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Head of Executive Director Services Department - European Union Agency for the Space Programme (AD9, Prague)

European Union Agency for the Space Programme EUSPA Prague, Czech Republic

 Grade AD9 
 Contract Type Temporary Agent 
 Salary Range €10,083 - €11,408/month 
 Deadline  28 July 2026  

About this position

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

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Contract and working arrangements

Hiring unit: Head of Executive Director Services Department.

Position details

Reference: EUSPA/2026/AD/010
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Last Verified: 24 July 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Head of Executive Director Services Department at EUSPA based in Prague at the AD9 grade level (Temporary Agent). The vacancy reference is EUSPA/2026/AD/010. The role falls under the Space domain.

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Salary at this grade

Basic monthly salary at AD9 runs from €10,083 (step 1) to €11,408 (top step), giving an annual range of roughly €120,996 to €136,896 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 €1,613 per month at step 1 of AD9) together with household, dependent-child, and education allowances where applicable. Take-home pay is then adjusted by the country correction coefficient for Prague. For a worked example see our correction coefficients guide and the EU salaries overview.

Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 12 June 2026, 44 days ago.

The deadline is today, 28 July 2026. Applications submitted after the cut-off time set in the vacancy notice will not be considered.

Last verified against the EU Careers feed on 24 July 2026 (2 days ago).

Where to learn more

For full responsibilities, requirements, and career progression at AD9 see our AD9 grade page; for headcount, mission, and other open vacancies at EUSPA see the EUSPA institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in Prague see our Prague location page; for related vacancies in the Space field browse our Space 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 AD9, gross monthly basic salary on the Administrators grid is €10,083. Eligible expatriate staff add a 16% expatriation allowance on top (roughly €1,613 per month) before two automatic deductions reduce the taxable base: the joint sickness insurance scheme (JSIS, ~3.6%, €421) and the EU pension contribution (~10.3%, €1,205). 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 €1,208 per month here.

Prague carries a correction coefficient of 80.0% (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 €7,089 per month, or about €85,074 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 EUSPA (and the wider Commission and agencies family) has filled several adjacent roles at the same AD9 grade level. The most recent comparable vacancies, with their actual application windows:

Head of Unit - ECTC - Expertise & Stakeholder Management at Europol (published 2026-07-10, closed 2026-08-03)
Head of Unit - ECTC Expertise & Stakeholder Management (AD9) at Europol (O4 European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC)) (published 2026-07-06, closed 2026-08-03)
Head of Unit - ESOCC Expertise & Stakeholder Management & Head of Unit - ECAMS Expertise & Stakeholder Management at Europol (published 2026-07-03, closed 2026-07-28)
Head of Unit – EU Drugs Unit at Europol (published 2026-07-03, closed 2026-07-28)
Europol/2026/TA/AD9/765 -Head of Unit – EU Drugs at Europol (O2 European Serious and Organised Crime Centre (ESOCC)) (published 2026-06-30, closed 2026-07-28)

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 AD9 openings, other vacancies at EUSPA, more roles in Space.

Career trajectory

Career progression for AD9 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 EUSPA, progression into AD12-AD14 (head of unit, then director-level) typically follows a competitive selection rather than seniority. 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

EUSPA has not advertised another AD9 role with the same grade and Space 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 official EU Careers portal (EPSO). First published: 12 June 2026. Salary estimate based on EU Staff Regulations.

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