Conditions to join EDA

Members of temporary and contract agent staff may be engaged only on condition that:

  • they are nationals of one of the participating Member States and enjoys their full rights as a citizens;
  • they have fulfilled any obligations imposed on them by the laws concerning military service;
  • they produce the appropriate character references as to their suitability for the performance of their duties;
  • they are physically fit to perform their duties; and
  • they produce evidence of a thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the participating Member States and of a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the participating Member States to the extent necessary for the performance of their duties.

Salary

Candidates are recruited in the first step of the grade advertised in the vacancy notice on which they were selected. Depending on the years of professional experience, they may be awarded an additional step. The basic salaries in step 1 for each of the grades are featured in the hereafter salary grids. Taxes, social security contributions and allowances are calculated on the basis of the basic salary of staff.

Allowances

Members of staff of the EDA may be entitled to different allowances:

  • Family allowances: depending on family circumstances, staff may be entitled to the following family allowances: household allowance, dependent child allowance, education allowance, birth grants and tax abattment for dependent children.
  • Other allowances: Expatriation allowance (16% of basic salary), foreign residence allowance (4% of basic salary), various allowances for standby duty and other.
  • Travel: Apart from travel and removal costs on taking up duties, between or from places of employment, travel costs can also be allowed for employees to their place of origin each year.
  • Pension: Employees are entitled to the payment of a severance grant or the transfer of the actuarial equivalent of their retirement pension rights in accordance with certain provisions.

Annual leave

Annual leave starts at 24 days per year. Extra leave is granted according to several criteria (grade, distance between place of work and place of origin, etc.). In addition, staff may benefit from special leave provisions. Subject to applicable conditions, staff are also entitled to family, parental leave the possibility of part-time work.

 Important disclaimer: all of the rules and figures presented in this website are for information purposes only. Rights can only be derived from the Staff Regulations and corresponding implementing rules. The exact financial conditions of employment may be determined only case by case.
Current vacancies

Important: Please note that you must submit your application solely using our online application system. For this, you must have a valid e-mail address. Please refer to the User Guide.

EDA does not consider unsolicited applications as all vacancies are published on-line when they become available. We suggest that you regularly consult our website for posts suiting your experience and background.

If you are interested in an internship or placement in the Agency as part of your studies, please note that the current EDA internship programme is extremely limited and solely aimed at staff currently serving as public sector officials, notably in the Ministries of Defence of the participating Member States of the Agency.

EDA does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. If you have any questions concerning persons or companies claiming to be recruiting on behalf of EDA and requesting the payment of a fee, please contact recruitment@eda.europa.eu.

 
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