Programme Officer - ReliefEU Capacities

Job requirements

Experience"

• INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION and DEVELOPMENT, POLICY DEVELOPMENT, PROJECT

MANAGEMENT, PROGRAM / PROCESS / PROJECT MANAGEMENT, CIVIL PROTECTION, EMERGENCY RESPONSE and HUMANITARIAN AID Job-Related experience:at least 5 years Qualifier:essential Languages Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production Writing French B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 English C1 C1 C1 C1 C1

09/10/2026 3 /4 Knowledge

• ANALYSIS and INTELLIGENCE

ANALYSIS and ADVICE

• BUDGET, FINANCE, CONTRACTS and ACCOUNTING
• POLICY

POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY IMPLEMENTATION

• PROGRAM / PROCESS / PROJECT MANAGEMENT
• EU's INTERNAL and EXTERNAL SECURITY

Conflict and emergency management

• CIVIL PROTECTION, EMERGENCY RESPONSE and HUMANITARIAN AID

Emergency management Disaster prevention, analysis and reduction Public safety and disaster relief Population vulnerability and coping capacity

• IT TOOLS for SPECIFIC APPLICATION AREAS

IT tools for OFFICE AUTOMATION

• INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (generic)

Competences

• Analysing and Problem Solving

Ability to conceptualise problems, identify and implement solutions Capacity to analyse and structure information

• Communicating

Ability to communicate in meetings Drafting skills

• Delivering Quality and Results

Ability to work in a proactive and autonomous way Financial management skills

• Learning and Development

Flexibility (openness towards new demands, etc.)

• Prioritising and Organising

Capacity to deliver in a structured way

• Resilience

Stress resistance

• Working with Others

Ability to work in a team Job Environment Organisational entity Presentation of the entity:

09/10/2026 4 /4 Unit A3 aims at supporting, within the ERCC, the delivery of effective, efficient, and timely humanitarian assistance in case of sudden-onset disasters in coordination with civil protection and geographical units, other Commission services and external stakeholders such as EU humanitarian partners, Member States and Regional Crisis Centres. To this end, the unit develops, manages and coordinates ReliefEU, a set of humanitarian emergency response tools. ReliefEU Funding (ALERT and DREF) provides rapid first line funding to humanitarian partners to respond to emergencies. ReliefEU Capacities provide safe and reliable logistics and supply chain solutions and services, like the prepositioning of emergency stockpiles, deployment of expertise or the organisation of humanitarian air bridges and transport operations. The unit is also responsible for the development, dissemination and coherent implementation of a strategic approach to humanitarian supply chains as a means to increase efficiency, sustainability and coordination across humanitarian operations, ensuring synergies and complementarities with other humanitarian policies. The unit follows and monitors logistics aspects of DG ECHO's humanitarian operations, providing advice on supply chain, logistics, and aviation, both strategically and operationally.

Job related issues [ ] Atypical working hours [ ] Specialised Job Missions [ ] 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: Due to the nature of DG ECHO's mandate, the DG must be able to respond rapidly in times of crisis. A flexible approach is therefore necessary with respect to responsibilities, sometimes involving temporary reassignment to a different unit.

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Responsibilities

Job Description Form Job description version 5 (Approved) Job no. 438941 in ECHO.A.3 Valid from 01/02/2027 Job Holder Name Job Profile Position

Job title Programme Officer - ReliefEU Capacities Domains Generic domain CIVIL PROTECTION, EMERGENCY RESPONSE and HUMANITARIAN AID Intermediate domain INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION and DEVELOPMENT Specific domain Sensitive job No Overall purpose Under the supervision of an Official/Temporary agent to contribute to activities relating to emergency disaster management crisis response in general, and particularly operations and policy development of ReliefEU capacities, and to the work of the team under the general guidance of the Head of Unit.

Legal disclaimer Please note that as per article 80 of the Conditions of Employment of other Servants of the European Union the work of all Function Groups of Contract Agents should take place under the supervision of an official or a temporary agent.

09/10/2026 2 /4 Functions and duties

• PROGRAM / PROCESS / PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Ensure efficient, coherent and well-coordinated EU disaster response operations. Directly involved in the management of humanitarian operations under ReliefEU and the overall coordination and facilitation of the response to sudden-onset disasters
• Perform the necessary general or ad hoc tasks that arise in relation to the post and the achievement of the objectives of the unit
• Contribute to the preparation of grant agreements and service contracts relating to projects
• Preparation of tenders for procurement of service and logistical-related contracts
• Contribute to the preparation of the calls for applications/proposals, the follow up during the evaluation and the commitment of budgetary means. Prepare financial transactions
• Update and maintain the existing information systems and decision support tools. Manage data and information management, including data entry, related to ReliefEU operations

• POLICY DEVELOPMENT

• Contribute to the development, management, monitoring and / or evaluation of policies and / or legislation of the Directorate-General and the Commission
• Contribute toward the definition of EU policies in particular related to the development of

ReliefEU, and in general concerning emergency management capabilities

• Preparation of strategic documents for senior management and used as a blueprint for future funding granted by DG ECHO
• Implement, ensure and monitor the proper implementation of EU policies or application of

EU legislation in the area of activity of the unit

• POLICY COORDINATION

• Contacts with relevant Commission services during and outside emergencies
• Coordination and consultation with external partners (Member States, United Nations, other relevant actors)

• HORIZONTAL COORDINATION

• Advise and assist the Head of Unit, Director and Director-General in their respective missions
• Contribute to the coordination of activities of the sector/unit
• Ensure appropriate evaluation and reporting on programme / project execution