Seconded National Expert - Legal Officer (RTD.H.1)

The Common Legal Support Service (CLSS) is part of Directorate RTD/H "Common Implementation Centre" in the DirectorateGeneral for Research and Innovation. It drafts the Rules for Participation of the Framework Programmes and ensures their coherent interpretation for all implementing bodies. It acts as a liaison between the R&I DGs and the Legal Service and DG BUDG. It provides legal advice on the programme design and implementation, drafts legal acts, and provides support during inter-institutional procedures. It also drafts commission decisions and guidelines. The CLSS offers legal advice and support covering the entire project life cycle and complaints. In addition, it provides legal advice on horizontal issues such as legal procedures, international cooperation, intellectual property rights, ethics and research integrity, and inter-institutional matters.

Job presentation:

An interesting and challenging position as Legal officer within the Work Programmes team of the Common Legal Support Service (DG RTD Unit H.1).

The functions and duties of the post are the following:

• Provide legal advice to management and operational units within DG R&I, the R&I DGs, Executive Agencies and Joint Undertakings on issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of the legal framework for the research framework programme.
• Provide legal advice and assistance on legal matters for the preparation and implementation of Work Programmes in the context of Horizon Europe as well as future research framework programmes (Work Programmes for Horizon Europe, Euratom, the European Innovation Council, the European Research Council and the Joint Undertakings) for grants implemented with calls for proposals and other forms of budget implementation (notably grants to identified beneficiaries and indirectly managed actions).
• Advice on early stage initiatives, on drafting and implementation of general and specific call/topic conditions (admissibility, eligibility, award, procedure, legal and financial set-up of the grant agreements), partnerships, restricted calls.
• Provide advice and/or supervision on legal matters and/or issues in briefings, speeches and other publications addressed to a public outside the Commission.
• Draft replies to internal and external questions sent to the unit's helpdesk on legal issues
• Prepare, review, contribute to the preparation of guidance and template documents
• Conduct conceptual reflections and assist on elaborating strategic documents on themes relevant to the Directorate and the DG
• Provide internal training to colleagues in the R&I DGs, and make presentations to stakeholders at Horizon Europe events and other communication campaigns concerning the research framework programme - under the supervision of an AD Commission official.

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 March,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: RTD.H.1