Seconded National Expert - Creative Europe (EAC.D.2)

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.

Unit EAC-D2 “Creative Europe” manages the Culture strand of Creative Europe programme, the only EU programme solely dedicated to supporting the cultural and creative sector. All cultural and creative sectors are covered under the Culture strand except audiovisual which is managed by DG CNECT (MEDIA strand).

Reporting to the Head of Unit and the Deputy Head of Unit, under their supervision, the job involves implementing the political priorities of the programme, working with non-EU countries participating in the programme and taking part in the planning, implementation and evaluation of the programme.

The tasks will include:

• Following the actions funded by Creative Europe. Selecting best practices. Working closely with the Executive Agency for their implementations.
• Taking part in the conception of the new initiatives, in the final evaluation of the Creative Europe programme and in the preparation of the new programme (2028-2034).
• Supporting interactions with stakeholders, organisations and projects funded by the programme.
• Preparating briefings and notes as well as terms of reference for calls for proposals.
• Organising meetings and events inside and outside the Commission, including giving presentations.

This period is particularly interesting as it marks the transition to the new programme set to replace Creative Europe under the upcoming Multiannual Financial Framework (2028–2034). It presents a unique opportunity to acquire first-hand insights from the outset of this transformative process.

This secondment is offered cost-free.

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 May,18, 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.D.2