Head of Sector (AD5/AD7)

Directorate-General for Budget (DG BUDG) of the European
Commission

Selection reference: BUDG/COM/2026/1229
Domain: BUDGET and FINANCES
Where: Unit BUDG.E2 – Financial Rules: Direct Management, CFS Helpdesk, training and RUF
Brussels
Staff category and Function Group: Temporary agent 2b – Administrator
Grade range: AD5-7
Publication deadline: 04.07.2026 – 12.00 (Brussels time)

WE ARE

DG BUDG is responsible for managing the budget of the European Union and plays a central role in
achieving the Commission’s political priorities. As domain leader on financial management, DG
BUDG has a growing strategic role at the heart of the Commission. Working in DG BUDG is not just
about figures, you actually get to see the bigger picture of what is happening across the whole
Commission and how the budget contributes to achieving the EU objectives.

Directorate BUDG.E – the Commission’s Central Financial Service – is the lead service for legal
matters on the EU budget and its implementation, particularly the Financial Regulation, its
application and interpretation. It also promotes the active sharing of knowledge on financial,
operational and budgetary matters within the Commission, as well as with EU institutions, bodies
and agencies.

Unit BUDG.E2 “Financial Rules: Direct Management, CFS Helpdesk, Training and RUF” has a team of
around 30 colleagues. We are responsible for several politically important and sensitive files. We
develop and advise on the financial rules for implementing the EU budget, in particular with respect
to directly managed EU programmes (research, digital, defence, space, transport, health etc.), EU
public procurement, grants, prizes, association agreements with third countries, e-Governance
(corporate digitalised contracts and procedures), Brexit legal matters, and related budgetary issues.
The Unit participates in the drafting, negotiation and interpretation of the EU Financial Regulation
and of other financial rules that apply across sectors and institutions, in particular the sectoral
programme regulations under the Multiannual Financial Frameworks (MFF). In addition, the Unit
hosts the Central Financial Service Helpdesk, training activities and the Finance Community
Network (RUF). The Unit is intensively involved in the preparation of the post-2027 MFF.

You will be the head of the sector on EU public procurement under the Financial Regulation. You will
join a great team of highly motivated, knowledgeable and friendly colleagues.

You will coordinate the sector and ensure you all provide sound, pragmatic and timely legal advice
and guidance on EU public procurement to the entire EU finance community (Commission and other
EU institutions, agencies and bodies). You will coordinate and draft legal documents such as
legislative proposals, contractual templates and guidance notes. You will deliver training and
promote knowledge sharing. You will work in close contact with the rest of the unit and directorate,
the hierarchy, other BUDG units as well as with other services, in particular the Legal Service.

We offer:

– Visibility, impact and recognition of your work in a central Commission service with a leading
corporate role in EU budget implementation, one of the core Commission responsibilities

– An extensive set of tools to drive your career, including a broad learning and development offer
for job specific and soft skills

– Mentoring and on-the-job coaching upon joining DG BUDG

– A friendly and collegial atmosphere where teamwork and flexibility are key to the success of DG

WE LOOK FOR

A highly motivated and proactive colleague, who can demonstrate a strong interest in and ability to
lead a team and contribute to the Unit’s mission.

The ideal candidate would have:

– Experience in leading or coordinating teams

– A good understanding of the legal, financial and operational issues related to the implementation
of the EU budget.

– Knowledge of and experience with the management of rules and procedures for implementing the
EU budget, in particular on EU public procurement

– Knowledge of the Financial Regulation applicable to the EU budget

– The ability to translate complex ideas into clear and concise language

– Very good communication skills in English, both orally and in writing

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 BUDG/COM/2026/1229 in the subject.

2. completed application form.

No applications will be accepted after the publication deadline.