Recruitment notice PE/339/2025/S – Director (function group AD, grade 14) – Directorate-General for Information Technologies and Cybersecurity — Sourcing and Organisational Management Directorate
Date: 2025-09-23
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: administrator, competition (EU), information security, information technology, managing director, recruitment








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/5135


23.9.2025






Recruitment notice PE/339/2025/S
Director
(function group AD, grade 14)
Directorate-General for Information Technologies and Cybersecurity — Sourcing and Organisational Management Directorate
(C/2025/5135)


          
      
1.   Vacant post

The President of the European Parliament has decided to open the procedure for filling the post of director (AD, grade 14) in the Directorate-General for Information Technologies and Cybersecurity, Sourcing and Organisational Management Directorate, in accordance with Article 29(2) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union (1) (‘the Staff Regulations’).
This selection procedure, which is designed to give the appointing authority a wider choice of candidates, will be conducted at the same time as internal and interinstitutional recruitment procedures.
The remuneration and conditions of employment are laid down in the Staff Regulations. Recruitment will be at grade AD14 (2). In addition to the basic salary, which is subject to Union tax and exempt from national tax, certain allowances may be payable in circumstances laid down by the Staff Regulations.
Candidates should note that, in accordance with the Staff Regulations, all new members of staff must successfully complete a nine-month probationary period, and that this post is subject to the mobility policy rules adopted by Parliament’s Bureau on 15 January 2018.
The post calls for flexibility and frequent contact with people inside and outside Parliament, including Members of the European Parliament. The director will be required to travel frequently between Parliament’s places of work.
2.   Place of employment


Luxembourg. This post may be transferred to one of Parliament’s other places of work.
3.   Equal opportunities

The European Parliament is an equal opportunities employer and very much welcomes all applications without discrimination on any ground such as gender, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status or family situation.
4.   Job description

As a senior official, the director will be required to carry out the following duties in the light of the guidelines and decisions laid down by the parliamentary authority and the director-general (3):






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Ensuring that a large department in Parliament’s Secretariat, comprising several units covering the directorate’s areas of activity, runs smoothly and in keeping with Parliament’s policies;










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Managing, leading, motivating and coordinating teams of staff; optimising the use of the directorate’s resources to provide a high-quality service (organisation, management of human and budget resources, innovation, etc.) in its areas of activity;










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Planning the directorate’s work (deciding on objectives and strategies); taking the decisions required to achieve the objectives set; assessing the performance of the departments within the directorate with a view to ensuring that high standards are maintained;










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Advising the director-general, the Secretary-General and Members in the directorate’s areas of activity;










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Cooperating with the other directorates in the Secretariat, representing Parliament and negotiating contracts and agreements in the directorate’s areas of activity;










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Managing and seeing through specific projects likely to involve financial responsibilities;










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Acting as authorising officer by subdelegation.




5.   Eligibility

The selection procedure is open to candidates who fulfil the following conditions on the closing date for applications:
(a)   General conditions

Under Article 28 of the Staff Regulations, candidates must:






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be a national of one of the European Union’s Member States (4);










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enjoy full rights as a citizen;










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have fulfilled any obligations imposed on them by the laws on military service;










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be able to produce the appropriate character references as to their suitability for the performance of the duties concerned.




(b)   Specific conditions

(i)   Qualifications required







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When the normal period of university education is four years or more, a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma officially recognised in one of the Member States of the Union,
or










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When the normal period of university education is at least three years, a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma officially recognised in one of the Member States of the Union and appropriate professional experience of at least one year (5).
Diplomas, whether issued in a Member State of the Union or in another country, must be recognised by an official body of a Member State of the Union, such as the ministry of education.
Candidates holding diplomas issued in a non-EU country (6) must enclose with their application an EU equivalence for their diplomas. For further information on recognition of qualifications obtained in a non-EU country in the ENIC-NARIC networks, see:

https://www.enic-naric.net/.




(ii)   Professional experience required

Professional experience gained after obtaining the qualifications referred to above:






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twelve years, at least part of which must be in the directorate’s areas of activity, including:






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at least six years in a European and/or international environment, and










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at least six years in management positions in a large department.








(iii)   Knowledge of languages

Thorough knowledge (at least C1 level) of one of the European Union’s official languages is required (7), along with satisfactory knowledge (at least B2 level) of at least one other official language of the European Union.
These abilities correspond to those specified in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. For further details, see:

https://europa.eu/europass/common-european-framework-reference-language-skills.
The Advisory Committee will take knowledge of other official languages of the European Union into account.
6.   Tests

To assist the appointing authority in its choice, the Advisory Committee for the Appointment of Senior Officials will draw up a list of candidates and make a recommendation to Parliament’s Bureau as to who should be called for interview. The Bureau will adopt the list, and the committee will conduct the interviews and submit its final report to the Bureau for a decision. At this stage, the Bureau may interview the candidates.
The interviews will be based on the job description as set out in point 4 above, focusing on the following:






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strategic thinking;










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management skills;










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forward-planning skills;










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ability to react appropriately to events;










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thoroughness;










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communication skills.




7.   Submission of applications

The deadline for applications is:

12.00 (noon), Brussels time, on Friday 3 October 2025
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Candidates are asked to send, by email only, a personal statement in PDF format in one of the European Union’s official languages (8) (marked ‘For the attention of the Secretary-General of the European Parliament, Recruitment Notice PE/339/2025/S’) and a curriculum vitae in Europass format (9), quoting the reference number for the procedure (PE/339/2025/S) in the subject line, to:

PERS-EPSeniorManagement@ep.europa.eu

The date and time of dispatch of the email will be taken to be the date and time of submission of the application.

Candidates must ensure that scanned documents are legible.


