Call for expression of interest in the appointment of members of the Supervisory Committee of OLAF – COM/2026/20123
Date: 2026-07-28
Institutions: Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security, European Commission
Subjects: European Anti-fraud Office, appointment of members, competition (EU), decision-making body (EU), job vacancy, recruitment








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C/2026/3906


28.7.2026






Call for expression of interest in the appointment of members of the Supervisory Committee of OLAF
COM/2026/20123
(C/2026/3906)


          
      
The purpose of this call for expression of interest is to allow the appointment of the members of the Supervisory Committee
          (1) of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF).
1.   The Supervisory Committee of the European Anti-Fraud Office

The Supervisory Committee of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) is a body established by Article 15 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council (2) to regularly monitor the implementation by the Office of its investigative function, in order to reinforce the Office’s independence in the proper exercise of the competencies conferred upon it by that Regulation. It shall in particular monitor developments concerning the application of procedural guarantees and the duration of investigations.
The OLAF Supervisory Committee (hereby referred to as ‘Supervisory Committee’) provides the Director-General of OLAF with opinions, including where appropriate, recommendations on, inter alia, the resources needed to carry out the investigative function of OLAF, on the investigative priorities of OLAF and on the duration of investigations in progress.
These opinions may be delivered on its own initiative, at the request of the Director-General or at the request of an institution, authority, organisation, body, office, agency or person, without however interfering with the conduct of investigations in progress.
The Commission provides the Supervisory Committee with a secretariat. In the exercise of their duties, the members of the Supervisory Committee shall neither seek nor take instructions from any government, institution, body, office or agency.
The Supervisory Committee is composed of five independent members having experience in senior judicial or investigative functions or comparable functions relating to the areas of activity of OLAF. The members are appointed by common accord of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission.
The decision appointing the members of the Supervisory Committee also includes a reserve list of potential members to replace one or more members of the Supervisory Committee for the remainder of their term of office in the event of the resignation, death or permanent incapacity.
The members of the Supervisory Committee have a five-year mandate, which is not renewable. At the end of their mandate, they remain in office until they are replaced. Three and two members are replaced alternately, in order to preserve the Supervisory Committee’s expertise.
It is estimated that the members of the Supervisory Committee will need to dedicate approximately 3 days per month to meetings and preparation. In accordance with the applicable Commission rules (3), members of the Supervisory Committee will receive a daily allowance equivalent to 1/22 (4) of the basic salary of an official in the first step of grade AD 14 (5) for each day worked and will be reimbursed for expenses incurred by them in the course of their duties.
2.   Eligibility criteria







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Be a national of a Member State of the European Union, entitled to their full rights as a citizen,










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Must not have a political function when taking up their function, either at national or European level,










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Must not be a member of staff of an EU institution, body, agency or office when taking up their function,










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Must not be a member of a national anti-fraud coordination service, within the meaning of Article 12a of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013, when taking up their function,










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Must be able to act independently in the public interest and have no interests which might be considered prejudicial to their independence, when taking up their duties,










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Should have a thorough knowledge of two official EU languages necessary for the performance of the duties (candidates should also indicate their level of knowledge of other EU official languages).




3.   Selection criteria

3.1.   Professional criteria

Relevant senior professional experience of at least 10 years, notably:






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professional experience, preferably including significant related management experience, as a public prosecutor or judge or lawyer or auditor or investigator, specialised in fraud, corruption or conflicts of interest (including at EU level),
and/or










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practical or academic expertise in criminal and/or administrative law with regard to the protection of the financial interests of the EU, the EU budget and the management of EU funds,
and/or










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practical or academic expertise in protecting fundamental rights in administrative investigations,
and/or










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a very good understanding of the work of OLAF and very good general knowledge of the EU institutions, policies, legal framework and working methods.




3.2.   Personal criteria







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Strong interpersonal, communication and analytical skills,










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Should be available to carry out their tasks in an efficient way (approximately 3 days per month dedicated to meetings and preparation).




4.   Submission of expressions of interest


Interested persons should express their interest using the

EU CV online

application
             (6)
.

