Expert - Waste Data Reporting - European Environment Agency (FGIV, Copenhagen)

About this position

The summary below is published by European Environment Agency on the official vacancy notice. Our own analysis — salary realism, comparable openings, career trajectory, language profile — follows further down the page.

Key responsibilities

According to the vacancy notice, the role centres on the following duties:

• Manage waste data throughout its lifecycle including collection, validation, quality assurance, metadata, governance, and dissemination
• Develop IT tools to support data exchange between the EEA and its data providers
• Develop and manage a reporters' community of practice
• Assess data quality
• Analyze reported information to inform status, trend, and distance-to-target assessments
• Disseminate information to various stakeholders including policy makers and the wider public

Are you eligible?

Check these requirements from the notice before investing time in an application:

• Education: Completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma, OR where justified in the interest of the service, professional training of an equivalent level
• Experience: Minimum of 1 year of relevant professional experience after achieving the required qualification
• Languages: One of the languages of the EEA member… (C1), Another of the languages of the EEA mem… (B2)
• Key skills: Managing data throughout its lifecycle including data collection, validation, quality assurance, metadata, governance, and dissemination, Working with complex datasets and modern data tools including databases, data visualisation, dashboards, automation, or data engineering concepts, Translating business or policy needs into data requirements, Working with multiple stakeholders such as national authorities, IT developers, subject experts, contractors, Presenting data and insights to different audiences through reports, dashboards, indicators, web products, or other information services, Excellent communication, interpersonal and networking skills, Ability to work collaboratively and share expertise, Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations in a multicultural environment, Diversity awareness and sensitivity, Attention to detail and ability to summarise complex information
• Eligibility: Be a national of one of the member countries of the EEA (Member States of the European Union plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and Türkiye); Enjoy full rights as a citizen; Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by law concerning military service; Meet the character requirements for the duties involved; Be physically fit to perform the duties linked to the post

Selection process

The notice describes the following selection steps:

• Application review for eligibility criteria
• Application review to establish evidence of selection criteria requirements
• Invitation to written test and interview phase for best qualified candidates (maximum of 20)
• Written test in English in the area of expertise required for the post
• Interview in English with assessment of knowledge of other languages

Contract and working arrangements

Contract duration: Initial time period of four years, renewable.

Working arrangements: Place of work will be Copenhagen, Denmark.

Hiring unit: Unit 'Circular Economy and Clean Industry' under the Department 'Climate and Circular Economy'.

Position details

Reference

EEA/CA/2026/9

Vacancy Notice

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Last Verified

23 July 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Expert - Waste Data Reporting at EEA based in Copenhagen at the FGIV grade level (Contract Agent). The vacancy reference is EEA/CA/2026/9. The role falls under the Environment domain.

VACANCY NOTICE FOR POSITIONS OF

Expert - Waste Data Reporting - Contract Agent (FGIV)

_Reference no. EEA/CA/2026/9_

Please send us your application by no later than 11 August 2026 at 23:59 (Copenhagen time), following the instructions in the [ANNEX](https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/about/careers/vacancies/annex/@@download/file).

Under the responsibility of the Head of Unit ‘Circular Economy and Clean Industry’, reporting to the Head of Department ‘Climate and Circular Economy’ (see [organisational chart](https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/about/who-we-are/governance/organisational-chart)), the Expert shall be responsible for tasks related to waste data reporting.

The EEA seeks talented individuals with diverse skill sets related to data handling, processing, and dissemination in the field of waste generation and management. This includes the development of IT tools to support data exchange between the EEA and its data providers, the development and management of a reporters’ community of practice, the assessment of data quality, the analysis of reported information to inform status, trend, and distance-to-target assessments, and the dissemination of this information to various stakeholders, including policy makers and the wider public.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

Candidates applying must satisfy the following eligibility criteria on the closing date for the submission of applications:

a)a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma, OR where justified in the interest of the service, professional training of an equivalent level;

b)a minimum of 1 year of relevant professional experience after achieving the qualification set out above.

In addition, in order to be eligible a candidate must:

* Be a national of one of the member countries of the EEA (Member States of the European Union plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and Türkiye); * Enjoy full rights as a citizen; * Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by law concerning military service; * Have a thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the EEA member countries and a satisfactory knowledge of another of these languages (corresponding to level B.2 of the [Common European Framework of Reference for languages CEFR](http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/resources/european-language-levels-cefr)); * Meet the character requirements for the duties involved; * Be physically fit to perform the duties linked to the post.

Candidates should assess carefully and check before submitting their application whether they fulfil all the conditions for admission laid down in the vacancy notice, particularly in terms of qualifications and relevant professional experience.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

_(In your application, please provide examples from current or past work experience where these competencies have been applied_)

Essential:

* Demonstrated professional experience in managing data throughout its lifecycle, including data collection, validation, quality assurance, metadata, governance, and dissemination; * Demonstrated experience working with complex datasets and modern data tools, including experience with databases, data visualisation, dashboards, automation, or data engineering concepts; * Proven experience translating business or policy needs into data requirements and working with multiple stakeholders (e.g. national authorities, IT developers, subject experts, contractors); * Proven experience in presenting data and insights to different audiences through reports, dashboards, indicators, web products, or other information services; * Excellent command of written and spoken English language, at least at level C1 in all categories according to the [Common European Framework of Reference for Language](http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/resources/european-language-levels-cefr).

