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EEAS Internal Competitions: launch of first set of competitions on 3 April 2023

(note from DG Di Vita dated 30/03/2023)

Dear colleagues,

As part of the EEAS recruitment strategy announced by the Secretary General on 01 February 2023, the EEAS is organising a series of internal competitions to retain in-house talent and offer career perspectives to our staff.

As a first step, on 3 April 2023, the EEAS will launch the application procedure for three internal competitions covering the following grades: AD 9, AD 10 and AD 12. Please note that, as required by the Staff Regulations, these competitions will be open to AD officials and temporary agents in the AD function group only, subject to eligibility criteria that will be detailed in the Notices of Competitions published on 3 April 2023.

The period of application will run from 3 April until 5 May, 12:00, CET. Late application will not be accepted.

A second set of competitions, open to officials, temporary agents and contract agents, will be launched in the autumn and will cover grades AST-SC2, AST 2 and AD 6. These grades have been selected to allow contract agents to be eligible as per article 82.7 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants. More information regarding these competitions will follow in due course.

The number of quotas on the reserve lists have been carefully calculated to match the prospects of the EEAS to replace retiring permanent staff, while also recruiting laureates from EPSO competitions.

News regarding the Notices of Competitions will be posted on the Intranet on Friday 31 March 2023, with the application links, which will be activated on Monday 3 April. A set of Frequently Asked Questions will complement provisions laid out in the Notices of Competition. Furthermore, dedicated functional mailboxes (one per competition) will be available for additional information.

On behalf of the Secretary General and DG RM, I wish all candidates the best of luck!