Programme Officer - External Relations
Manila, Philippines
Applications close on Mon 19 Oct, at 23:59 local time
Terms
- Contract
- Contract Agent
- Grade
- Grade not stated
- Directorate-General
- DG INTPA
- Indicative pay
- Not stated in the notice
The role
06/09/2026 1 /4
BANKS and other FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
- INFORMATION and COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
- REPRESENTATION and NEGOTIATION
- JUSTICE and HUMAN/CIVIL RIGHTS
ETHICS and EQUALITY
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (generic)
EXTERNAL RELATIONS INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS Competences
- Analysing and Problem Solving
Ability to conceptualise problems, identify and implement solutions Capacity to analyse and structure information
- Communicating
Ability to chair meetings Capacity to communicate technical or specialised information Capacity to present issues to an audience Drafting skills Negotiation skills
- Delivering Quality and Results
Ability to work in a proactive and autonomous way Client orientation Quality & process management abilities
- Learning and Development
- Prioritising and Organising
Capacity to deliver in a structured way Planning capacity
- Resilience
Stress resistance
- Working with Others
Job Environment Organisational entity
06/09/2026 4 /4 Presentation of the entity: Job related issues [ ] Atypical working hours [ ] Specialised Job Missions [X] Frequent, i.e. 2 or more missions / month [ ] Long duration, i.e. missions lasting more than a week Comments: Workplace, health & safety related issues [ ] Noisy environment [ ] Physical effort / materials handling [ ] Work with chemicals / biological materials [ ] Radioprotection area [ ] Use of personal protective equipment [ ] Other Comments: Other Comments:
Responsibilities
Job Description Form Job description version 6 (Active) Job no. 83157 in INTPA.C.2.DEL.Philippines.003 Valid from 01/09/2026 Job Holder Name Job Profile Position
Conditions
Job title Programme Officer - External Relations Domains Generic domain EXTERNAL RELATIONS Intermediate domain Specific domain Sensitive job No Overall purpose Under the supervision of the Head of Partnerships, support the implementation of initiatives related to Peacebuilding in Mindanao and value chain development/investments in areas impacted by conflict/climate change. Contribute to the identification, formulation, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and supervision of programmes. Facilitate the project coordination while ensuring compliance with EU policies and guidelines. Promote a Team Europe approach to cooperation with Member States, their agencies and national development banks, export credit agencies and business and private sector organisations as well as European financial institutions.
06/09/2026 2 /4 Functions and duties
- POLICY ANALYSIS
- Support policy dialogue and sector analysis with all relevant actors - ministries, agencies, donors and other relevant stakeholders in all areas of concern.
- Draft and contribute to reports, briefings, and analysis of the topics under their area of responsibility.
- Contribute to the development and application of common approaches by the EU, Member
States and other relevant partners.
- PROGRAM / PROCESS / PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Contribute to the programming, identification, formulation, and appraisal of programs in cooperation with beneficiary institutions, both within the host country and in collaboration with other donors.
- Collaborate with stakeholders at country and regional levels, including government institutions, multilateral organisations, civil society, and the private sector, to facilitate dialogue and integrate EU partnerships priorities in sector policy dialogues, ensuring policy coherence.
- Handle all aspects of the procurement process, including drafting Terms of Reference and launching tenders, assessing and evaluating ongoing and completed projects to ensure quality and effectiveness.
- Act as an operational initiator in the relevant IT systems, ensuring accurate documentation and conducting quality checks, providing "operational visa" on necessary documents.
- Prepare and assist in missions from headquarters and the Delegation and participate in audits as necessary. Accompany evaluation in relevant areas.
- Maintain contact with other active donors in the host country to ensure strategic coherence in bilateral or multilateral relations.
- GENERAL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
- Prepare proposals for programmes / projects, sector support, etc. in close co-operation with the geographical Unit (including quality review).
- Prepare the financing agreement and obtain signatures of all contracting parties
- Monitor the implementation of programmes/projects within and analyse annual and final implementation reports
- Organise and lead the various evaluations foreseen in the regulations (ex-ante, mid-term, ex- post)
- PROCUREMENT and CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
- Launch, manage and monitor calls for proposals / tenders, including the evaluation and selection of projects.
- Manage technical and financial aspects of contracts linked to the projects.
- Ensure the follow-up of the implementation of the projects and the performance of project managers and partners, monitor contractual obligations (via periodic reviews, audits, reporting and assistance, etc.) and gather and handle external expertise.
- Deal with horizontal activities, concertation and networking aspects of the programme and its projects.
- Take responsibility for the quality, accuracy, and comprehensiveness of encoded data in
ARES, OPSYS, CRIS, and/or any other relevant IT system, even when data encoding is delegated to another agent.
- INTERNAL MANAGEMENT and COORDINATION (DG/Service/Company)
- Contribute to coordination with the Regional Partnerships/Partnerships section, and other
Delegations as needed in the region.
06/09/2026 3 /4 Job requirements Experience"
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (generic)
Job-Related experience:at least 3 years Qualifier:an advantage Previous experience in a Delegation and/or appropriate experience in External Relations DGs services is considered a strong advantage. Previous experience in a (post-) conflict area is considered an advantage. Valid heat training is considered an advantage. Languages Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production Writing French B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 English C1 C1 C1 C1 C1 Knowledge
- FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS and INSTITUTIONS, incl BANKING
You apply on the institution’s own portal. The full vacancy notice there is the only binding version.
- Reference
- 83157
- Notice