Background information
Looking for your next EU career move? We selected 9 open vacancies with early November deadlines. All positions offer expat allowance, family benefits, and most come with indefinite contract possibility. Check your fit and apply before the deadlines close!
📋 CONTRACT AGENTS (FG III – FG IV)
🇳🇱 1. HR Officer (Staff Matters) | Contract Agent FG IV
Agency: EMA – European Medicines Agency
📍 Place: Amsterdam, Netherlands
⏰ Deadline: 6 November 2026
📄 Contract: Contract Agent FG IV | Indefinite possibility: ✅ Yes
💰 Estimated NET Starting Salary – depends on experience:
Grade 13 = up to 5 years | Grade 14 = 5-17 years | Grade 16 = 17+ years
| 🙋♂️🏡 Single local | ~€4,028 | ~€4,394 | ~€5,237 |
| 👨👩👧👦🏡 Local w. 2 kids | ~€5,807 | ~€6,242 | ~€7,163 |
| 🙋♂️✈️ Single expat | ~€4,818 | ~€5,268 | ~€6,303 |
| 👨👩👧👦✈️ Expat w. 2 kids | ~€6,944 | ~€7,495 | ~€8,576 |
🇮🇪 2. Research Support Officer | Contract Agent FG IV
Agency: EUROFOUND
📍 Place: Dublin, Ireland
⏰ Deadline: 16 November 2026
📄 Contract: Contract Agent FG IV | Indefinite possibility: ✅ Yes
💰 Estimated NET Starting Salary:
Grade 13 = up to 5 years | Grade 14 = 5-17 years | Grade 16 = 17+ years
| 🙋♂️🏡 Single local | ~€4,651 | ~€5,074 | ~€6,047 |
| 👨👩👧👦🏡 Local w. 2 kids | ~€6,705 | ~€7,207 | ~€8,271 |
| 🙋♂️✈️ Single expat | ~€5,563 | ~€6,082 | ~€7,278 |
| 👨👩👧👦✈️ Expat w. 2 kids | ~€8,017 | ~€8,654 | ~€9,902 |
📎 ASSISTANTS (AST1 – AST3 / AST-SC)
🇸🇪 3. Learning and Development Officer | Assistant AST 4
Agency: ECDC – European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
📍 Place: Stockholm, Sweden
⏰ Deadline: 4 November 2026
📄 Contract: AST 4 | Indefinite possibility: ✅ Yes
💰 Estimated NET Salary:
- 🙋♂️🏡 Single local: ~€5,050
- 👨👩👧👦🏡 Local w. 2 kids: ~€7,120
- 🙋♂️✈️ Single expat: ~€5,990
- 👨👩👧👦✈️ Expat w. 2 kids: ~€8,170
🇸🇮 4. Administrative Agent | Secretary & Clerk AST/SC 1
Agency: ACER – Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
📍 Place: Ljubljana, Slovenia
⏰ Deadline: 6 November 2026, 14:00 Ljubljana time
📄 Contract: AST/SC 1 | Indefinite possibility: ✅ Yes
💰 Estimated NET Salary:
- 🙋♂️🏡 Single local: ~€2,419 | ~€2,520
- 👨👩👧👦🏡 Local w. 2 kids: ~€3,674 | ~€3,770
- 🙋♂️✈️ Single expat: ~€3,038 | ~€3,140
- 👨👩👧👦✈️ Expat w. 2 kids: ~€4,292 | ~€4,390
🇬🇷 5. Administrative Coordinator | Assistant AST 4
Agency: ENISA – EU Agency for Cybersecurity
📍 Place: Athens, Greece
⏰ Deadline: 10 November 2026
📄 Contract: AST 4 | Indefinite possibility: ✅ Yes
💰 Estimated NET Salary:
- 🙋♂️🏡 Single local: ~€4,363
- 👨👩👧👦🏡 Local w. 2 kids: ~€5,502
- 🙋♂️✈️ Single expat: ~€5,283
- 👨👩👧👦✈️ Expat w. 2 kids: ~€6,625
🎓 ADMINISTRATORS (AD5 – AD10)
🇸🇮 6. Procurement Officer | Administrator AD 7
Agency: ACER
📍 Place: Ljubljana, Slovenia
⏰ Deadline: 4 November 2026
📄 Contract: AD 7 | Indefinite possibility: ✅ Yes
💰 Estimated NET Salary: 🙋♂️🏡 ~€5,099 | 👨👩👧👦🏡 ~€6,786 | 🙋♂️✈️ ~€6,190 | 👨👩👧👦✈️ ~€8,054
🇲🇹 7. Head of Business Support Sector | Administrator AD 8
Agency: EUAA – European Union Agency for Asylum
📍 Place: Valletta, Malta
⏰ Deadline: 5 November 2026
📄 Contract: AD 8 | Indefinite possibility: ✅ Yes
💰 Estimated NET Salary: 🙋♂️🏡 ~€5,871 | 👨👩👧👦🏡 ~€7,258 | 🙋♂️✈️ ~€7,130 | 👨👩👧👦✈️ ~€8,734
🇧🇪 8. International Aid / Cooperation Officer – Desk Officer for Egypt & Policy Officer for Skills | AD5 – AD7
Agency: European Commission – DG MENA
📍 Place: Brussels, Belgium
⏰ Deadline: 6 November 2026
📄 Contract: Administrator AD5-AD7 | Indefinite possibility: ⛔️ No (Temporary)
💰 Estimated NET Starting Salaries (Step 1):
| AD 5 | AD 6 | AD 7 | |
| 🙋♂️🏡 Single local | ~€4,670 | ~€5,230 | ~€5,820 |
| 👨👩👧👦🏡 Local w. 2 kids | ~€6,260 | ~€6,880 | ~€7,540 |
| 🙋♂️✈️ Single expat | ~€5,620 | ~€6,300 | ~€7,030 |
| 👨👩👧👦✈️ Expat w. 2 kids | ~€7,210 | ~€7,950 | ~€8,750 |
Recruitment grade depends on experience:
AD 5: Less than 6 years | • AD 6: 6-12 years | • AD 7: More than 12 years
🇵🇱 9. Intelligence Analyst | Administrator AD 7
Agency: FRONTEX
📍 Place: Warsaw, Poland
⏰ Deadline: 17 November 2026
📄 Contract: AD 7 | Indefinite possibility: ✅ Yes
💰 Estimated NET Salary: 🙋♂️🏡 ~€4,846 | 👨👩👧👦🏡 ~€6,449 | 🙋♂️✈️ ~€5,883 | 👨👩👧👦✈️ ~€7,654
💡 Note: Salaries are estimated net amounts including basic salary + allowances. Actual salary depends on personal situation, experience, and tax. Expat allowance applies when you move internationally for the job.
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