Before submitting your application, you should carefully check whether you meet all eligibility requirements listed under point 2, above. Failure to meet any of the eligibility requirements means an automatic exclusion from the selection procedure.
To register your application in EU CV online, you must have a valid email address and follow the instructions concerning the various stages of the procedure. Your email address will be used to confirm your registration as well as to remain in contact with you during the different stages of the procedure. Therefore, please keep the European Commission informed about any change in your email address.
To complete your application, you need to upload a CV in PDF, preferably using the Europass CV format (7), and to fill out, online, a motivation letter (maximum 8 000 characters). Your CV and motivation letter may be submitted in any of the official languages of the European Union.
Candidates are invited to specify all the EU languages they know and the corresponding level of knowledge according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (8).
Once you have finished your online registration, you will receive an email confirming that your application has been registered. If you do not receive a confirmation email, your application has not been registered.
Please note that it is not possible to monitor the progress of your application online. You will be contacted directly by the European Commission regarding the status of your application.
If you require more information and/or encounter technical problems, please send an email to: HR-MANAGEMENT-ONLINE@ec.europa.eu.
For organisational reasons and to complete the selection procedure as quickly as possible in the interest of the candidates as well as that of the institutions, any interviews deemed necessary by the selection panel will be carried out in English (9).


Closing date


The closing date for registration is 
                  30 September 2026
               , 12.00 noon Brussels time, following which registration is no longer possible.
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 fault with your internet connection could lead to the online registration being terminated before you complete it, thereby obliging you to repeat the whole process. Once the deadline for the submission of registrations has passed, you will no longer be able to introduce any data. Late registrations are not accepted.
5.   Selection procedure

The European Commission will inform the European Parliament and the Council of all the expressions of interest received.
A joint selection committee shall comprise an equal number of members from the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission. It will assess the expressions of interest received on the basis of the selection criteria and propose a common list of five candidates in alphabetical order to be confirmed as members of the Supervisory Committee and at least seven candidates in order of preference for the reserve list.
As a general rule, successful candidates will be either appointed as members of the Supervisory Committee or included in a reserve list. The Commission will contact successful candidates after the selection process has been completed, but before the appointment decision is adopted, on the possibility of being appointed as members of the Supervisory Committee or named on the reserve list.
Subsequently, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission will appoint by common accord the five members of the Supervisory Committee and a reserve list including at least seven names.
In order to put into effect the staggered renewal provided for by Articles 15(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013, the mandate of two members will start on 28 March 2027 or at a later date set in the appointment decisionThe mandate of the other three members will start on 23 September 2027 or at a later date set in the appointment decision.
6.   Equal opportunities

The European Union institutions apply equal opportunities policies encouraging applications that could contribute towards more diversity, gender equality and overall geographical balance.
7.   Eligibility, independence and declaration of interests upon taking up of duties

Before taking up their duties, the members of the Supervisory Committee are required to declare that they meet all the eligibility requirements listed in point 2 above, and notably to declare that they will act independently in the public interest, and to declare any interests which might be considered prejudicial to their independence.
Prior to recruitment from the reserve list, the eligibility conditions specified in point 2 above will be verified again at that moment. If a candidate does not meet anymore these conditions, or if they have an interest which may be considered prejudicial to their independence that cannot be mitigated, they will be excluded from the reserve list.
8.   Protection of personal data

The European Union institutions and other bodies will ensure that candidates’ personal data are processed as required by Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council (10). This applies in particular to the confidentiality and security of such data.


(1)  
            https://supervisory-committee-olaf.europa.eu/supervisory-committee-olaf_en.

(2)  As last amended by Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2223 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 December 2020 amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013, as regards cooperation with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and the effectiveness of the European Anti-Fraud Office investigations (OJ L 437, 28.12.2020, p. 49, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2020/2223/oj).

(3)  Commission Decision C(2006)6595 of 8 December 2006 on the reimbursement of costs incurred by members of the Supervisory Committee in the performance of their duties as amended by College Decision PV(2021)2387.

(4)  22 being the average number of working days in a month.

(5)  The salary scale is available at: 2025 Annual update of the remuneration and pensions of the officials and other servants of the European Union and the correction coefficients applied thereto.

(6)  
            https://ec.europa.eu/dgs/human-resources/seniormanagementvacancies/


(7)  You can find information on how to create your Europass CV online at: https://europa.eu/europass/en/create-europass-cv.

(8)  
            https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages/table-1-cefr-3.3-common-reference-levels-global-scale.

(9)  Language skills will not be evaluated during the interview.

(10)  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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1725/oj).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/3906/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)