Seconded National Expert - Energy Policy Task Force Expert (ENER-TF2)

Within the framework of the Energy Platform Task Force, Task Force 2 (TF2) is the unit responsible for the energy policy outreach to Member States and the overall coordination of their efforts to diversify energy supplies, reduce their overall reliance on fossil fuels and speed up the clean energy transition. This work is conducted notably via the implementation of the national Recovery and Resilience Plans (RRPs) and their REPowerEU chapters and the Country Specific Recommendations of the European Semester, instrumental to achieve the objectives of the European Green Deal and REPowerEU.

Job presentation:

• Follow the EU energy relations with the nine non-EU Contracting Parties of the Energy Community (the Western Balkans and the Eastern Trio).
• Support the procedures of the Energy Community Treaty and the Energy Community Secretariat with focus on the Contracting Parties’ alignment with EU energy legislation, notably, in the field of the internal market in electricity.
• Support the work on other thematic areas covered by the Energy Community Treaty, such as security of supply, decarbonisation of the energy system and energy infrastructure development.
• Contribute to the substantive and procedural development of Commission proposals to the Energy Community in relation to the thematic areas of responsibility.
• Support the work of DG ENER in the EU accession process, EU bilateral relations, and other EU initiatives related to the nine non-EU Energy Community Contracting Parties.
• Act as a country desk for two Contracting Parties including maintaining up to date country intelligence for countries of responsibility.

The SNE will work under the supervision of an administrator. With a view to the principle of loyal cooperation between the national/regional and European administrations, the SNE will not work on individual cases with implications for files he/she would have had to deal with in his/her national administration in the two years preceding its entry into the Commission, or directly adjacent cases. He/she shall in no case make commitments, financial or otherwise, or negotiate on behalf of the Commission.

Please note that this job is offered without any right for remuneration.

The Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU points out that ONLY applications submitted by the Permanent Representation will be considered. Interested parties are therefore requested to send application documents (Europass CV, letter of motivation and declaration of approval of the employer) in English by September, 18, 2024 by email to sne.bruessel-ov@bmeia.gv.at.

Only the “Europass CV” form should be used to create the CV. Applicants must state the exact name of the position for which they are applying (e.g. JRC-B-5) in all documents submitted.

For more detailed information on the job profile, requirements and selection procedure, please refer to the detailed vacancy notice below.

Reference: ENER-TF2