JOB DESCRIPTION

 

HRM Officer

Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER) of the European
Commission Directorate-General

Selection reference: ENER/COM/2025/TA2a/506591
Domain: Human Resources and Budget and Finances
Where: Unit ENER.01 – HR Business Correspondent & Internal Communication, Brussels
Staff category and Function Group: Temporary agent 2a – Administrator
Grade range: AD5-7
Publication deadline: 23/12/2025 – 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 climate-
neutral 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, low-
carbon 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.01 – HR Correspondent and Internal Communication – is in charge of providing HR and
internal communication services to DG ENER. More specifically, the unit’s activities are:

• Ensuring liaison with DG HR on strategic human resource and internal communications

matters;

• Defining an HR strategy aligned to business goals and workforce needs;
• Supporting change through the design and implementation of new organisational

structures;
Identifying learning needs;

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• Promoting local well-being, talent management and diversity initiatives;
• Ensuring internal communication and staff engagement;
• Defining an allocation strategy for Global envelope appropriations aligned to business goals

and workforce needs;

• Supervising and coordinating all horizontal files to be submitted to the DG Office – HR +

Shared Resource Directorate.

This is a transardennaise unit with staff based in Brussels and Luxembourg. The unit is
specifically in charge of relations with DG HR and with DG BUDG. The unit has a total of 10
staff who work closely together on HR and Internal Communication.

WE PROPOSE

We are seeking a highly motivated Human Resources Officer to join a strategic HR function
operating at the intersection of workforce planning, organisational design, post management and
advanced analytics.
The jobholder will contribute to ensuring that institutional priorities are matched with the right
human resources at the right time, including under volatile conditions such as crises, restructurings
or urgent operational shifts.
The successful candidate will, as part of a multi-disciplinary team:

• Oversee a transversal HR governance portfolio covering resource allocation, post
optimisation, coordination of external staff appropriations, and the overall architecture of
organisation charts.

• Coordinate complex, multi-stakeholder HR processes across Directorates-General and
services, ensuring strategic alignment with political, operational and financial priorities.
• Lead critical institutional files requiring a high degree of discretion, sound judgement,

accuracy and synchronisation between senior management levels.

• Drive HR analytics work, including the development of forecasting models, dashboards and

strategic reporting to support evidence-based decision-making at corporate level.

• Manage and monitor HR budget envelopes, ensuring sound governance of multiple budget

lines and full oversight of external staff–related expenditure.

• Contribute to the development, implementation and continuous improvement of corporate

HR policies, guidelines and governance processes.

• Provide strategic advice

to senior managers on workforce planning scenarios,

organisational structures and resource deployment options.

• Represent the unit in inter-service consultations, steering groups and governance boards,

fostering effective cooperation with internal and external partners.

The successful candidate will join a demanding yet collaborative working environment that offers
exposure to high-level institutional decision-making, opportunities to work on files with significant
corporate impact, and a strong emphasis on analytical and strategic work within the HR domain.

WE LOOK FOR

We are looking for a candidate with a multidisciplinary skillset combining hands-on HR experience,
DG-level coordination, crisis management exposure, advanced analytical skills, and proven
leadership in complex organisational environments.

She/he shall possess:

• Deep knowledge of HR processes, quota management, post allocation, and staffing

coordination within EU institutions.

 

• Demonstrated experience coordinating teams, ensuring task prioritisation, and guaranteeing

business continuity.

• Experience managing or supporting major reorganisations, task force setups, and structural

reforms — ideally during periods of institutional or geopolitical crisis.

• Ability to support Senior Managers or senior decision-makers, preparing briefings, strategic

HR files, and data-driven reports.

• Strong capacity to steer cross-service coordination involving multiple stakeholders.

• Proven experience overseeing complex HR budget portfolios, including the management of

different budget lines and responsibility for the full external staff budget.

We will give preference to candidates that have the following expertise:

• At least 3 years of proven experience in HR management, resource planning, post

management, management of budget and strategic reporting.

• Extensive experience with allocation of resources, establishment plan interpretation, and HR

dashboards.

• Strong data analytics capacity, including complex datasets, data validation and forecasting.

• Excellent drafting skills for high-level briefings, reports and decision notes.

• Ability to design or support reorganisations, structural transitions and task force

establishment.

• Proven capacity to manage HR processes during crisis situations requiring a rapid response,

precision and discretion.

• Experience aligning resources with political and operational priorities.

ADDITIONAL ASSETS

• Experience directly supporting Senior managers, resource planning, and DG-wide

coordination.

• Exposure to high-pressure political environments (e.g. Energy Crisis, Covid crisis) requiring

rapid adaptation and crisis governance.

• Hands-on experience transforming temporary structures (task forces) into permanent

organisational entities.

• Proven experience in data-informed analysis combined with strong negotiation skills

developed through managing multi-stakeholder HR processes.

• Professional experience gained both inside and outside EU institutions, adding cross-sector

versatility.

 

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 ENER-HR-CORRESPONDENT-
[email protected] indicating the selection reference ENER/COM/2025/TA2a/506591 in the subject.

2. completed application form.

No applications will be accepted after the publication deadline.