Financial Advisor – EU Programmes

Position description

Are you passionate about innovation, internationalisation and European projects? Keen to work for an agency that shares your values? Join our European Programmes (I²) team!

Diploma: Master’s
Contract: Part-time permanent contract Subject to external funding
Experience: Minimum 3 years
Apply for: 03/03/2026

Team

By accepting the role of Financial Advisor – EU Programmes, you will join a team of 14 people within the International Development Department.

Missions

The role of Financial Advisor – EU Programmes involves

• providing administrative and budgetary management for European projects coordinated within the I² BU, ensuring compliance with the financial and contractual rules specific to European programmes;
• contributing to the financial management of other European projects of the I² BU in which hub is involved as a partner;
• providing support to the activities of the Agency’s Finance Business Unit, depending on needs and workload. This support can cover various cross-functional financial and administrative tasks, contributing to the smooth running of the Finance BU and the continuity of the Agency’s activities.

Profile

(mandatory criteria in bold)

Exclusive criteria

• You have a Master’s degree, preferably in the field of economics (Economics, Management, etc.);
• If you obtained your diploma abroad, please send us its equivalence recognised by one of the communities of the Belgian State;
• You have 3 years’ professional experience in financial management acquired through the management of European projects funded by Horizon Europe or the Digital Europe Programme, and you are familiar with their cost eligibility rules;
• You are proficient in at least one of the two official languages (French/Dutch) with a willingness to learn the second;
• You are proficient in English, the language of contractual documents and written and oral interactions with members of partner consortia;
• You are prepared to travel for short periods, mainly in Europe.

Additional criteria

• Knowledge of project funding programmes managed directly by the European Commission, in particular Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, and the Single Market Programme;
• Ability to manage all administrative and financial aspects of coordinating or participating in European projects, at all stages of the project cycle: proposal preparation, budget execution, follow-up, monitoring and audit preparation.

Offer

• A permanent contract funded by European funds, initially part-time (80%) with the possibility of extending to full-time as soon as possible.
• A gross salary according to the grade A101 ABAE scales;
• Competitive fringe benefits;
• Work-life balance;
• Consideration of reasonable adjustments for people with disabilities;
• Find out more about our benefits and our selection procedure.

The key dates for this selection procedure are

• 19-03-2026: anonymous written test;
• 30-03-2026: motivation interview.

Application instructions

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