# AD 14

- Link: https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-14/
- Published: 2024-02-24T17:42:04+01:00
- Author: Ben

[Administrators](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/#Administrators) at the [European Commission](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/european-commission/)
and other EU institutions are placed in grades starting with [AD 5](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-5/)
and ending with [AD 16](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-16/) reserved for Directors
General.

AD 14 is a top [senior management](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/senior-management/)
[grade](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) within the European Union’s civil
service. The AD 14 level is indicative of a high degree of responsibility and leadership
within the EU institutions’ hierarchy, often associated with positions such as Directors
or Principal Advisers.

In the EU institutions’ hierarchy, AD 14 staff are positioned below the top executive
level ([AD 16](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-16/), Directors-General), and
they typically report to Deputy Directors-General ([AD 15](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-15/))
or Directors-General depending on the organizational structure.