JOB DESCRIPTION

Do you want to help shape the future of the European Union? Make the planet greener,
promote a fairer society, or support businesses and innovation across the EU? Then come and
work for the European Commission where you can really make a difference!

Commission staff are a diverse group of people, who are motivated to help make Europe – and
the world – a better place. They come from the 27 Member States of the European Union.
Different nationalities, backgrounds, languages and cultures make the Commission a vibrant and
inclusive place to work.

WE OFFER GREAT JOBS AND GREAT WORKING CONDITIONS:

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Interesting and challenging positions with plenty of opportunities for training and
acquiring new skills and competencies throughout your whole career

• Opportunities to try several areas of move between different policy your career
• A package of flexible working conditions including the possibility of teleworking – we

care about your work-life balance

• A competitive financial package, including comprehensive healthcare, accident and

pension schemes

• A multilingual, multicultural workplace where personal and career development are

strongly promoted

• Multilingual schools for your children

We recruit from a wide range of backgrounds and actively promote diversity and
inclusion:

We do not only recruit political scientists and lawyers but are also looking for all kinds of
profiles, including scientists, linguists, IT experts, data analysts and economists, as well as drivers
and engineers.

We are committed to equal opportunities and to fostering a rich, diverse and inclusive working
environment. We aim for our workforce to be representative of European society and strongly
welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We actively seek to create a workplace where
each staff member feels valued and respected, can give their best and can develop to their full
potential.

To promote diversity and establish a geographically balanced pool of candidates, we strongly
encourage applicants from Member States which are currently underrepresented in the European
Commission workforce to apply. These Member States are currently Austria, Cyprus, the Czech
Republic, Denmark, the Netherlands, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta,
Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Sweden. Recruitment will however remain strictly based on the
merits of all applicants and no positions will be reserved for nationals of any specific Member
State.

For more information ec.europa.eu/work-with-us

STAFF RECRUITED ON CONTRACTS

In addition to permanent officials, the European Commission offers non-permanent positions.
There are two categories of non-permanent staff:

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temporary agents are recruited to fill vacant positions for a set amount of time or
to perform highly specialised tasks.

• contract agents may provide additional capacity in specialised fields where an

insufficient number of officials is available or carry out a number of administrative or
manual tasks. They are generally recruited for fixed-term contracts (maximum 6 years in
any EU Institution), but in some cases they can be offered contracts for an indefinite
duration (in offices, agencies, delegations or representations).

For more information on different staff categories

External Audit Assistant– Poland

REGIO.EMPL.DAC.2 “Audit II”,

The Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (REGIO) and the Directorate General for
Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (EMPL) have created a Joint Audit Directorate for Cohesion
(hereafter DAC) by merging their operational and coordination audit units into one entity. The
successful candidate will, therefore, be part of this DAC Directorate.

The Audit Unit REGIO.EMPL.DAC.2 in DG REGIO is responsible for audit of the Regional Development
Fund (ERDF), European Social Fund (ESF), Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), Fund for European Aid to
the Most Deprived (FEAD) and the Cohesion Fund (CF) assistance and relations with national audit
bodies in Poland, Czechia and Slovakia and is also responsible for the audit of the European
Neighbourhood Instrument- Cross Border Cooperation (ENI CBC) programmes and the Social Climate
Fund (SCF).

The Unit plays an important role in ensuring, in close cooperation with our counterparts in the
Member States and other Units of DG REGIO and EMPL, that the ESIF management and control
systems implemented by Member States comply with requirements of EU regulations and are
functioning effectively to prevent and detect errors, irregularities and fraud and assure the legality and
the regularity of the expenditure declared to the Commission.

We offer a dynamic and stimulating working environment with many external contacts.

We are looking for a motivated colleague to join our team and to take on the responsibility for the
audit of the ESIF (European Structural and Investment funds) management and control systems (i.e.
ESF/YEI/FEAD/ERDF/CF operational programmes) and the expenditure declared by the Member States,
in particular in Poland. The new colleague will contribute to the implementation of the audit strategy
of the Directorates General REGIO and EMPL and to the provision of an annual audit opinion on the
Member States´ management and control systems under his/her responsibility.

The job involves 3 to 4 audit missions per year in the Member States.

The candidate should have sound analytical skills and an ability to work both independently and as
part of a team.

Training and/or previous experience of audit techniques and ESIF gained inside or outside the
Commission services would be an important asset.

Good communication skills and good drafting abilities in Polish and English are an important asset.

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