ECA/2025/10 Administrator (1 post) - Directorate for Audit Quality Control (DQC) – DATA Team

WHO WE ARE

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) was established in 1975 as the European Union’s external auditor. One of the EU’s seven institutions, it is based in Luxembourg and employs around 1000 audit, support and administrative staff of all EU nationalities.

The ECA operates as a collegiate body of 27 Members, one from each EU member state. Our auditors check that the EU keeps good accounts and correctly applies its financial rules, and that its policies and programmes achieve their intended objectives and deliver value for money.

Through our work, we can make a difference by helping the EU to make a better use of its money. We contribute to improving the EU’s financial management and promote accountability and transparency. We warn of risks, provide assurance, indicate shortcomings and successes and offer guidance to EU policymakers and legislators. We present our observations and recommendations to the European Parliament, the Council of the EU, and national governments and parliaments, as well as the general public.

We are a modern and dynamic organisation striving for and promoting excellence, professionalism, transparency and integrity. We define ourselves as a diverse, flexible and equitable institution, which offers every individual the opportunity to maximise their talent. Through our individual and collective involvement in the ECA’s activities and our ambitious training programme, our aim is to make the ECA an intellectually stimulating workplace, and a learning-based organisation that relies on institutional knowledge and motivated and well-trained people to serve the EU and its citizens.

We are an EU institution on a human scale: this facilitates integration, allows for easier interaction, and encourages teamwork. We offer flexible working hours and teleworking, including from outside the place of residence. We value diversity and inclusion, promote equal opportunities, and ensure a respectful working environment based on open communication, dialogue, and mutual trust. Staff engagement, well-being and greening are important pillars of our internal policies.

As part of the Directorate for Audit Quality Control (DQC), the DATA team’s role and responsibilities are to contribute to the ECA’s audits by providing input on assignments and activities related to the use of data and technology in view of the design and planning of audit tasks, on the evidence-collection during the execution of tasks and on the final reporting. The DATA team brings together data scientists, IT auditors and project managers.

WHAT WE ARE OFFERING

This vacancy notice is being issued on the basis of Article 29(1)(a), (b) and (c) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union. 

The advertised position is therefore open ONLY to AD officials of the European Court of Auditors, AD officials of other EU institutions and successful candidates in an EU AD competition[1].

We are seeking to recruit one (1) administrator in the Directorate for the Audit Quality Control (DATA team).

Under the authority of a principal manager, the DATA team administrator will mainly work on tasks relating to automation, data science and/or IT audit. The selected candidate will be expected to:        

-          coordinate the automation of audit processes, as part of the ECA’s digital transformation;

-          work closely with audit teams to identify audit procedures and processes that are suitable for automation; 

-          develop, implement and maintain automation solutions (e.g. using RPA – Robot Process Automation and other audit-specific tools);

-          provide technical guidance, documentation and support to audit staff on using automation solutions during audit work;

-          participate in audit tasks as automation expert, data analyst or as IT auditor; 

-          provide training and coaching to ECA staff to raise awareness of automation opportunities; 

-          monitor technological and methodological innovations applicable to the audit profession; 

-          participate in interinstitutional networks and working groups as expert. 

[1]     Organised by EPSO or by one of the EU institutions.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The advertised position is open to applicants who, on the deadline for applications, meet the eligibility criteria set out in the Staff Regulations, as well as the following criteria:

1.           Knowledge of languages

English and French are the ECA’s official working languages of the ECA. For this position, a sound knowledge of English (minimum level C1 in understanding, speaking and writing) is required.

Please indicate in your CV the language level according to the following assessment model:
https://europa.eu/europass/en/common-european-framework-reference

2.         Experience and skills

During the selection process, applicants will need to demonstrate:

-          problem-solving and critical thinking skills;

-          good communication and collaboration skills;

-          ability to work under pressure autonomously or as part of audit teams;

-          acquaintance with audit processes and their potential for automation;

-          knowledge of tools and libraries for automation, data analysis and data visualisation;

-          understanding of IT systems and processes relevant for audit.  

In addition to the above, the following will be considered as assets:

-          proven experience with the aforementioned tasks (under “What we are offering”) relating to automation, data science and/or IT audit carried out at the ECA;

-          experience in automation projects, using RPA technologies such as UIPath or Selenium;

-          experience in data analysis and visualization;

-          relevant certifications in data science and/or IT audit. 

APPLICATIONS

The deadline for applications is 12:00 (midday) Luxembourg time on 10 June 2025.

Applications must be submitted only via the online form provided for the advertised position and must comprise the following documents in English or French:

-       a cover letter;

-       an up-to-date CV, preferably in the "Europass" format (see https://europa.eu/europass/);

-      (only for EU officials not at the ECA) a document confirming your function group, grade and status as an official.

Successful candidates in an EU AD open competition must quote the relevant reference number in their CV or cover letter.

Any application received after the deadline or which is not submitted using the online form will be rejected.

The selection committee will evaluate applications solely on the basis of the information given in these documents. It may ask candidates to provide supporting evidence for statements made in their applications. If applicants fail to provide such evidence when it is requested, their applications will be rejected.

To ensure that your application is completed on time, we strongly advise you not to wait until the last few hours to apply. Experience has shown that the system may become overloaded as the deadline approaches.

RECRUITMENT POLICY

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS

In line with ECA’s Diversity and Inclusion policy and Article 1d of the Staff Regulations, the ECA embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. We accept applications without discrimination on any grounds, and we take steps to ensure that recruitment is evenly balanced between women and men, as required by Article 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. We also take measures to reconcile working life with family life.

If you require any special arrangements for a specific disability in order to take part in this selection procedure, please send an email in good time to ECA-Selection@eca.europa.eu.

DATA PROTECTION

The ECA is committed to ensuring that applicants' personal data are processed in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018, on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC.

For more information, see our specific privacy statement on recruitment at the following address: https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocuments/Specific_Privacy_Statement_vacancies/Specific_Privacy_Statement_vacancies_EN.PDF