Information Technology

IT Project Governance Officer - European Commission (AD6, Luxembourg)

GradeAD6
Contract TypeTemporary Agent
Salary Range€6,961 - €7,876/month
Deadline24 August 2026

About this position

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

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office, the independent public prosecution office of the European Union, is seeking applications for the position of**IT Project Governance Officer.**The EPPO is a new and rapidly-growing EU body responsible for investigating, prosecuting and bringing to judgment crimes against the financial interests of the EU.

As a member of the **Digital Strategic Alignment (DSA)** team within the **Digital Services Unit**, the IT Project Governance Officer will play a key role in strengthening the Project Management Office and the associated IT finance and contract management processes. The role calls for strong organisational skills, excellent written communication and the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders in a fast-moving digital environment. The successful candidate will be expected to draft high-quality policies, procedures and governance documents, and to bring structure and clarity to complex, cross-functional initiatives.

### Role:

**The EPPO Digital Environment**

The EPPO’s digital environment covers two main domains:

1. **Operational**: the Case Management Ecosystem, the core business system used by European Prosecutors and case analysts throughout the entire case lifecycle (initiation, investigation, prosecution and closure). 2. **Administrative**: the supporting digital services, infrastructure and systems used daily by all EPPO staff.

**About the Digital Strategic Alignment (DSA) team**

The DSA team ensures that the EPPO’s digital initiatives are delivered in a consistent, transparent and value-driven way, aligned with the organisation’s strategic goals. It centralises project management office activities (including finance and contract management) and safeguards compliance across the digital portfolio.

The team operates across two key domains:

1. **Policy, Compliance, Finance and Contract Management**: develops digital policies, ensures compliance with internal and external regulations, provides financial oversight, and centralises IT procurement within the Digital Services Unit to reinforce governance and optimise contract management. 2. **Digital Portfolio and Change Management**: aligns digital initiatives with the EPPO’s strategic goals and digital governance through a structured project management office, supports programme/project coordination and change adoption, and monitors performance through defined KPIs.

### Tasks and responsibilities:

Reporting to the Team Leader of the Digital Strategic Alignment (DSA) team, the IT Project Governance Officer will be responsible for:

* Design, document and maintain governance frameworks, processes and templates to ensure quality, consistency and transparency across the digital portfolio. * Draft, review and maintain policies, procedures, guidelines and supporting documentation in clear, professional English. * Develop dashboards aligned with defined objectives and KPIs to track and report on digital initiatives, and ensure compliance with governance standards and best practices. * Support procurement and contract governance activities in compliance with EU financial regulations and EPPO internal rules. * Contribute to IT budget planning and to the full financial lifecycle (commitments, monitoring and closure), in line with EU financial regulations and best practices. * Coordinate with teams, suppliers and stakeholders to ensure that digital initiatives deliver their expected value and benefits. * Provide secretariat and coordination support to governance bodies, including preparing agendas, minutes, briefing notes and follow-up actions.

[How to apply](https://www.eppo.europa.eu/careers/how-apply_en)

Position details

Reference
EPPO-2026-AD-004
Vacancy Notice
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Last Verified
6 August 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for IT Project Governance Officer at European Commission based in Luxembourg at the AD6 grade level (Temporary Agent). The vacancy reference is EPPO-2026-AD-004. The role falls under the Information Technology domain.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office, the independent public prosecution office of the European Union, is seeking applications for the position ofIT Project Governance Officer.The EPPO is a new and rapidly-growing EU body responsible for investigating, prosecuting and bringing to judgment crimes against the financial interests of the EU.

As a member of the Digital Strategic Alignment (DSA) team within the Digital Services Unit, the IT Project Governance Officer will play a key role in strengthening the Project Management Office and the associated IT finance and contract management processes. The role calls for strong organisational skills, excellent written communication and the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders in a fast-moving digital environment. The successful candidate will be expected to draft high-quality policies, procedures and governance documents, and to bring structure and clarity to complex, cross-functional initiatives.

### Role:

The EPPO Digital Environment

The EPPO’s digital environment covers two main domains:

1. Operational: the Case Management Ecosystem, the core business system used by European Prosecutors and case analysts throughout the entire case lifecycle (initiation, investigation, prosecution and closure). 2. Administrative: the supporting digital services, infrastructure and systems used daily by all EPPO staff.

About the Digital Strategic Alignment (DSA) team

The DSA team ensures that the EPPO’s digital initiatives are delivered in a consistent, transparent and value-driven way, aligned with the organisation’s strategic goals. It centralises project management office activities (including finance and contract management) and safeguards compliance across the digital portfolio.

The team operates across two key domains:

1. Policy, Compliance, Finance and Contract Management: develops digital policies, ensures compliance with internal and external regulations, provides financial oversight, and centralises IT procurement within the Digital Services Unit to reinforce governance and optimise contract management. 2. Digital Portfolio and Change Management: aligns digital initiatives with the EPPO’s strategic goals and digital governance through a structured project management office, supports programme/project coordination and change adoption, and monitors performance through defined KPIs.

