Head of Sector – ICT and Digitalisation Support

Position details

Reference

ELA/AD/2026/04

Vacancy Notice

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Last Verified

5 May 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Head of Sector – ICT and Digitalisation Support at ELA based in Bratislava (Slovakia) at the AD8 grade level (Temporary Staff). The vacancy reference is ELA/AD/2026/04. The role falls under the Artificial Intelligence domain.

Key facts on file for this position: grade AD8; contract type Temporary Staff; duty station Bratislava (Slovakia); domain Artificial Intelligence. Full responsibilities, eligibility criteria, language requirements, and the selection procedure are set out in the official vacancy notice (PDF available above).

Salary at this grade

Basic monthly salary at AD8 runs from €8,911 (step 1) to €10,083 (top step), giving an annual range of roughly €106,932–€120,996 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 €1,426 per month at step 1 of AD8 — together with household, dependent-child, and education allowances where applicable. Take-home pay is then adjusted by the country correction coefficient for Bratislava (Slovakia). For a worked example see our correction coefficients guide and the EU salaries overview.

Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 5 May 2026, today.

The application deadline is 2 June 2026 — 26 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 5 May 2026.

Where to learn more

For full responsibilities, requirements, and career progression at AD8 see our AD8 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 (Slovakia) see our Bratislava (Slovakia) location page; for related vacancies in the Artificial Intelligence field browse our Artificial Intelligence domain page.

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