General information

Organisation

The European Climate, Environment and Infrastructure Executive Agency (CINEA) has been established by the European Commission to support the European Commission to boost green growth and clean industry in Europe through high-quality programme management that supports European beneficiaries to achieve ground-breaking results for a cleaner and more sustainable future. CINEA manages EU funding for projects in the areas of transport, energy, climate action, environment, maritime, fisheries and aquaculture.

The main programmes managed are:

•The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF);
• Horizon Europe: the EU's Research and Innovation programme for which CINEA manages the areas of transport and energy;
•The Innovation Fund;
•LIFE Programme;
•European Maritime, Aquaculture and Fisheries Fund;
•The EU Renewable Energy Mechanism;
•The Public Sector Loan Facility of the Just Transition Mechanism.

The budget managed by CINEA in 2021-2027 period is ca. € 65 billion

CINEA is based in Brussels with a multinational team of 600 persons. The number of staff is expected to grow further over the coming years and the purpose of this publication is therefore to set up a reserve list, which will be used to cover the growing needs of the Agency. The reserve list may also be used by other Executive Agencies.

More info on: https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/index_en, X (https://twitter.com/cinea_eu), Linkedin and our YouTube channel.

  

Position description

Profile

Project Management - Project Officer

Position title

Project Officer – Sustainable Networks and Investments

Contract

Contract agent

Grade

FGIII

Working Environment

The Agency fosters a culture of employee empowerment and engagement, emphasising collaboration, respect, integrity, trust. equality, diversity, and inclusion The Agency and its staff are committed to a number of core values including innovation, client focus, excellence, well-being, care, work-life balance, sustainability and working together.

Mission description

The Project Officer will be responsible for a portfolio of projects in the Department for Sustainable Networks and Investments dealing with the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) in the field of transport and energy. The projects are often large-scale infrastructure interventions or innovative initiatives with high relevance and visibility at European level. In addition to CEF, the Department implements also the Renewable Energy Financing Mechanism and the Public Sector Loan Facility under the Just Transition Mechanism with similar projects. Therefore, the Project Officer might also manage grants under these two programmes.
The Project Officer will work autonomously under the authority of a team leader. S/he will also work closely with a wider team of colleagues in the Agency and the European Commission.
The Project Officer will perform tasks in relation to all aspects of the grant management cycle and will notably contribute to the preparation of calls for proposals, the evaluation of proposals, the preparation of grant agreements, the technical and financial monitoring of projects, the assessment of technical and financial reports and related documentation, the reporting and the feed-back to policy making. The Project Officer will be in direct contact with the beneficiaries in order to support them in the implementation of their project.

For a complete description of the job and tasks, eligibility criteria, selection criteria, application procedure, selection procedure, conditions of employment, equal opportunities policy, data protection policy, request of review policy, please consult the vacancy notice text attached.

Salary range

> 50 K€

Interview period - from :

01/09/2025

Interview period : to

31/10/2025

Appointment and conditions of employment

The jobholder will be recruited as contract staff, in function group III, pursuant to Article 3a of the new Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities (CEOS).

The basic monthly salary within this function group will depend on the number of years of relevant professional experience at appropriate level (in function group III, either grade 8, grade 9 or grade 10). Beside the basic salary the jobholder might receive special allowances (e.g. child allowance, school allowance, expatriate allowance).

The initial contract will be for a duration of 1 year. Afterwards, the contract may be renewed for 1 additional year. If the contract is renewed again, it shall be concluded for an indefinite period.

The place of employment will be Brussels where the Agency has its activities.

For a complete description of the job and tasks, eligibility criteria, selection criteria, application procedure, selection procedure, conditions of employment, equal opportunities policy, data protection policy, request of review policy, please consult the vacancy notice text attached.

Publication date

Job location

Belgium

Location

Publication start date

27/06/2025

Publication end date

18/07/2025

Attachments

Attachment

VN Project Officers CEF.pdf (230 Kb)