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Secretary - Council of the European Union (AST-SC1, Brussels)

Council of the European Union Council Brussels, Belgium

 Grade AST-SC1 
 Contract Type Temporary Agent 
 Salary Range €3,292 - €3,725/month 
 Deadline  31 July 2026  

About this position

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Contract and working arrangements

Working arrangements: Brussels (Belgium).

Hiring unit: Council of the European Union.

Position details

Reference: CONS/4/2026/TA-CA/GSC
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Last Verified: 24 July 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Secretary at Council of the European Union based in Brussels at the AST-SC1 grade level (Temporary Agent). The vacancy reference is CONS/4/2026/TA-CA/GSC. The role falls under the Support Staff domain.

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## Secretary

Domain(s)

Support Staff

Reference number

CONS/4/2026/TA-CA/GSC

Deadline

31/07/2026 - 12:00 (Brussels time)

Location(s):

Brussels (Belgium)

Grade:

AST-SC 1, AST-SC 2, FG II

Institution/Agency

[Council of the European Union](https://eu-careers.europa.eu/en/council-european-union)

Type of contract

[Temporary staff](https://eu-careers.europa.eu/staff-categories#tab-Temporary%20staff)

Link to vacancy

[https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/general-secretariat/careers/vacancies/cons04…](https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/general-secretariat/careers/vacancies/cons042026ta-cagsc/ "(opens in a new window)")

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Salary at this grade

Basic monthly salary at AST-SC1 runs from €3,292 (step 1) to €3,725 (top step), giving an annual range of roughly €39,504 to €44,700 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 €527 per month at step 1 of AST-SC1) together with household, dependent-child, and education allowances where applicable. Take-home pay is then adjusted by the country correction coefficient for Brussels. For a worked example see our correction coefficients guide and the EU salaries overview.

Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 29 June 2026, 27 days ago.

The application deadline is 31 July 2026, 3 days from today. Late applications are not accepted, so submit through the official EU Careers portal well in advance.

Last verified against the EU Careers feed on 24 July 2026 (2 days ago).

Where to learn more

For full responsibilities, requirements, and career progression at AST-SC1 see our AST-SC1 grade page; for headcount, mission, and other open vacancies at Council of the European Union see the Council of the European Union institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in Brussels see our Brussels location page; for related vacancies in the Support Staff field browse our Support Staff domain page.

New to EU careers? Our beginner's guide walks through entry routes, EPSO competitions, and what to prepare. For application logistics see application tips and EPSO competitions.

Net pay at this grade

At step 1 of AST-SC1, gross monthly basic salary on the Secretaries/Clerks grid is €3,292. Eligible expatriate staff add a 16% expatriation allowance on top (roughly €527 per month) before two automatic deductions reduce the taxable base: the joint sickness insurance scheme (JSIS, ~3.6%, €137) and the EU pension contribution (~10.3%, €393). 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 €395 per month here.

Brussels carries a correction coefficient of 100.0% (Article 64 of the Staff Regulations), so the net is multiplied by 1.00 to reflect the local cost of living. On those assumptions take-home pay is approximately €2,893 per month, or about €34,720 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 Council of the European Union (and the wider Commission and agencies family) has filled several adjacent roles at the same AST-SC1 grade level. The most recent comparable vacancies, with their actual application windows:

Secretary at European Commission (TRADE – Trade) (published 2026-07-24, closed 2026-08-10)
Secretary - to the Unit at European Commission (Connect - Communications Networks, Content and Technology) (published 2026-07-24, closed 2026-08-06)
Secretary at European Commission (SG - Secretariat-General) (published 2026-07-24, closed 2026-08-07)
Budget Agent at European Commission (BUDG – Budget) (published 2026-07-23, closed 2026-08-07)
Administrative Assistant at European Commission (ENV – Environment) (published 2026-07-22, closed 2026-08-05)

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 AST-SC1 openings, other vacancies at Council of the European Union, more roles in Support Staff.

Career trajectory

Career progression for AST-SC1 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 Council of the European Union, AST grades progress one level every three to five years on merit; AD reclassification via a CAST or internal competition is the longer-term route. 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 18 comparable openings with the same grade and Support Staff signature have been advertised by Council of the European Union or related EU bodies, 18 of them in the last twelve months alone. That cadence (roughly 9.0 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 official EU Careers portal (EPSO). First published: 29 June 2026. Salary estimate based on EU Staff Regulations.

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