Finance and Contracts Assistant

We are

The Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) contributes - in the context of the European Union’s external relations - to sustainable development, the eradication of poverty, peace and the protection of human rights, through international partnerships that uphold and promote European values and interests. Under the geopolitical ambition and political guidelines set by the President of the European Commission, DG INTPA leads on international cooperation, building partnerships with countries and organisations across the globe. DG INTPA works hand in hand with its partners, setting policy agendas, taking initiatives and ensuring effective implementation of its actions for the ultimate shared benefit of EU citizens and people across the world. As part of this effort, Global Gateway serves as the EU’s main investment strategy for international partnerships, fostering smart, clean, and secure infrastructure while promoting fair, values-driven, and mutually beneficial cooperation.

We propose

Unit INTPA R6, Finance and Contracts for Centralised Operations, is responsible for the portfolio management of 28 operational units of DG INTPA. This portfolio comprises all thematic external actions managed in Brussels in the domain of climate, infrastructure, energy, transport, connectivity, agriculture, education, health, human rights, etc. The unit is subdivided in 6 sectors whereby 1 team is responsible for all procurement activities launched by these operational units. We are recruiting a financial assistant for the procurement team. The position involves engaging directly with operational units of DG INTPA to assist in the planning, preparation and management of their procurement activities (call for tenders, call for proposals, FWCs) and to contribute to the evaluation process in a Finance&Contract role.

We look for

We are looking for a motivated and reliable financial professional who likes to work on a variety of projects, combines an eye for detail while keeping the overview. The ideal candidate has minimum 2 years of experience in public procurement. Experience within an international environment and/or public administration is an advantage.

How to express your interest?

With a view to guaranteeing equal access to all, the Commission recruits from an open database of spontaneous applications. The present call for interests aims at helping the recruiters to identify potentially interested candidates within this database. In practice, to express your interest, please follow the subsequent two steps:

1. If you are not registered yet in the open EPSO database, please do so at the following address: CAST Permanent. Please select under selection procedures for contract agent the CAST permanent profile that best suits your education and experience.

2. 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 INTPA-R6-CV APPLICATIONSec [dot] europa [dot] eu (APPLICATIONS[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) indicating the call for interest reference EC/2026/INTPA/299127 in the subject.

No applications will be accepted after the publication deadline.

Read full vacancy notice attached below.