Head of Unit - Corporate and Operational

Please note that the European Chemicals Agency and the job position are located in Helsinki, Finland.

The Job

ECHA wishes to establish a reserve list of middle managers that may be called to lead one of its operational or corporate Units. If you are an individual with management and leadership experience in the private or public sector, in a national, EU or international organisation and are interested in joining a dynamic, expanding organisation, then this job could be for you.

ECHA launched its new organisational structure in March 2026 (link), and this introduced operational Directorates addressing the delivery of our chemicals mandate; corporate services, administration and IT. ECHA also established a new Directorate on data services to further enhance data capabilities and deliverables in line with strategic goals and technological advances. The person appointed as Head of Unit will initially be assigned to one of ECHA’s operational or corpo...