Agri B 2 - en
Agri B 2 - en
Agri B 2 - en
Unit B.2 is responsible for the environmental and climatic sustainability aspects of the
Common Agricultural Policy and provides guidance and support to geographical units.
In particular, the unit promotes the integration of climate change and environmental
concerns into the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) by supporting the design,
development and implementation of targeted CAP measures (conditionality and green
interventions) and helping ensure their consistency within the so-called green
architecture of the CAP, in close relation with the relevant climate and environmental
legislation and objectives at EU and international level. The unit provides DG AGRI
position in the Commission policy making related to environmental and climate
legislation and strategies, being the main interlocutor with DG ENV, CLIMA and ENER.
Finally, the unit co-leads the EU Forest Strategy and follows up and contributes to the
development of the various aspects of the renewable energy, bio-economy, circular
economy policies and sustainability related to agriculture and forestry.
An interesting and challenging job in the climate team of the unit on environmental
sustainability. Your tasks would involve supporting colleagues with the analysis of
impact assessments, studies in the field of agriculture and GHG emissions, including on
the role of the Common Agricultural Policy, analysing implementation of measures to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the agriculture sector, analysis of existing measures
and of emission reductions foreseen by approaches in the private sector, quantification
and reporting of emissions, supporting colleagues with input for briefings, representing
the unit in meetings with stakeholders and experts.
An expert in the field of agriculture emissions, with good knowledge of the CAP and its
measures foreseen to enhance climate action and experience with implementing measures
to reduce emissions and enhance climate resilience on farms. Knowledge of EU climate
policy including Land use, Land use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) and the EU
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory are essential for this post. Good analytical skills, a
good basis or university level education in natural sciences would be necessary to carry
out the work. A basic understanding of modelling the agricultural sector, its emissions
and of life-cycle assessments would be a plus.
Eligibility criteria
Under the terms of the SNE Decision, you need to comply with the following eligibility
criteria at the starting date of the secondment:
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Seniority: having worked for at least one full year (12 months) with your current
employer on a permanent or contract basis.
Conditions of secondment
During the full duration of your secondment, you must remain employed and
remunerated by your employer and covered by your (national) social security system.
You shall exercise your duties within the Commission under the conditions as set out by
aforementioned SNE Decision and be subject to the rules on confidentiality, loyalty and
absence of conflict of interest as defined therein.
In case the position is published with allowances, these can only be granted when you
fulfil the conditions provided for in Article 17 of the SNE decision.
Staff posted in a European Union Delegation are required to have a security clearance
(up to SECRET UE/EU SECRET level according to Commission Decision (EU,
Euratom) 2015/444 of 13 March 2015. It is up to you to launch the vetting procedure
before getting the secondment confirmation.
If you are interested, please follow the instructions given by your employer on how to
apply.
The European Commission only accepts applications which have been submitted
through the Permanent Representation / Diplomatic Mission to the EU of your
country, the EFTA Secretariat or through the channel(s) it has specifically agreed
to. Applications received directly from you or your employer will not be taken into
consideration.
You should draft you CV in English, French or German using the Europass CV format
(Create your Europass CV | Europass). It must mention your nationality.
Please do not add any other documents (such as copy of passport, copy of degrees or
certificate of professional experience, etc.). If necessary, these will be requested at a later
stage.
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Processing of personal data
The Commission will ensure that candidates’ personal data are processed as required by
Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1). This
applies in particular to the confidentiality and security of such data. Before applying,
please read the attached privacy statement.
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()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.
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