at the core of the Clean Industrial Deal, a crucial component in achieving a competitive, sustainable, lowcarbon economy and affordable energy through the transition to renewable energy sources, security of supply, energy efficiency, and the adoption of clean technologies. We strive to bring down energy costs and prices for consumers and remove barriers for energy transition and stimulate energy solutions that drive the shift to affordability and climate neutrality.
Unit ENER.E.5 “Nuclear accountancy and international obligations”: The Unit is part of the Directorate for Euratom Safeguards, in the Directorate-General for Energy. It consists of 36 staff members and is organised in 3 teams. The Directorate enables the Commission to fulfil its duties under Chapter 7 of the Euratom Treaty; namely, to ensure, by appropriate control, that nuclear materials are not diverted from their intended uses and that safeguarding obligations, assumed by the Community under international agreements, are complied with.
Unit ENER.E.5 is in charge of controlling the nuclear materials accountancy declarations of the EU nuclear operators, managing a nuclear material accounting system based on these declarations, and fulfilling the reporting obligations stemming from international agreements with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and third countries. Unit ENER.E.5 works in close cooperation with the Policy, Quality and Technology Unit and the Inspections Units in Directorate E as well as with the Euratom co-ordination, legal matters and international relations Unit in Directorate D (ENER.D.1) and with the Euratom Supply Agency (ESA).

WE PROPOSE
ENER.E.5 is seeking to hire one Euratom Inspector – Nuclear Material Accountant in a team of highly skilled and motivated colleagues. The jobholder is expected to participate in the verification and control of accounting declarations provided by nuclear installations to the European Commission pursuant to Regulation (Euratom) 2025/974. He/She will contribute to the evaluation of nuclear material accountancy data and ensure follow-up as needed.
The jobholder will also contribute to the implementation of the Additional Protocol to the Safeguards Agreement INFCIRC/193 by ensuring the analysis of the declarations made by the Member States and their organisations involved in the nuclear fuel cycle, as well as by tracking and following-up detected issues and requested corrections. In addition, he/she is expected to provide accountancy support in inspections and participate in Complementary Access verifications.
He/She will also contribute to the provision of training and technical support to Euratom colleagues, Member States and/or nuclear operators on nuclear material accountancy and reporting provisions of the Safeguards Agreements with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), their Additional Protocol and respective Subsidiary Arrangements. He/She will work closely with the inspection units in charge of the nuclear installations under his/her responsibility and will contribute to monthly and annual reporting and statistics in the framework of the activities of the unit. The job includes participation in meetings and exchanges with operators of nuclear installations, Members States’ authorities and representatives of the IAEA.
During the first months, the selected candidate will be trained and assisted by experienced colleagues from the team. In addition, he/she will participate in the specialised Euratom Safeguards training.

WE LOOK FOR
We are looking for a dynamic and motivated person with demonstrated analytical and organisation skills. The ideal candidate should have a technical, scientific or accountancy background and/or experience in a technical, scientific or accountancy domain. Knowledge of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle and/or accountancy principles is an asset, as well as professional experience in a regulated environment.

The selected candidate should show an open and collaborative attitude, must possess the qualities required for teamwork, demonstrate a sense of initiative and be able to meet deadlines. He/She should be able to communicate within all levels of the organisation and third parties, to deal with confidential matters professionally and to maintain timely information flows to peers and superiors. The selected candidate will represent the Commission vis-à-vis nuclear operators, Member States’ authorities and representatives of the IAEA. A good knowledge of two EU official languages is requested. A good command of French is required.
The job involves a risk of exposure to ionizing radiation and contamination, therefore the job holder is submitted to the operational radiation protection measures including specific training, individual dosimetry and monitoring, and medical surveillance. In this regard, the short-listed candidate will be subject to specific medical checks performed by the occupational health service (Medical Service of the Commission) in order to determine whether she or he is fit to work in controlled areas. If the short-listed candidate is not declared fit to work in controlled areas, she/he will not be selected for this position.

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 ENER/COM/2025/2092 in the subject.
2. completed application form.
No applications will be accepted after the publication deadline.

1. 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 temporary 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 post • Produce the appropriate character references as to suitability for the performance of the duties.
Qualifications:
In order to be recruited for this position, you must have at least • a level of post-secondary education attested by a diploma, or • a level of secondary education attested by a diploma giving access to post-secondary education, and appropriate professional experience of at least three years.
Only qualifications issued or recognised as equivalent by EU Member State authorities (e.g. by the Ministry of Education) will be accepted. Furthermore, before recruitment, you will be required to provide the documents that corroborate the eligibility criteria (diplomas, certificates and other supporting documents).
Languages:
• have a thorough knowledge (minimum level C1) of one of the 24 official languages of the EU2
• AND a satisfactory knowledge (minimum level B2) of a second official language of the EU, to the extent necessary for the performance of the duties.
2 The official languages of the European Union are: BG (Bulgarian), CS (Czech), DA (Danish), DE (German), EL (Greek), EN (English), ES (Spanish), ET (Estonian), FI (Finnish), FR (French), GA (Irish), HR (Croatian), HU (Hungarian), IT (Italian), LT (Lithuanian), LV (Latvian), MT (Maltese), NL (Dutch), PL (Polish), PT (Portuguese), RO (Romanian), SK (Slovak), SL (Slovenian), SV (Swedish).