Seconded national expert (SNE) - Inter-Institutional Relations

The European Labour Authority

The European Labour Authority (’the Authority’ or ‘ELA’) is a Union body in the area of cross border labour mobility. Its aim is to facilitate access for individuals and employers to information on their rights and obligations; support cooperation between EU countries in the cross-border enforcement of relevant Union law, including by facilitating joint inspections; support Member States in tackling undeclared work and mediate and facilitate a solution in cases of cross-border disputes between national authorities.

The Job

The Authority is organising a call for expression of interest for a Seconded National Expert (SNE) position at the Coordination and Liaison sector, aiming at establishing a reserve list of suitable SNEs for possible secondment. The candidates applying for this call must be employed by a specific public administration/institution (see eligibility criteria below, section 2).

Profile

Working closely with the Brussels Liaison Officer, reporting to the Head of Sector and under the overall guidance of the Head of the Operations Department, the SNE will support the implementation of the tasks assigned to ELA’s Brussels Liaison Office. The SNE will provide specialised expertise, contribute to policy monitoring and analysis, and support ELA’s engagement with EU institutions, Member States, social partners, international organisations and other relevant stakeholders.

Tasks

The SNE’s tasks will include, inter alia:

• Monitoring and analysing EU policy, legislative and institutional developments relevant to ELA’s mandate, including developments concerning labour mobility, the free movement of workers and services, social security coordination, and related digital and green-transition initiatives; 

• Preparing timely summaries, briefings, speaking points, background notes and other analytical material for ELA management and relevant internal services;

• Supporting ELA’s engagement with EU institutions, bodies and agencies, Member States, social partners, international organisations and other relevant stakeholders, in accordance with ELA’s priorities and established institutional positions;

• Contributing to the preparation, organisation and follow-up of meetings, events and stakeholder engagements held in Brussels;

• supporting preparations for meetings and engagements involving the Executive Director and ELA management;

• Contributing to cooperation with cross-industry and sectoral social partners;

• Facilitating the timely exchange of relevant information between the Brussels Liaison Office, ELA’s headquarters and the Authority’s operational units and sectors;

• Contributing to ELA’s programming, reporting and communication activities, including the preparation of work-programme contributions, reports, briefings and presentations;

• Supporting the visibility of ELA’s mandate, activities and priorities in the Brussels institutional environment;

• Monitoring relevant aspects of the EU budgetary and discharge cycles and providing factual updates and analytical support to the responsible ELA services;

• Performing other tasks requested by the line management in the interest of the service.

Eligibility criteria

Candidates must fulfil the requirements below:

• be employed by a national, regional or local public administration or an Intergovernmental Organisation (IGO), or an independent university or research organisation that does not seek to make profit for redistribution or is in fact part of the public sector3;

• have worked for their employer on permanent or contract basis for at least 12 months before their secondment; and to remain in the service of that employer throughout the period of secondment;

• have at least three (3) years’ work experience at an appropriate level;

• have thorough knowledge (C1) of one of the EU languages and a satisfactory knowledge (level B2) of another EU language of the Union4;

• be a national of an EU Member State.

Selection criteria

Essential:

• Experience relevant to the items listed under “Tasks”;

• At least three years’ professional experience with EU Institutions, bodies or agencies, permanent representations, national administration dealing with EU affairs or international organisations, preferably in the areas of EU institutional affairs, public policy, labour mobility, employment or social policy, social security coordination, or another field connected with ELA’s mandate;

• Excellent written and oral command of English (C1 level);

Advantageous:

• Proven experience in monitoring and analysing EU policy, legislative or institutional developments.

Moreover, the following competencies will be assessed during the selection process: • Excellent understanding of EU policy making structures and functioning of the EU institutions;

• Prioritising and Self-management;

• Driving for results;

• Creative Problem Solving;

• Effective communication.

How to apply

You must apply through the EU CV Online system56 via this link: https://ec.europa.eu/dgs/personnel_administration/open_applications/CV_… action=premierAcces&langue=EN

Before applying, you should carefully check whether you meet all the eligibility criteria.

Applications must include a motivation letter and a CV, both submitted in English. Applications not submitted in English will be excluded from the selection procedure.

To be able to apply via EU CV Online, you must first create an account or sign in to an existing account. If not done already, you must first fill in the electronic CV. Once the CV is completed, you may choose and apply to the call for expressions of interest of your choice. You are advised to fill out ALL relevant fields of the application.

Only complete applications registered via EU CV Online before the deadline will be considered. Please note that the selection committee can only consider the information provided by the candidate via EU CV Online. No information via email will be taken into consideration.

It is your responsibility to complete your online registration in time. We strongly advise you not to wait until the last few days before applying, since heavy internet traffic or a problem with the internet connection could lead to your online registration being interrupted before you complete it, thereby obliging you to repeat the whole process.

On completion of the online registration, you will receive on screen a registration number, which you must note. This will be your reference number in all matters concerning your application. If you do not receive a number, it means that your application has not been registered.

After a correct submission of an application, you will receive an automated acknowledgement of receipt of your application to the email account indicated in your application. It is your responsibility to verify that you provided the correct e-mail address.

All technical questions concerning EU CV Online must be sent through the contact page of EU CV Online.

Once the deadline has passed, you will no longer be able to apply.

Deadline for applications: 23rd October 2026, at 12:00 (midday, Bratislava time)

If you require more information, please send an e-mail to: recruitmentela [dot] europa [dot] eu (recruitment[at]ela[dot]europa[dot]eu).

Read full vacancy notice attached below.