Advantageous:

* Proven experience working in the policy field of circular economy, waste generation and management.

In addition to the requirements above, candidates invited to the written test and interview stage, will also be assessed against the following behavioural competencies:

* Excellent communication, interpersonal and networking skills; * Ability to work collaboratively and share expertise with others to deliver on common work goals; * Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations in a multicultural environment; * Diversity awareness and sensitivity; * Attention to detail and ability to summarise complex information; * Well-developed solution-oriented and problem-solving approach, stakeholder orientation and a proactive way of working; * Enthusiasm, flexibility and ability to work under pressure; * Ability to organise work and prioritise tasks; and ability to seek out learning opportunities proactively.

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS:

The successful candidate will be offered a Contract Agent contract in accordance with Article 3a) of the [Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:01962R0031-20140501&qid=1777374728698). The selected candidate will be employed for an initial time period of four years, renewable.

Successful candidates who are recruited undergo an initial probation period of 9 months.

Please note that recruitment is done in the first step of the grade within Function Group IV to which the successful candidate qualifies, depending on the duration of the acquired professional experience.

For information on salary, please see information published under [Contract Agents](https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/about/careers/how-to-apply/contract-agents).

The place of work will be Copenhagen, Denmark.

It is brought to the particular attention of candidates that the provisions of Articles 11 to 26 of the Staff Regulations, concerning the rights and obligations of officials, shall apply by analogy to Contract Agents. These rules specify that:

_“An official shall carry out his duties and conduct himself solely with the interests of the Union in mind. He shall neither seek nor take instructions from any government, authority, organization or person outside his institution. He shall carry out the duties assigned to him objectively, impartially and in keeping with his duty of loyalty to the Union._

_An official shall not without the permission of the appointing authority accept from any government or from any other source outside the institution to which he belongs any honour, decoration, favour, gift or payment of any kind whatever, except for services rendered either before his appointment or during special leave for military or other national service and in respect of such service._

_Before recruiting an official, the appointing authority shall examine whether the candidate has any personal interest such as to impair his independence or any other conflict of interest. To that end, the candidate, using a specific form, shall inform the appointing authority of any actual or potential conflict of interest. In such cases, the appointing authority shall take this into account in a duly reasoned opinion. If necessary, the appointing authority shall take the measures referred to in Article 11a(2).”_

For further information on the Staff Regulations and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union see:

[Staff Regulations](https://www.eea.europa.eu/about-us/jobs/staff-regulations)

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

A Selection Committee is set up for the selection procedure. It consists of members designated by the Appointing Authority and the Staff Committee. The Selection Committee is bound by the principle of confidentiality as enshrined in Article 6 of Annex III to the Staff Regulations. This works in two ways: first, it imposes obligations to ensure equal treatment for candidates; and second, it seeks to protect the Selection Committee to ensure that its decisions are totally impartial.

The Selection Committee adheres strictly to the conditions of admission laid down in the vacancy notice when deciding whether or not candidates are eligible. Candidates admitted to a previous selection procedure will not automatically be eligible.Candidates are strictly forbidden to make any contact with the members of the Selection Committee, either directly or indirectly. Any infringement of this rule will lead to disqualification from the selection procedure.

In a spirit of transparency, and in order to align our working methods with current practice in certain Member States, the administration has decided to proceed with the publication of [names of Selection Committee members](https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/about/careers/selection-committees).

Should the Selection Committee discover at any stage in the procedure that the candidate does not meet one or more of the general or special conditions for admission to the selection procedure, the candidate will be disqualified.

The Selection Committee decides on those candidates who are admitted to the selection procedure in accordance with the requirements as specified under eligibility criteria. The applications of the candidates admitted to the selection procedure are reviewed to establish whether or not they show evidence of all requirements as specified under selection criteria.

The Selection Committee will invite to the interview and to the written test phase the best qualified candidates (maximum of 20). Should the case arise that there are various candidates scoring the same number of points in the 20th ranking, the number of candidates to be invited may be increased accordingly to accommodate this.

The interview will be held in English and the candidate’s knowledge of other languages will also be assessed during the interview. Candidates invited for an interview will be asked to undergo a written test in English, in the area of expertise required for the post. The test and the int

Salary at this grade

Basic monthly salary at FGIV runs from €4,449 (step 1) to €5,034 (top step), giving an annual range of roughly €53,388 to €60,408 before tax and allowances. Steps increase automatically every two years; the figures here are taken from the salary grid in the EU Staff Regulations.

Eligible staff posted away from their country of nationality also receive an expatriation allowance worth 16% of basic salary (around €712 per month at step 1 of FGIV) together with household, dependent-child, and education allowances where applicable. Take-home pay is then adjusted by the country correction coefficient for Copenhagen. For a worked example see our correction coefficients guide and the EU salaries overview.

Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 29 June 2026, 23 days ago.

The application deadline is 11 August 2026, 18 days from today. Late applications are not accepted, so submit through the official EU Careers portal well in advance.

Last verified against the EU Careers feed on 23 July 2026.

Where to learn more

For full responsibilities, requirements, and career progression at FGIV see our FGIV grade page; for headcount, mission, and other open vacancies at EEA see the EEA institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in Copenhagen see our Copenhagen location page; for related vacancies in the Environment field browse our Environment domain page.

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