Background information
CONTRACT AGENTS (FGI-FGIV)
🇳🇱 AGENT – DRIVER, CLOSE PROTECTION TEAM | CONTRACT AGENT FG II | European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (EUROPOL)
⏰ Deadline: 19 October | Place of employment: The Hague
💰 Starting salary for contract agents depends on length of previous work experience. The two values for each family situation indicate salary for grade 4 (up to 5 years of work experience) and grade 5 (over 5 years of work experience).
🙋♂️🏡 Single local: ~EUR 2,640 | ~EUR 2,970
👨👩👧👦🏡 Local w. 2 kids: ~EUR 4,090 | ~EUR 4,450
🙋♂️✈️ Single expat: ~EUR 3,420 | ~EUR 3,760
👨👩👧👦✈️ Expat w. 2 kids: ~EUR 4,940 | ~EUR 5,290
Indefinite contract possibility: ✅
Apply: https://www.europol.europa.eu/work-with-us/careers/open-vacancies/vacancy/1091
🇩🇰 EXPERT – CLOUD SOLUTIONS | CONTRACT AGENT FG IV | EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (EEA)
⏰ Deadline: 26 October | Place of employment: Copenhagen
💰 Starting salary for contract agents depends on length of previous work experience. The three values for each family situation indicate salary for grade 13 (up to 5 years of work experience), grade 14 (5–17 years of work experience), and grade 16 (over 17 years of work experience).
🙋♂️🏡 Single local: ~EUR 4,750 | ~EUR 5,290 | ~EUR 6,550
👨👩👧👦🏡 Local w. 2 kids: ~EUR 6,890 | ~EUR 7,480 | ~EUR 8,810
🙋♂️✈️ Single expat: ~EUR 5,640 | ~EUR 6,300 | ~EUR 7,840
👨👩👧👦✈️ Expat w. 2 kids: ~EUR 7,830 | ~EUR 8,540 | ~EUR 10,150
Indefinite contract possibility: ✅
Apply: https://jobs.eea.europa.eu/jobs/expert-cloud-solutions-141
🇪🇸 FINANCIAL SPECIALIST | CONTRACT AGENT FG IV | FUSION FOR ENERGY (F4E) EU EURATOM AGENCY
⏰ Deadline: 27 October | Place of employment: Barcelona
💰 Starting salary for contract agents depends on length of previous work experience. The three values for each family situation indicate salary for grade 13 (up to 5 years of work experience), grade 14 (5–17 years of work experience), and grade 16 (over 17 years of work experience).
🙋♂️🏡 Single local:
~EUR 3,290 | ~EUR 3,670 | ~EUR 4,560
👨👩👧👦🏡 Local w. 2 kids:
~EUR 4,780 | ~EUR 5,180 | ~EUR 6,100
🙋♂️✈️ Single expat:
~EUR 3,910 | ~EUR 4,370 | ~EUR 5,450
👨👩👧👦✈️ Expat w. 2 kids:
~EUR 5,430 | ~EUR 5,910 | ~EUR 7,040
Indefinite contract possibility: ✅
Apply: https://fusionforenergy.europa.eu/vacancies/
ASSISTANTS (AST1-AST4)
🇸🇰 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT | TEMPORARY AGENT AST/SC 2 | EUROPEAN LABOUR AUTHORITY (ELA)
⏰ Deadline: 23 October | Place of employment: Bratislava
🙋♂️🏡 Single local: ~EUR 2,594
👨👩👧👦🏡 Local w. 2 kids: ~EUR 4,019
🙋♂️✈️ Single expat: ~EUR 3,062
👨👩👧👦✈️ Expat w. 2 kids: ~EUR 4,580
Indefinite contract possibility: ✅
Apply: https://agencies-network.europa.eu/administrative-assistant-elaast202609_en
