Seconded National Expert - Youth Policy Officer (Ref. EAC.A.4.002)

The Directorate-General Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC) strives for an inclusive society based on cross-border and inter-cultural cooperation in education, research, youth, culture and sport. The unit "Youth and Intergenerational Fairness" is organised across three sectors which are respectively responsible for empowering young people to shape their future and build a more inclusive Europe. The unit promotes youth mainstreaming and participation in policymaking through different actions under the EU Youth Strategy, such as the EU youth dialogue, the Commission President’s youth advisory board and Commissioners’ youth policy dialogues, the ‘youth check’, the Commission youth network and the EU youth stakeholder group.

We propose a challenging and diverse secondment in the Youth policy sector in a dynamic environment and the strategic context of the launch of the EU Youth Strategy post 2027. This involves shaping and implementing the EU's youth policy priorities to empower young people, foster their engagement and participation in democratic life, promote resilience, inclusion, and solidarity across Europe. This role should also help maximising the policy impact and synergies of the Erasmus+ programme related you youth (including implementation of the current European Solidarity Corps). The job will include the following specific tasks:

• Contribute to policy developments in the fields of youth in line with the EU Youth Strategy and the Commission priorities in the field of youth;
• Bring targeted national expertise to shape the EU Youth Strategy post 2027 tailored to the aspiration and needs of young people;
• Contribute to shaping actions and instruments strengthening youth mainstreaming, youth participation, youth work and non-formal learning such as the EU Youth Dialogue and the Commission’s youth check and relevant programme actions;
• Follow relevant youth policy developments in EU Member States and support policy cooperation and mutual learning activities, while contributing to relevant knowledge building and research (studies, surveys, trend analysis);
• Draft analytical documents, briefings, articles and other papers using relevant evidence and data;
• Contribute to valorisation and information about Commission youth policy initiatives to various audiences (national authorities, decision-makers, young people, youth organisations and youth workers) and prepare presentational material for different audiences;
• Promote consistency between youth policy priorities and programme activities to ensure policy impact of EU funding;
• Maintain dialogue with policy-makers, stakeholders and experts in meetings, working groups, conferences;
• Provide expertise and good practice examples from a national perspective

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 in English (Europass CV, letter of motivation and declaration of approval of the employer) 7 days before the official deadline, namely by November, 19, 2026 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: EAC.A.4.002