Seconded National Experts (SNE) - European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (Athens)

Contract TypeSeconded National Expert
Deadline31 December 2026

About this position

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

The aim of this call is to establish a pool of eligible candidates for secondment linked to current and future workstreams as defined in the ENISA operational activities as described in our Single Programming Document. Throughout the period of 2025-2027, from the pool of eligible candidates, the Agency plans to fulfil several vacant posts.

For more information on the SNE call and application procedure, please refer to the vacancy notice.

How to Apply

Candidates should send their applications (CV in Europass format and motivation letter, both documents in English) to [email protected].

Please indicate in the subject of the e-mail: Ref. Code: ENISA-SNE-2025-01.

ENISA accepts applications for this call on a rolling basis, with no fixed deadline for submission.

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Key responsibilities

According to the vacancy notice, the role centres on the following duties:

  • Support current and future workstreams as defined in ENISA operational activities

Selection process

The notice describes the following selection steps:

  • Submit CV in Europass format
  • Submit motivation letter

Contract and working arrangements

Contract duration: 2025-2027.

Hiring unit: ENISA.

Position details

Reference
ENISA-SNE-2025-01
Last Verified
15 September 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Seconded National Experts (SNE) at ENISA based in Athens (Seconded National Expert). The vacancy reference is ENISA-SNE-2025-01.

The aim of this call is to establish a pool of eligible candidates for secondment linked to current and future workstreams as defined in the ENISA operational activities as described in our Single Programming Document. Throughout the period of 2025-2027, from the pool of eligible candidates, the Agency plans to fulfil several vacant posts.

For more information on the SNE call and application procedure, please refer to the vacancy notice.

How to Apply

Candidates should send their applications (CV in Europass format and motivation letter, both documents in English) to [email protected].

Please indicate in the subject of the e-mail: Ref. Code: ENISA-SNE-2025-01.

ENISA accepts applications for this call on a rolling basis, with no fixed deadline for submission.

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1. When and where are vacancy notices for the Agency published?

Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 27 May 2026, 111 days ago.

The application deadline is 31 December 2026, 106 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 15 September 2026.

Where to learn more

For headcount, mission, and other open vacancies at ENISA see the ENISA institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in Athens see our Athens location page.

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Career trajectory

Career progression for this grade 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 ENISA, progression to the next grade typically takes three to five years on merit, with two-yearly step increases in between. 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

ENISA has not advertised another comparable 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.

Source: This job listing was sourced from the officialEU Careers portal (EPSO). First published: .

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