### Tasks and responsibilities:

Reporting to the Team Leader of the Digital Strategic Alignment (DSA) team, the IT Project Governance Officer will be responsible for:

* Design, document and maintain governance frameworks, processes and templates to ensure quality, consistency and transparency across the digital portfolio. * Draft, review and maintain policies, procedures, guidelines and supporting documentation in clear, professional English. * Develop dashboards aligned with defined objectives and KPIs to track and report on digital initiatives, and ensure compliance with governance standards and best practices. * Support procurement and contract governance activities in compliance with EU financial regulations and EPPO internal rules. * Contribute to IT budget planning and to the full financial lifecycle (commitments, monitoring and closure), in line with EU financial regulations and best practices. * Coordinate with teams, suppliers and stakeholders to ensure that digital initiatives deliver their expected value and benefits. * Provide secretariat and coordination support to governance bodies, including preparing agendas, minutes, briefing notes and follow-up actions.

[How to apply](https://www.eppo.europa.eu/careers/how-apply_en)

Salary at this grade

Basic monthly salary at AD6 runs from €6,961 (step 1) to €7,876 (top step), giving an annual range of roughly €83,532 to €94,512 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 €1,114 per month at step 1 of AD6) together with household, dependent-child, and education allowances where applicable. Take-home pay is then adjusted by the country correction coefficient for Luxembourg. For a worked example see our correction coefficients guide and the EU salaries overview.

Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 29 July 2026, 8 days ago.

The application deadline is 24 August 2026, 17 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 6 August 2026.

Where to learn more

For full responsibilities, requirements, and career progression at AD6 see our AD6 grade page; for headcount, mission, and other open vacancies at European Commission see the European Commission institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in Luxembourg see our Luxembourg location page; for related vacancies in the Information Technology field browse our Information Technology domain page.

New to EU careers? Our beginner's guide walks through entry routes, EPSO competitions, and what to prepare. For application logistics see application tips and EPSO competitions.

Net pay at this grade

At step 1 of AD6, gross monthly basic salary on the Administrators grid is €6,961. Eligible expatriate staff add a 16% expatriation allowance on top (roughly €1,114 per month) before two automatic deductions reduce the taxable base: the joint sickness insurance scheme (JSIS, ~3.6%, €291) and the EU pension contribution (~10.3%, €832). EU community tax (Council Reg. 260/68) is then applied progressively; for the AD7-equivalent band the effective rate sits in the 11 to 13% range, which works out to about €834 per month here.
Luxembourg carries a correction coefficient of 100.0% (Article 64 of the Staff Regulations), so the net is multiplied by 1.00 to reflect the local cost of living. On those assumptions take-home pay is approximately €6,118 per month, or about €73,420 per year, before household and dependent-child allowances, which can add several hundred euros monthly for staff with families. For the exact bracket-by-bracket computation see our net-pay methodology, and our correction coefficients guide for the full duty-station table.

Comparable recent roles

In the last twenty-four months European Commission (and the wider Commission and agencies family) has filled several adjacent roles at the same AD6 grade level. The most recent comparable vacancies, with their actual application windows:
  • Support Analyst – PMO IT Application Support at European Commission (PMO - Office for the Administration & Payment of Individual) (published 2026-08-03, closed 2026-08-31)
  • IT Service Officer - Identity Provisioning at European Commission (DIGIT – Digital Services) (published 2026-08-03, closed 2026-08-17)
  • Legal and Data Protection Officer at Eurofound (published 2026-07-31, closed 2026-08-31)
  • IT Service Officer - IT systems at European Commission (DIGIT – Digital Services) (published 2026-07-30, closed 2026-08-31)
  • IT Service Assistant at European Commission (TAXUD - Taxation and Customs Union) (published 2026-07-30, closed 2026-08-31)
Pattern recognition matters here: recruiters at the same Directorate-General often re-advertise nearly identical profiles every six to nine months, so candidates who miss one window can typically position for the next one. Browse the live catalog: all AD6 openings, other vacancies at European Commission, more roles in Information Technology.

Career trajectory

Career progression for AD6 staff is governed by Articles 44 to 46 of the Staff Regulations (consolidated text on EUR-Lex) and Annex IB on the promotion procedure. Step increases are automatic every two years (Art. 44); grade promotion is competitive, based on the appraisal exercise (Art. 45) and the Career Development Review. For roles at European Commission, the typical next move is AD7 within four to five years on merit, then AD9 by year nine if the appraisals are strong. Article 46 governs the classification at recruitment, which sets the starting step within the grade (usually step 1 for external recruits without prior EU service, step 2 or 3 where relevant professional experience is recognised).
Mobility within the institutions is encouraged via the inter-institutional and intra-institutional vacancy publication system: temporary agents who pass the probation period and reservists from EPSO laureate lists can typically apply to internal vacancies after one year of service. Lateral moves between Directorates-General reset the seniority clock for promotion only if the new post carries a different grade.

Language profile

Beyond the formal language requirements stated in the vacancy notice, the day-to-day working languages at this employer are English and French in roughly equal measure, with German appearing in some technical files. Internal meetings and most policy drafting in Brussels run in English; French remains the preferred internal language in Luxembourg-based services and parts of DG TRADE.

Application cadence

European Commission has not advertised another AD6 role with the same grade and Information Technology signature in the past twenty-four months. This opening has rarely been seen on the EU Careers feed and may be the first such posting in our two-year window. Applicants who pass the eligibility checks should not assume the same profile will reopen on a predictable cadence.

Source: This job listing was sourced from the officialEU Careers portal (EPSO). First published: .Salary estimate based on EU Staff Regulations.

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