Seconded National Expert - VET policies and systems - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (SNE, Thessaloniki)

European Centre for the Development of Vocational TrainingCEDEFOPThessaloniki, Greece
GradeSNE
Contract TypeSeconded National Expert

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/2026/03/SNE
Last Verified
15 September 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Seconded National Expert - VET policies and systems at CEDEFOP based in Thessaloniki at the SNE grade level (Seconded National Expert). The vacancy reference is Cedefop/2026/03/SNE.

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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 SNE see our SNE 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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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 SNE grade level. The most recent comparable vacancies, with their actual application windows:
  • Seconded National Expert – Stakeholder Relations at EIGE (published 2026-09-03, closed 2026-10-05)
  • Seconded National Expert – Stakeholder Relations at EIGE (published 2026-09-03, closed 2026-10-05)
  • Seconded National Experts (multiple profiles) at ESMA (published 2026-05-27, closed 2026-11-30)
  • Seconded National Experts 2026-2028 at Anti Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) (published 2026-04-16, closed 2028-12-31)
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 SNE openings, other vacancies at CEDEFOP.

Career trajectory

Career progression for SNE 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

CEDEFOP has not advertised another SNE role with the same grade and subject signature in the past twenty-four months. This opening has rarely been seen on the EU Careers feed and may be the first such posting in our two-year window. Applicants who pass the eligibility checks should not assume the same profile will reopen on a predictable cadence.

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