Expert in Policy Analysis and Qualifications - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (AD, Thessaloniki)

European Centre for the Development of Vocational TrainingCEDEFOPThessaloniki, Greece
GradeAD
Contract TypeTemporary Agent
Salary Range€6,153 - €6,961/month

About this position

The summary below is published by European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training on the official vacancy notice. Our own analysis — salary realism, comparable openings, career trajectory, language profile — follows further down the page.

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Position details

Reference
Cedefop/2023/04/AD
Last Verified
15 September 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Expert in Policy Analysis and Qualifications at CEDEFOP based in Thessaloniki at the AD grade level (Temporary Agent). The vacancy reference is Cedefop/2023/04/AD.

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Salary at this grade

Basic monthly salary at AD runs from €6,153 (step 1) to €6,961 (top step), giving an annual range of roughly €73,836 to €83,532 before tax and allowances. Steps increase automatically every two years; the figures here are taken from the salary grid in the EU Staff Regulations.

Eligible staff posted away from their country of nationality also receive an expatriation allowance worth 16% of basic salary (around €984 per month at step 1 of AD) together with household, dependent-child, and education allowances where applicable. Take-home pay is then adjusted by the country correction coefficient for Thessaloniki. For a worked example see our correction coefficients guide and the EU salaries overview.

Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 27 May 2026, 111 days ago.

No closing date is published in the source feed for this position. EU vacancies typically remain open for four to eight weeks; check the official vacancy notice for the cut-off date and time.

Last verified against the EU Careers feed on 15 September 2026.

Where to learn more

For full responsibilities, requirements, and career progression at AD see our AD grade page; for headcount, mission, and other open vacancies at CEDEFOP see the CEDEFOP institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in Thessaloniki see our Thessaloniki location page.

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Net pay at this grade

At step 1 of AD, gross monthly basic salary on the Administrators grid is €6,153. Eligible expatriate staff add a 16% expatriation allowance on top (roughly €984 per month) before two automatic deductions reduce the taxable base: the joint sickness insurance scheme (JSIS, ~3.6%, €257) and the EU pension contribution (~10.3%, €735). EU community tax (Council Reg. 260/68) is then applied progressively; for the AD7-equivalent band the effective rate sits in the 11 to 13% range, which works out to about €737 per month here.
Thessaloniki carries a correction coefficient of 86.6% (Article 64 of the Staff Regulations), so the net is multiplied by 0.87 to reflect the local cost of living. On those assumptions take-home pay is approximately €4,683 per month, or about €56,196 per year, before household and dependent-child allowances, which can add several hundred euros monthly for staff with families. For the exact bracket-by-bracket computation see our net-pay methodology, and our correction coefficients guide for the full duty-station table.

Comparable recent roles

In the last twenty-four months CEDEFOP (and the wider Commission and agencies family) has filled several adjacent roles at the same AD grade level. The most recent comparable vacancies, with their actual application windows:
  • Accounting Officer at CEDEFOP (published 2026-07-08, closed 2026-07-29)
  • Expert in Public Policy and Data Analysis at CEDEFOP (published 2026-05-27, closed 2024-10-02)
  • Stakeholder Engagement and Communication Officer at CEDEFOP (published 2026-05-27, closed 2024-11-20)
  • Head of Department at CEDEFOP (published 2026-05-27, closed 2025-01-22)
  • Brussels Liaison Officer at CEDEFOP (published 2026-05-27, closed 2025-07-24)
Pattern recognition matters here: recruiters at the same Directorate-General often re-advertise nearly identical profiles every six to nine months, so candidates who miss one window can typically position for the next one. Browse the live catalog: all AD openings, other vacancies at CEDEFOP.

Career trajectory

Career progression for AD staff is governed by Articles 44 to 46 of the Staff Regulations (consolidated text on EUR-Lex) and Annex IB on the promotion procedure. Step increases are automatic every two years (Art. 44); grade promotion is competitive, based on the appraisal exercise (Art. 45) and the Career Development Review. For roles at CEDEFOP, progression to the next grade typically takes three to five years on merit, with two-yearly step increases in between. Article 46 governs the classification at recruitment, which sets the starting step within the grade (usually step 1 for external recruits without prior EU service, step 2 or 3 where relevant professional experience is recognised).
Mobility within the institutions is encouraged via the inter-institutional and intra-institutional vacancy publication system: temporary agents who pass the probation period and reservists from EPSO laureate lists can typically apply to internal vacancies after one year of service. Lateral moves between Directorates-General reset the seniority clock for promotion only if the new post carries a different grade.

Language profile

Beyond the formal language requirements stated in the vacancy notice, the day-to-day working languages at this employer are English and French in roughly equal measure, with German appearing in some technical files. Internal meetings and most policy drafting in Brussels run in English; French remains the preferred internal language in Luxembourg-based services and parts of DG TRADE.

Application cadence

Across the past twenty-four months 7 comparable openings with the same grade and subject area signature have been advertised by CEDEFOP or related EU bodies, 7 of them in the last twelve months alone. That cadence (roughly 3.5 per year) suggests a candidate who narrowly misses this competition can reasonably expect a similar profile to reopen within six to nine months.

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Source: This job listing was sourced from the officialEU Careers portal (EPSO). First published: .Salary estimate based on EU Staff Regulations.

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