🇸🇰 OPERATIONAL SPECIALIST | TEMPORARY AGENT AST 4 | EUROPEAN LABOUR AUTHORITY (ELA)
⏰ Deadline: 30 October | Place of employment: Bratislava
🙋♂️️🏡 Single local: ~EUR 3,710
👨👩👧👦🏡 Local w. 2 kids: ~EUR 5,232
🙋♂️✈️ Single expat: ~EUR 4,395
👨👩👧👦✈️ Expat w. 2 kids: ~EUR 5,998
Indefinite contract possibility: ✅
Apply: https://agencies-network.europa.eu/operational-specialist-elaast202610_en
🇸🇪 LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | ASSISTANT AST 4 | EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL (ECDC)
⏰ Deadline: 4 November | Place of employment: Stockholm
🙋♂️🏡 Single local: ~EUR 5,050
👨👩👧👦🏡 Local w. 2 kids: ~EUR 7,120
🙋♂️✈️ Single expat: ~EUR 5,990
👨👩👧👦✈️ Expat w. 2 kids: ~EUR 8,170
Indefinite contract possibility: ✅
Apply: https://erecruitment.ecdc.europa.eu/en/our-vacancies/learning-and-development-officer-210
ADMINISTRATORS (AD5-AD16)
🇨🇿 EU SPACE MARKET OFFICER | TEMPORARY AGENT AD 5 | EU AGENCY FOR THE SPACE PROGRAMME (EUSPA)
⏰ Deadline: 20 October | Place of employment: Prague
🙋♂️🏡 Single local: ~EUR 4,315
👨👩👧👦🏡 Local w. 2 kids: ~EUR 5,800
🙋♂️✈️ Single expat: ~EUR 5,213
👨👩👧👦✈️ Expat w. 2 kids: ~EUR 6,781
Indefinite contract possibility: ✅
Apply: https://vacancies.euspa.europa.eu/Jobs/VacancyDetails/1890
🇲🇹 HEAD OF PRE-ACCESSION COOPERATION SECTOR | TEMPORARY AGENT AD 8 | EUROPEAN UNION AGENCY FOR ASYLUM (EUAA)
⏰ Deadline: 22 October | Place of employment: Valletta
🙋♂️🏡 Single local: ~EUR 5,939
👨👩👧👦🏡 Local w. 2 kids: ~EUR 7,855
🙋♂️✈️ Single expat: ~EUR 7,257
👨👩👧👦✈️ Expat w. 2 kids: ~EUR 9,391
Indefinite contract possibility: ✅
Apply: https://www.euaa.europa.eu/careers/vacancies
🇫🇷 PROJECT OFFICER | ADMINISTRATOR AD 6 | EU Railways Agency (ERA)
⏰ Deadline: 22 October | Place of employment: Valenciennes
🙋♂️🏡Single local: ~EUR 6,009
👨👩👧👦🏡Local w. 2 kids: ~EUR 8,100
🙋♂️✈️Single expat: ~EUR 7,145
👨👩👧👦✈️Expat w. 2 kids: ~EUR 9,364
Indefinite contract possibility: ✅
🇲🇹 SENIOR OPERATIONS OFFICER | ADMINISTRATOR AD 7 | European Union Asylum Agency (EUAA)
⏰ Deadline: 22 October | Place of employment: Valletta
🙋♂️🏡 Single local: ~EUR 5,280
👨👩👧👦🏡 Local w. 2 kids: ~EUR 7,050
🙋♂️✈️ Single expat: ~EUR 6,330
👨👩👧👦✈️ Expat w. 2 kids: ~EUR 8,220
Indefinite contract possibility: ✅
Apply: https://www.euaa.europa.eu/careers/vacancies
🇭🇺 COMMUNICATIONS AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER | TEMPORARY AGENT AD 6 | EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL)
⏰ Deadline: 1 November | Place of employment: Budapest
🙋♂️🏡 Single local: ~EUR 4,046
👨👩👧👦🏡 Local w. 2 kids: ~EUR 5,496
🙋♂️✈️ Single expat: ~EUR 4,776
👨👩👧👦✈️ Expat w. 2 kids: ~EUR 6,306
Indefinite contract possibility: ✅
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