Legal and Compliance Officer

Position details

Reference

EMA/CA/11424

Vacancy Notice

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Last Verified

1 May 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Legal and Compliance Officer at EMA based in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) at the FG IV grade level (Contract Staff). The vacancy reference is EMA/CA/11424. The role falls under the Law domain.

Key facts on file for this position: grade FG IV; contract type Contract Staff; duty station Amsterdam (The Netherlands); domain Law. 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 FG IV runs from €4,449 (step 1) to €5,034 (top step), giving an annual range of roughly €53,388–€60,408 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 €712 per month at step 1 of FG IV — together with household, dependent-child, and education allowances where applicable. Take-home pay is then adjusted by the country correction coefficient for Amsterdam (The Netherlands). For a worked example see our correction coefficients guide and the EU salaries overview.

Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 30 April 2026, 1 day ago.

The application deadline is 20 May 2026 — 18 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 May 2026.

Where to learn more

For full responsibilities, requirements, and career progression at FG IV see our FG IV grade page; for headcount, mission, and other open vacancies at EMA see the EMA institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) see our Amsterdam (The Netherlands) location page; for related vacancies in the Law field browse our Law domain page.

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