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Vacancy Notice 10-2026 - EDPB - Administrative Officer

European Data Protection Board Brussels, Belgium, Belgium
Grade AD5-AD12
Salary Range €6,153 - €6,961/month
Deadline 29 May 2026

About this position

The summary below is published by European Data Protection Board on the official vacancy notice. Our own analysis — salary realism, comparable openings, career trajectory, language profile — follows further down the page.

Administrative Officer - AD (AD5-AD12) - EDPB Secretariat - Deadline for submitting the applications: 29/05/2026 (Brussels time GMT+1) at 12:00 midday. Visit the following link here.

Position details

Reference
10-2026
Vacancy Notice
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Last Verified
27 May 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Vacancy Notice 10-2026 - EDPB - Administrative Officer at European Data Protection Board based in Brussels, Belgium at the AD5-AD12 grade level. The vacancy reference is 10-2026.

Administrative Officer - AD (AD5-AD12) - EDPB Secretariat - Deadline for submitting the applications: 29/05/2026 (Brussels time GMT+1) at 12:00 midday. Visit the following link here.

Salary at this grade

Basic monthly salary at AD5-AD12 runs from €6,153 (step 1) to €6,961 (top step), giving an annual range of roughly €73,836–€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 AD5-AD12 — together with household, dependent-child, and education allowances where applicable. Take-home pay is then adjusted by the country correction coefficient for Brussels, Belgium. 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, today.

The deadline is today, 29 May 2026. Applications submitted after the cut-off time set in the vacancy notice will not be considered.

Last verified against the EU Careers feed on 27 May 2026.

Where to learn more

For full responsibilities, requirements, and career progression at AD5-AD12 see our AD5-AD12 grade page; for headcount, mission, and other open vacancies at European Data Protection Board see the European Data Protection Board institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in Brussels, Belgium see our Brussels, Belgium location page.

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Net pay at this grade

At step 1 of AD5-AD12, 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 11-13% range, which works out to about €737 per month here.
For Brussels, Belgium we apply the Brussels-equivalent coefficient (100%) as a default — the official coefficient may differ, see the methodology guide for the most recent table. On those assumptions take-home pay is approximately €5,408 per month, or about €64,891 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.

Career trajectory

Career progression for AD5-AD12 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 European Data Protection Board, the typical next move is AD7 within four to five years on merit, then AD9 by year nine if the appraisals are strong. 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

European Data Protection Board has not advertised another AD5-AD12 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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Source: This job listing was sourced from the official EU Careers portal (EPSO). First published: . Salary estimate based on EU Staff Regulations.

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