The mission of Eurostat's unit F2 ‘Population and migration’ is to provide the European Union with high quality statistical information in the area of population and migration.

The unit collects, process, disseminates and analyses data and metadata on population, demographic events, and international migration (including asylum and managed migration) as defined in statistical regulations and in line with Eurostat’s statistical programme and priorities.

The unit is preparing and coordinating the implementation of the new framework Regulation (EU) 2025/2458 on European statistics on population and housing (ESOP), which also covers the population and housing censuses in the EU.

The unit provides the Commission with statistical services needed to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate EU policies. This includes collaboration with a number of Commission services (e.g. the SG, DG HOME, DG JUST, DG ECFIN, DG REGIO, DG SANTE, DG EMPL, DG NEAR, the Joint Research Centre) and some European agencies (e.g. EUAA, Frontex, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights).

Your responsibilities

Eurostat is seeking to hire a statistical officer (contract agent).

The position will consist of implementing the statistical programme ensuring the standardisation and high quality of official European statistics in the domain of population, migration and housing statistics.

The officer will be in charge of data and metadata production as well as the methodological and legal development of the domain.

The colleague will be involved in statistical cooperation activities on demography and migration matters with Member States, other countries and international organisations.

This may include preparatory work and participation in working group meetings and other types of collaborative efforts, such as the drafting of methodological and statistical guidelines, particularly with the United Nations Statistical Division and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.

Finally, the new colleague will be involved in the modernisation of the domain’s statistical production system, ensuring alignment with statistical requirements and objectives, while collaborating with IT experts for technical implementation.

Key requirements

Eurostat is looking for a motivated colleague capable of undertaking a range of development, drafting and analysis tasks in the field of demography and migration statistics.

Prior experience in population and housing censuses, demography, migration or social statistics is an advantage.

The candidate should have:

A background in statistics, mathematics, demography, social sciences, economics or related areas;
Strong data analysis, conceptual, and problem-solving skills;
Experience with relevant data analysis IT tools, knowledge of R and Python would be an asset;
Good communication and drafting skills in English, including the ability to prepare statistical methodology documents and statistical analyses.

The candidate should be committed to delivering high-quality outputs under time constraints and be able to take the initiative as necessary. He/she should be able to work autonomously, while being a team player and interacting effectively with various stakeholders.

Additional information

Function Group: FG IV

Contract Type: 3b

General criteria:

Are a citizen of a Member State of the EU and enjoy full rights as a citizen;
Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by applicable laws concerning military service;
Are physically fit to perform the duties linked to the position;
Produce the appropriate character references as to suitability for the performance of the duties.
Have passed an EPSO CAST in the relevant Function Group for this position. At the stage of the application, it is sufficient to be registered in the EPSO CAST data base.

Qualifications:

(a) Have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma.

Only qualifications issued or recognised as equivalent by EU Member State authorities (e.g. by the Ministry of Education) will be accepted. Languages:

have a thorough knowledge (minimum level C1) of one of the 24 official languages of the EU1F1F 2
AND have a satisfactory knowledge (minimum level B2)2F2F 3 of a second official language of the EU, to the extent necessary for the performance of the duties.

How to apply

With a view to guaranteeing equal access to all, the Commission recruits from an open database of spontaneous applications. The present call for interests aims at helping the recruiters to identify potentially interested candidates within this database.

In practice, to express your interest, please follow the subsequent two steps:

1. If you are not registered yet in the open EPSO database, please do so at the following address: CAST Permanent. Please select under selection procedures for contract agent the CAST permanent profile that best suits your education and experience.

2. You should send your documents in a single pdf in the following order:

1. your CV
2. completed application form.

Please send these documents by the publication deadline to ESTAT-HR-APPLICATIONS@ec.europa.eu indicating the call for interest reference ESTAT/LUX/2026/CA/400589 in the subject. No applications will be accepted after the publication deadline.

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