Vacancy Notice 23-2026 - EDPS Legal Officer - European Data Protection Supervisor (AD5, Brussels)

European Data Protection Supervisor EDPS Brussels, Belgium
Grade AD5
Salary Range €6,153 - €6,961/month
Deadline 31 August 2026

About this position

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

Legal Officer - AD (AD5-AD12) - Policy & Legislative Consultation Unit - Deadline for submitting the applications: 31/08/2026 (Brussels time GMT+1) at 12:00 midday. Visit the following link here.

Position details

Reference
23-2026
Vacancy Notice
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Last Verified
24 July 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Vacancy Notice 23-2026 - EDPS Legal Officer at European Data Protection Supervisor based in Brussels at the AD5 grade level. The vacancy reference is 23-2026.

Legal Officer - AD (AD5-AD12) - Policy & Legislative Consultation Unit - Deadline for submitting the applications: 31/08/2026 (Brussels time GMT+1) at 12:00 midday. Visit the following link here.

Salary at this grade

Basic monthly salary at AD5 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 AD5) 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 24 June 2026, 32 days ago.

The application deadline is 31 August 2026, 34 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 AD5 see our AD5 grade page; for headcount, mission, and other open vacancies at European Data Protection Supervisor see the European Data Protection Supervisor institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in Brussels see our Brussels location page.

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Net pay at this grade

At step 1 of AD5, 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.
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 €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.

Comparable recent roles

In the last twenty-four months European Data Protection Supervisor (and the wider Commission and agencies family) has filled several adjacent roles at the same AD5 grade level. The most recent comparable vacancies, with their actual application windows:
  • Vacancy Notice 26-2026 - EDPS Legal Officer at European Data Protection Supervisor (published 2026-07-08, closed 2026-08-17)
  • Policy Officer at European Commission (TAXUD - Taxation and Customs Union) (published 2026-07-24, closed 2026-08-06)
  • Project Leader - Data Base and Application Servers Administrator at European Commission (ENER – Energy) (published 2026-07-24, closed 2026-09-15)
  • IT Project Officer at European Commission (ENER – Energy) (published 2026-07-24, closed 2026-09-15)
  • Team Leader at European Commission (PMO - Office for the Administration & Payment of Individual) (published 2026-07-20, closed 2026-07-31)
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 AD5 openings, other vacancies at European Data Protection Supervisor.

Career trajectory

Career progression for AD5 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 Supervisor, 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

Only one comparable AD5 role at European Data Protection Supervisor has been advertised in the past twenty-four months. Roles at this signature reopen rarely on the EU Careers feed; do not bank on a near-term repeat opening if this competition is missed.

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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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