Senior Recruitment Assistant - NATO Support and Procurement Agency (Luxembourg)

About this position

The summary below is published by NATO Support and Procurement Agency on the official vacancy notice. Our own analysis — salary realism, comparable openings, career trajectory, language profile — follows further down the page.

Key responsibilities

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

• Execute attraction and selection activities in talent acquisition
• Screen applications
• Conduct and facilitate interviews

Are you eligible?

Check these requirements from the notice before investing time in an application:

• Education: Higher vocational training in a relevant discipline, or secondary education, or equivalent education combined with appropriate professional experience
• Experience: 2 years' post-related experience in talent acquisition (or 4 years with secondary education); relevant and progressive practical experience in talent acquisition executing attraction and selection activities
• Languages: English, French
• Key skills: Knowledge of HR module of SAP, Knowledge of and experience with e-recruitment platforms
• Eligibility: Nationals from all Member States; security clearance required; if currently holding military or administration post, must decide whether to retire, resign, or apply for special leave

Selection process

The notice describes the following selection steps:

• Application screening
• Preliminary interview

Contract and working arrangements

Contract duration: Initial three year contract.

Hiring unit: Talent Acquisition and Development Office.

Position details

Reference

HT024

Directorate-General

HT-R

Last Verified

15 September 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Senior Recruitment Assistant at NSPA based in Luxembourg. The vacancy reference is HT024. It is hosted by HT-R, the Directorate-General responsible for this policy area.

Post No HT024/ Ref. No 2026_00458

JOB DESCRIPTION (See link to the full job description in the blue box)

- Higher vocational training in a relevant discipline and 2 years' post-related experience. Acceptable alternatives: secondary education and 4 years' post-related experience, or an equivalent education combined with an appropriate amount of relevant, professional experience. - Relevant and progressive practical experience in the area of Talent Acquisition executing attraction and selection activities including screening applications, and conducting and facilitating interviews. - Knowledge of, and operations experience with the HR module of SAP. - Knowledge of and experience with e-recruitment platforms. - NATO's two official languages are English and French. Both languages are important in the work of this post, therefore fluency in one language and working knowledge of the other are required.

WHAT DO WE OFFER?

- Multicultural environment - Initial three year contract with competitive monthly tax-free salary (subject to Article 19 of the Ottawa agreement on exemption of Taxation) - Additional benefits for expatriate staff including expatriation and education allowances (where applicable) and additional home leave - Excellent health coverage - Great work/life balance - Generous annual leave of 6 weeks plus official holidays - Pension Scheme

POST DETAILS

- Basic monthly salary:EUR 5 541.41, tax free - before insurance and pension contributions.

HOW TO APPLY?

All candidates (internal and external)should refer to the FAQs before applying.

NSPA internal candidates must submit additionally their latest completedperformancereport.

NSPA staff members of the same grade can submit a transfer request till 27 September 2026.

Applications sent via e-mail will be automatically rejected.

All application deadlines are based on the Central European Time (CET) zone.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Qualified redundant NATO civilian candidates of the same grade will be considered in priority.

Interviews are expected to be held approximately six weeks after the application closing date.The Talent Acquisition and Development Office shall let you know in due course the outcome of the screening process.

Moreover, due to the broad interest in NSPA and the large number of potential candidates, telephone or email enquiries cannot be dealt with.

The Agency would appreciate it if addressee countries could provide their support by submitting candidates whose security clearance can be effected (or confirmed) rapidly and who could report for duty as soon as possible after selection.

NSPA as an employer values diverse backgrounds and perspectives and is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and talented workforce. NSPA welcomes applications of nationals from all Member States and strongly encourages women to apply.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS REQUIREMENT FOR CURRENT MILITARY OR ADMINISTRATION POST HOLDERS:

Please note that if you currently hold a military or administration post, you will be required to decide, in accordance with your national authorities' regulations, whether to retire or resign from your post, or apply for special leave from your national authorities. If you are invited to a preliminary interview, you will be asked to indicate your preference at that time as well.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Your application should be submitted in one go and you will not be able to modify your data once submitted.

Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 14 September 2026, 1 day ago.

The application deadline is 4 October 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 15 September 2026.

Where to learn more

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

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