Specialist – Internal Investigations and Anti-Fraud, Governance Directorate; AD

Organisational Context

The Specialist – Internal Investigations and Anti‑Fraud is located in the Governance Directorate. The Directorate supports Europol management and the organisation by providing advice and maintaining strategic links with relevant EU bodies and law‑enforcement agencies of the Member States. It also coordinates key corporate matters, monitors business planning and performance management, and ensures physical and information security and business continuity. The Specialist supports internal investigations, administrative inquiries and anti‑fraud activities within Europol, protecting the organisation’s integrity, reputation, financial interests and compliance with applicable legal and regulatory frameworks.

The Specialist advises the Deputy Executive Director of the Governance Directorate on internal investigations and anti‑fraud, ensuring suspected misconduct and breaches of internal rules are addressed professionally and independently. The post contributes to the development, implementation and continuous improvement of Europol’s internal investigation and anti‑fraud framework, aligning with EU standards and governance objectives.

• Support internal investigations and conduct administrative inquiries into allegations of misconduct, fraud, conflicts of interest, breaches of the Code of Conduct, Europol Security Rules and other applicable internal regulations;
• Support the Appointing Authority in pre‑disciplinary and disciplinary procedures, including suspension procedures, ensuring due process and procedural fairness;
• Develop, implement and maintain Europol’s Anti‑Fraud Strategy, including preventive, detective and corrective measures;
• Monitor, assess and analyse fraud and misconduct risks within the organisation, and propose mitigating measures to senior management;
• Design and implement preventive actions and awareness‑raising activities in the areas of ethics, integrity, anti‑fraud and internal investigations;
• Serve as a central coordination and contact point for cooperation with OLAF, EPPO and national law‑enforcement or judicial authorities in relation to investigations;
• Represent Europol in relevant internal and external fora related to internal investigations, ethics and anti‑fraud matters;
• Draft investigation reports, recommendations, opinions and briefings for senior management;
• Contribute to the development and review of internal policies, procedures and guidelines related to internal investigations, anti‑fraud and integrity;
• Upon request and subject to approval by the Executive Director, carry out administrative inquiries in other EU agencies and bodies;
• Perform any other tasks in the area of competence as assigned by the line management.

• Be a national of one of the Member States of the European Union and enjoy full rights as a citizen;
• Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the applicable laws on military service;
• Produce appropriate character references as to suitability for the performance of the duties;
• Be physically fit to perform the duties pertaining to the post as further specified in Article 13 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (CEOS);
• Produce evidence of a thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the Union and a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the Union to the extent necessary for the performance of the duties;
• In addition to the above, at least 3 years of total professional work experience gained after the award of the diploma;
• Academic qualification of at least a three‑year university diploma or an equivalent level of professional training accompanied by the required years of professional experience as stipulated in the equivalence table.

• Experience in internal investigations, anti‑fraud, compliance, ethics or similar functions, including the conduct of administrative inquiries;
• Experience in advising senior management on sensitive investigative, disciplinary or anti‑fraud matters;
• Experience in fraud prevention, detection and response mechanisms within a public sector, international or EU institutional environment;
• Experience in drafting investigation…