**Type of contract:** Member of the European Commission’s contract staff, Function Group IV (article 3b of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants)
**Duration of contract:** 36 months (renewable up to maximum 6 years)
**Area:** Analysis and Intelligence, (Virtual) Community Management
**Place of employment:** Brussels (BE)
**Indicative basic salary:** 4.449,31 – 6.444,59 € (applicable as of 1st of July 2025)
## WE ARE
The **Joint Research Centre (JRC)** provides independent, evidence-based knowledge and science, supporting EU policies to positively impact society.
The current vacancy is in **Unit EU Policy Lab: Foresight, Design and Behavioural Insights**.
The Unit is based in Brussels and it is part of the **Directorate for Innovation in Science and Policymaking** of the JRC which is under the authority of the Director-General.
Our mission is to inform the conception, development and implementation of EU policies with insights from foresight, design for policy and behavioural sciences. At the **EU Policy Lab**, we provide an experimental, collaborative, transdisciplinary and creative space to explore, connect and solve complex policy challenges. We strive to foster innovation in the policymaking process. The Unit leverages its complementary competences as well as those of other teams in the JRC to anticipate issues requiring EU policy attention, identify issues requiring further analysis, tackle policy issues from different perspectives and apply evidence from the behavioural sciences.
The selected candidate will join the **Competence Centre on Foresight (CCFOR)**, helping to integrate JRC scientific advice into EU policy‑making; supporting foresight and in particular horizon‑scanning studies for the EU Policy Lab; managing and animating expert and foresight communities; and communicating CCFOR activities.
We offer:
a dynamic and multidisciplinary work environment in the EU Policy Lab at the forefront of innovation and creativity. Join us for a unique opportunity to support EU policies by integrating scientific advice into policy making through foresight, mainly, but also in collaboration with design and behavioural insights.
Our multidisciplinary team values creativity and collaboration, providing you with the opportunity to work alongside experts from diverse fields to craft innovative foresight approaches and methods that influence EU policy making.
We pride ourselves on fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace culture that thrives on a creative, innovative, and open-minded approach, integrating diverse knowledge to build collective intelligence.
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## WE PROPOSE
The jobholder will play a crucial role in deepening the integration of JRC scientific advice into EU policy making by developing foresight and in particular horizon scanning studies that contribute to the EU Policy Lab.
The new colleague’s responsibilities and tasks will include:
– Establish, manage and animate communities of foresight practitioners and expert, stakeholder communities relevant for foresight processes (such as horizon scanning, technology foresight) or specific foresight initiatives and topics;
– Organise, participate in meetings and workshops with stakeholders, including European Union Institutions and bodies, Member States, accession countries, third countries and/or other (international) organisations, research institutions and the academic community;
– Support and maintain regular contacts and exchanges with stakeholders in the area of foresight/horizon scanning and the interface between science and policy;
– Manage the online presence of the Competence Centre on Foresight, in particular maintaining and updating the JRC Knowledge for Policy website;
– Identify possible partnerships and synergies with policy makers within the Commission as well as in the member states for the design, running, dissemination and use of horizon scanning and foresight activities.
## WE LOOK FOR
We are looking for a motivated and competent candidate to join the Competence Centre on Foresight of the **JRC EU Policy Lab** as a Policy Analyst and who meets the following requirements:
### Essential:
– A minimum of 3 years of professional experience in the field of community management and communication, ideally within a larger public sector organisation;
– A good knowledge of and practical experience **(of minimum 3 years)** with strategic foresight approaches and methodologies, in particular horizon scanning;
– A minimum of 3 years’ experience in understanding and interpreting scientific facts and transforming them into policy-relevant narratives;
– A minimum of 3 years’ experience in communicating science in online formats (blogs, websites) and management of these formats;
– A good knowledge of the EU’s policy making processes.
– Excellent knowledge of English (C1 level) drafting and presentation skills;
– The ability to work in a team and to deal with tight deadlines.
### Advantage
– Knowledge of AI is an advantage.
## HOW TO APPLY
If you are **already** on a valid **CAST FG IV reserve list**, or you **have already applied to one of the calls below**, you can directly submit your application at [JRC Recruitment Portal](https://recruitment.jrc.ec.europa.eu).
If not, before applying to this position, you **must register** for one of the two following databases:
– the [Call for Expressions of Interest | EU Careers (europa.eu)](https://epso.europa.eu) (CAST Permanent FG IV), which is used by a wide range of organisations (institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the European Union), or
– the [call for researchers](https://europa.eu) (JRC Call COM/1/2015/GFIV – Research), which is mainly used by the JRC.
Note that each of the calls above has **different** minimum eligibility requirements and **different** selection tests.
The JRC cultivates a workplace based on respect for other people and the environment, and embraces non-discriminatory practices and equality of opportunity. In case of equal merit, preference will be given to the gender in minority.
