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The AIB secretariat is based in Brussels and has a staff of an average of 4 FTE, both employees and contractors. The deployment of the IT application officer is flexible depending on the necessity.

The intended duration of the contract is 4 years. Reciprocal termination clauses will be provided in the procurement documents.

Remote work (also from outside of Belgium, within the EU, EFTA or Energy Community) is possible. However, since the AIB secretariat and staff are based in Brussels, occasional presence in Brussels is required in alignment with the secretary general (travel costs covered by AIB).

Please note: the contract will stipulate a maximum hourly fee of the application officer. At the time of
publication of this selection guide, the maximum fee has not yet been defined. However, the maximum fee as
defined in the contract will not exceed 90 EUR/hour, excl. VAT. By submitting a request to participate, the
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