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For Contract Agents' vacancies in Delegations
  • Contract agents engaged as per Article 3a of the Conditions of Employment of other servants of the European Union (contract agents 3a) to whom the EC Mobility Decision (C(2020)997 of 26.02.2020) applies to:
    • Contract agents 3a who have served in the same job in the same delegation for at least 3 years (Article 4(1)). 
    • Contract agents whose request for early mobility on personal grounds within the annual mobility exercise was accepted by Headquarters (Article 4(2)).
    • Contract agents 3a on a temporary assignment to Headquarters within the framework of the mobility procedure (Article 3) might also be eligible under certain conditions.
  • Contract agents 3a recruited for a period linked to the specific duration of a project who have completed at least three years of service as a contract agent 3a within the Commission or an executive agency (Article 14(1) of the General Implementing Provisions governing the conditions of employment of contract staff).
  • External candidates, including from other EU institutions and Agencies, who are citizens of the European Union and who have passed a full CAST competition or who have created a profile on the EPSO website and linked it with the respective Call for expressions of interest. However, before being recruited in the European Commission the candidates should have passed the CAST competition.

Please note:

  • The selection procedure is organised by each delegation concerned;
  • After a pre-selection based on the CVs, the delegation will invite pre-selected candidates to participate in a phone interview panel and will request the recruitment of the selected candidate to Headquarters from the home DG for validation.

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For Contract Agents' vacancies in Headquarters
  • Citizens of the European Union who have passed a full CAST competition or who have created a profile on the EPSO website and linked it with the respective Call for expressions of interest. However, before being recruited in the European Commission the candidates should have passed the CAST competition.

Please note:

  • Posts in Headquarters are covered by 3b contracts. This means that a contract agent working in delegations and covered by 3a contracts selected for a post in Headquarters (outside the annual mobility exercise) will have to resign his/her 3a contract and conclude new 3b contract for maximum 6 years. First contract will be concluded for 1 year. Extension of 2 years will follow provided positive probation period report. Any subsequent extensions will be of 1 year up to a maximum of 6 years in total.
  • The selection procedure is organised by Headquarters (Unit to which the post is attached).

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General notice for all contract agents’ vacancies
  • Candidates should be aware that they are only eligible for posts which have at least the same function group level as the function group level of the EPSO test they succeeded (e.g. holder of a FGIV CAST are eligible for CA FG IV, III and II) or the function group for which they have registered within the Commission call for expression of interest for contract staff in generalist profiles. 
  • Candidates who passed an EPSO test which is still valid. Please bear in mind that for EPSO CAST 27, EPSO CAST 2008 and EPSO CAST 2010, only DB3 candidates who also passed the test held in July 2011 are eligible. Candidates who passed CAST Croatia cannot apply for vacant contract agent posts in EU delegation as this CAST competition was not organised in full (DB2 only).
For Temporary Agents' vacancies in Delegations

You must meet the following eligibility criteria when you validate your application:

  • Be a citizen of a Member State of the EU and enjoy full rights as a citizen
  • Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by applicable laws concerning military service
  • Be physically fit to perform the duties linked to the post
  • Produce the appropriate character references as to suitability for the performance of the duties
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Administrative Agent (post 352842)

Location: Brussels, Belgium
Unit: DG.INTPA.G.4 – Social Inclusion and Protection, Health and Demography
Function Group: II - contract agent
Application Deadline: 28th August 2026 – 12:00 (Brussels time)