Job opportunities

Our staff are mainly officials recruited via the reserve lists from general competitions organised by the European Personnel Selection Office  (EPSO). In certain circumstances, however, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) may also engage temporary or contract staff.

To be eligible for one of these posts at the ECA, you must be a citizen of one of the European Union Member States, but it is important to check the specific eligibility conditions for each vacancy before applying.

Applications must be drafted in English or French and submitted via in the online form provided for each vacancy advertised.  Job vacancies are available in the other official languages of the European Union in PDF format in the detail section of each vacancy.

Should you require further information about our recruitment procedures or your own application, or if you have a technical problem, please contact us by completing this form . Your message may be sent to us in any of the official languages of the EU and a reply will be sent in the same language.

Please also consult the following links:

• Working at the European Court of Auditors

• ASPIRE programme

• Specific privacy statement for employment vacancies

• EPSO 

• Traineeships

• Staff Regulations of Officials and Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union 

Reserve lists:

• Reserve list for security staff — FG I contract staff (extended until 31 December 2019)

• Reserve list ECA/2017/7 - Lawyer experienced in European law (extended until 31 December 2019)

• Reserve list ECA/2017/13 - Assistant to the Head of Security (extended until 31 December 2019)

• Reserve list for Maltese translator – Temporary agent (extended until 31 December 2019)

• Reserve list for Spanish translator – Temporary agent (extended until 31 December 2019)

• Reserve list for Danish translator – Temporary agent (extended until 31 December 2019)

• Reserve list for Communications Officers – Temporary agent (extended until 31 December 2019)

• Reserve list - Call for expressions of interest Auditors – Junior Professionals Programme (Temporary staff AD 5)

• Reserve list: Call for expressions of interest – Temporary agent – “Weapons and firing specialist” – Security Team (AST3)