Recruitment
Procedure
Vacancies for permanent posts in the secretariat of the European Ombudsman are filled through internal transfer or promotion, transfer or secondment of officials from other European Union institutions or bodies, or recruitment from reserve lists set up following open competitions organised by the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) or by an EU institution or body.
Vacancies for temporary posts are advertised internally, to encourage career development of existing staff, or on the European Ombudsman's website. The Ombudsman also normally informs other European Union institutions of such vacancies. For profiles that are more regularly needed in the Ombudsman's Office, the Ombudsman may decide to publish open-ended vacancy notices with a view to establishing a pool of candidates who can be called for tests and interviews when a need arises.
Candidates who have succeeded in one or more selection procedures and who are particularly interested in working for the European Ombudsman's Office are welcome to express their interest by sending the reference of the selection procedure to the Ombudsman's Personnel, Administration, and Budget Unit.
Vacancy notices
The following vacancy notices are currently open:
Inquiries Officer in the Office of the European Ombudsman OMB/6/2022 - Temporary agent - AD5 Call for expression of interest for immediate recruitment & drawing-up a reserve list
The inquiries officer in the Ombudsman's Office must necessarily have a very good command of English. The documents concerning the call for expression of interest are therefore only available in English.
Candidates are informed that they are not allowed to contact personally members of the Selection Committee and that doing so constitutes grounds for disqualification from the procedure.
Dear candidates,
We would like to inform you that by 20 December 2022 all applicants should have been informed by e-mail about the status of their application.
On 28 February 2023, candidates having submitted a case study were informed about the outcome of the selection committee's assessment.
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Deadline for applications
12 September 2022 -
Admissibility & eligibility check
September & October 2022 -
Comparative assessment of applications (assessment of qualifications, experience & motivation)
November & December 2022 -
Case study analysis (written test)
January & February 2023 -
Interviews with the Selection Committee
March & April 2023 -
Publication of the reserve list
April 2023
- Decision appointing the Selection Committee for the selection procedure OMB/6/2022 - Temporary agent - AD5
- Call for expression of interest OMB/6/2022 - Inquiries Officers AD5 in the Office of the European Ombudsman - Temporary agent
- Privacy Statement relating to the selection of officials and other agents within the European Ombudsman’s Office
The deadline for applications has passed
External links
Visit the EU Careers website where you can search the database of available job opportunities for permanent and temporary positions, including contract agent posts, traineeships and secondments in EU Institutions and Agencies.
Traineeships
Rules
Every year, the European Ombudsman offers paid one-year traineeships to university or higher education graduates with a keen interest in the European Union project and, in particular, in how the EU institutions and their administration relate to citizens.
Normally, notices specifying the profiles sought and the requirements for each profile are published in February and the traineeships start on 1 September each year. Trainees may be posted either in Strasbourg or in Brussels according to the needs of the Office.
Since 2023, the Ombudsman implements a positive action programme for trainees with a recognised disability.
Trainees in the Ombudsman's Office must necessarily have a very good command of the English language. Applications must therefore be submitted in English. For the same reasons, the documents concerning traineeship applications are only available in English.
Traineeship 2023 - Case-handling - OMB/T/2023/3
We invite you to apply for a traineeship in the domain of "case-handling" starting on 1 September 2023. We offer up to five traineeships for a period of one year.
Deadline for applications : 24 March 2023 at 13:00 Brussels time
The deadline for applications has passed
Traineeship 2023 - Digital communication - OMB/T/2023/4
We invite you to apply for a traineeship in the domain of "digital communication" starting on 1 September 2023. We offer one paid traineeship for a period of one year.
Deadline for applications : 24 March 2023 at 13:00 Brussels time
The deadline for applications has passed
Traineeship 2023 - Traineeship for persons with disabilities - OMB/T/2023/5
We invite you to apply for a traineeship specifically addressed to persons with disabilities starting on 1 September 2023. We offer one paid traineeship for a period of one year.
Deadline for applications : 3 April 2023 at 13:00 Brussels time
- Traineeships 2023 - Traineeship for persons with disabilities - Help build a more effective, accountable, transparent and ethical administration in the EU - OMB/T/2023/5
- Privacy Statement relating to the selection of trainees for the traineeships for persons with disabilities in the European Ombudsman’s Office
The deadline for applications has passed