Candidates called for interview must produce by the interview date copies or photocopies of supporting documents relating to their studies, professional experience and current responsibilities
             (10). These documents will not be returned.

Personal data which candidates provide for the purposes of this selection procedure will be processed in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council (11), in particular as regards their confidentiality and security.


(1)  See Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1), as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 723/2004 (OJ L 124, 27.4.2004, p. 1) and most recently by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1023/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 amending the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (OJ L 287, 29.10.2013, p. 15).

(2)  On recruitment the official will be placed in the appropriate step, in accordance with Article 32 of the Staff Regulations.

(3)  See annex for a description of the main tasks.

(4)  The European Union’s Member States are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.

(5)  This year of experience will not be taken into account when assessing the professional experience required under indent (ii) ‘Professional experience required’.

(6)  UK qualifications/diplomas obtained up until 31 December 2020 are accepted with no other recognition required. For diplomas obtained after that date, NARIC recognition is required. In practice, this means that UK diplomas issued from 1 January 2021 must be accompanied by an equivalence issued by a competent authority of a current Member State of the EU.

(7)  The European Union’s official languages are: Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish.

(8)  The European Union’s official languages are: Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish.

(9)  
            https://europa.eu/europass/.

(10)  This does not apply to candidates working for the European Parliament on the closing date for applications. Candidates are responsible for making sure that we are in possession of their complete application file (where relevant documents are missing from the HRM portal (Streamline)).

(11)  Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39).




ANNEX
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND CYBERSECURITY
SOURCING AND ORGANISATIONAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE
MAIN TASKS






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Managing, coordinating and motivating the directorate’s units and departments and ensuring that their activities are consistent;










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Managing the Organisational Engagement Service;










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Providing strategic oversight, management and coordination of the resources of the directorate and the DG, and ensuring that they are aligned with their missions and strategies;










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Managing the DG’s human resources; overseeing and providing learning and development services for the entire DG and its end users;










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Monitoring budget allocation and expenditure; supervising purchases and the management of contracts and the programming of public procurement procedures;










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Guaranteeing budget implementation in line with the Financial Regulation and supervising ex-ante verification activities;










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Overseeing and providing communication and engagement services for the entire DG;










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Providing publishing, proofreading and printing services to the institution’s clients;










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Representing management and, where appropriate, the DG in inter-DG and inter-institutional committees or working groups;










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Exercising the powers of the appointing authority and of the authorising officer by subdelegation.




HUMAN RESOURCES UNIT






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Managing the DG’s human resources, including filling vacancies, managing the annual staff report process, traineeships, and advising on HR rules and regulations;










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Managing and monitoring HR budgetary envelopes for the DG (contract and agency staff, missions, arrangements for offsetting part-time working, overtime, external professional training), etc.;










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Planning and managing the DG’s professional training policy; providing human resources training to the DG’s management and staff;










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Carrying out awareness-raising activities; participating in job fairs;










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Providing career guidance counselling (RELOPs) within the DG and contributing to the DG’s equal opportunities policy.




FINANCIAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT UNIT
+ EX-ANTE VERIFICATION SERVICE






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Ensure centralised financial initiation for the Directorate-General for Information Technologies and Cybersecurity: expenditure commitments on direct/specific contracts and PRESTO purchase orders, issuance of purchase orders and related logistics, issuance of VAT certificates, processing payment of invoices, preparation of recovery orders;










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Ensure the financial and budgetary coordination of the Directorate-General: drawing up and monitoring the budget, reporting, following up on requests from Court of Auditors, preparation of budget transfer requests, empowerments and authorising officer sub-delegations, relations with central bodies in the field of accounting and financial systems, representing the Directorate-General in all specialised working groups;










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Ensure the centralised operational initiation of the Directorate for Sourcing and Organisational Management (SOMA);










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Provide the logistics of signing specific contracts and their amendments: verification of document compliance, signatory compliance, and bank guarantee requests.




PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT UNIT
+ CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION SERVICE






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Monitor, manage and coordinate the call for tenders in the Directorate-General for Information Technologies and Cybersecurity;










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Establish specific contracts based on framework contracts;










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Provide guidance to the authorising officers by delegation in the domains of calls for tender and framework contract execution;










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Ensure the digital archiving of call for tender documents and contractual documents;










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Ensure the management and the coordination of the unit. Act as a correspondent in several fora.




PUBLISHING SUPPORT AND VISUAL PROJECTS UNIT
+ PUBLISHING SERVICE DESK






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Advise, guide and support clients on visual choices, products and services, deadlines and costs;










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Contribute to the definition and design of clients’ internal communication strategies, propose creative ideas and develop them, ensure the quality of the graphics and the final product/service;










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Ensure continuous innovation by transitioning from the graphic design of a traditional print-focused service to the graphic design of an agile, customer-focused, in-house creative agency focused on digital multi-channel publishing and distribution;










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Maintain various applications and provide support and training to customers using different applications;










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Develop and maintain the range of products offered on the publishing order portal. Automate and maintain document production workflows. Define standards and procedures;










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Ensure the management and the coordination of the unit, staff, machinery and finances.




PRINTING UNIT
+ INSTANT PRINTING AND DELIVERY SERVICE






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Ensure the provision of a wide range of high-quality printed products, including legislative and protocol documents, on-demand printing services and stationery;










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Process and produce proofs of various legislative and parliamentary documents such as minutes of sittings, verbatim reports of debates, texts adopted, written questions and answers; ensuring publication in the Official Journal (EUR-Lex) and/or on Europarl/Register;










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Ship and disseminate printed materials;










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Prepare, edit, proofread and format proofs in all the official languages of the European Union;










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Ensure the management and the coordination of the unit, allocating and monitoring its finances and contracts. Act as a correspondent in several fora.







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