Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Policy & Convergence Officer

ESMA Paris, France
Grade AD5
Contract Type Temporary Agents (Ta)
Salary Range €6,153 - €6,961/month
Deadline 8 June 2026

Position details

Reference
ESMA/2026/VAC04/AD5
Directorate-General
Markets and Digital Innovation
Last Verified
27 May 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Policy & Convergence Officer at ESMA based in Paris, France at the AD5 grade level (Temporary Agents (Ta)). The vacancy reference is ESMA/2026/VAC04/AD5. It is hosted by Markets and Digital Innovation, the Directorate-General responsible for this policy area.

Key facts on file for this position: grade AD5; contract type Temporary Agents (Ta); duty station Paris, France; Directorate-General Markets and Digital Innovation. Full responsibilities, eligibility criteria, language requirements, and the selection procedure are set out in the official vacancy notice.

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–€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 Paris, France. For a worked example see our correction coefficients guide and the EU salaries overview.

Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 27 May 2026, today.

The application deadline is 8 June 2026 — 10 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 27 May 2026.

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 ESMA see the ESMA institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in Paris, France see our Paris, France 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 11-13% range, which works out to about €737 per month here.
For Paris, France we apply the Brussels-equivalent coefficient (100%) as a default — the official coefficient may differ, see the methodology guide for the most recent table. 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 ESMA (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:
  • Policy Officer at ESMA — published 2026-05-11, closed 2026-06-08
  • Document Management Officer at AMLA — published 2026-05-27, closed 2026-05-27
  • Policy Assistant - to the Director at European Commission (ENEST - Enlargement and the Eastern Neighbourhood) — published 2026-05-27, closed 2026-06-09
  • Policy Officer at European Commission (ENER – Energy) — published 2026-05-27, closed 2026-06-10
  • Legal Officer at European Commission (GROW - Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) — published 2026-05-27, closed 2026-06-09
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 ESMA.

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 Markets and Digital Innovation, 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-dominant, with French in legal-act drafting. Technical Commission DGs (CLIMA, ENV, ENER, CONNECT, DIGIT) work almost exclusively in English; French knowledge becomes useful when drafting legal acts that go to the Service Juridique.

Application cadence

Only one comparable AD5 role at ESMA 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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