Economics Assistant

at  EUROCONTROL Supporting European Aviation

• Function title: Economics Assistant
• Reference: NOC-CF-2024-FGIII/858
• Location: Brussels
• The selected candidate must reside either at this location or within a reasonable proximity that allows for the satisfactory execution of their duties
• Nature of the competition: Internal and external competition
• Applicable regulations: Conditions of Employment of Contract Staff at EUROCONTROL
• Function group: Function group III
• Job level: 8-10
• Generic post: Assistant
• Number of posts: 1
• Duration of engagement: 5 Year(s) - extension or conversion of the contract is possible – see “Useful information” section
• Security clearance: Security vetting may be required in accordance with the relevant EUROCONTROL security policies
• Directorate/Service: CF/CRCO - Central Route Charges Office Division
• Working arrangement: Hybrid work (A blend of onsite and remote work). Please note that EUROCONTROL does not offer full-time remote working arrangements.
• Competition publication date: 31/10/2024
• Competition closing date: 28/11/2024 (23:59 Brussels time)
• Reserve list: Applicable -

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & COMPETENCIES

• Post-secondary education preferably in a relevant field (e.g. Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or Economics) and a minimum of 3 years’ relevant professional experience.
• Experience with data management tools such as Power BI or similar.
• Experience with Microsoft 365, in particular with Microsoft Excel.
• Understanding of calculations related to currency conversion and unit rate adjustments.
• Knowledge of the charging of air navigation fees would be an asset.
• Technical drafting skills in English.
• Customer focus: You know how to respond effectively to customer enquiries.
• Planning and organising: You display an organised and methodical approach.
• Quality focus: You deliver a consistent quality in work.
• Team Work: You foster teamwork.
• Ability to work in a multinational and multicultural environment.
• Professional conduct in line with the corporate behaviours of the Agency, i.e. result-driven, readiness to change, customer focus, integrity and team-player approach.
• The working languages of the Agency are English and French. For this particular job, candidates must be proficient users of English at level C1 and acquire, at least, a basic knowledge (level A1) of French before the end of the probation period.The levels relate to the Common European Framework of References for languages (CEFR).

Your role will be to:

• Extract data in retrieval tools (e.g. Business Objects, Power BI), prepare statistics, trends, reports and presentations.
• Support with the integration of new states into the Route Charges System and the conclusion of new bilateral agreements relating to the billing and collection of air navigation and terminal charges.
• Assist with the preparation of the CRCO Work Programme and annual report on the Operations of the Route Charges System.
• Review the states’ reporting tables (cost bases and unit rates) during the preparation of enlarged Committee meetings.
• Support with the preparation of working papers for the Study Group, enlarged Committee and other meetings, and for the publication of reports, statistics on service units and information circulars on the web site.
• Calculate the monthly adjustment to the national unit rates for states and the annual administrative unit rate covering the CRCO cost.
• Prepare correspondence with states and information circulars to airspace users.
• Carry out any other task in line with the main purpose of the job.