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Administrative Assistant - European Labour Authority (AST-SC2, Bratislava)

European Labour AuthorityELABratislava, Slovakia
GradeAST-SC2
Contract TypeTemporary Agent
Salary Range€3,725 - €4,214/month
Deadline23 October 2026

Position details

Reference
ELA/AST/2026/09
Vacancy Notice
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Last Verified
1 October 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Administrative Assistant at ELA based in Bratislava at the AST-SC2 grade level (Temporary Agent). The vacancy reference is ELA/AST/2026/09. The role falls under the Public Administration domain.

Full responsibilities, eligibility criteria, language requirements, and the selection procedure are set out in the official vacancy notice (PDF available above).

  • Grade: AST-SC2
  • Contract type: Temporary Agent
  • Duty station: Bratislava
  • Domain: Public Administration
  • Vacancy reference: ELA/AST/2026/09

Salary at this grade

Basic monthly salary at AST-SC2 runs from €3,725 (step 1) to €4,214 (top step), giving an annual range of roughly €44,700 to €50,568 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 €596 per month at step 1 of AST-SC2) together with household, dependent-child, and education allowances where applicable. Take-home pay is then adjusted by the country correction coefficient for Bratislava. For a worked example see our correction coefficients guide and the EU salaries overview.

Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 28 September 2026, 17 days ago.

The application deadline is 23 October 2026, 6 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 1 October 2026 (14 days ago).

Where to learn more

For full responsibilities, requirements, and career progression at AST-SC2 see our AST-SC2 grade page; for headcount, mission, and other open vacancies at ELA see the ELA institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in Bratislava see our Bratislava location page; for related vacancies in the Public Administration field browse our Public Administration 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-SC2, gross monthly basic salary on the Secretaries/Clerks grid is €3,725. Eligible expatriate staff add a 16% expatriation allowance on top (roughly €596 per month) before two automatic deductions reduce the taxable base: the joint sickness insurance scheme (JSIS, ~3.6%, €156) and the EU pension contribution (~10.3%, €445). 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 €446 per month here.
Bratislava carries a correction coefficient of 79.7% (Article 64 of the Staff Regulations), so the net is multiplied by 0.80 to reflect the local cost of living. On those assumptions take-home pay is approximately €2,609 per month, or about €31,309 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 AST-SC2 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 ELA, 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

ELA has not advertised another AST-SC2 role with the same grade and Public Administration 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 officialEU Careers portal (EPSO). First published: .Salary estimate based on EU Staff Regulations.

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