European Union institutions
European Union institution grades
Explore EU Administrator, Assistant, Secretary/Clerk and Contract Agent grade structures.
Important: AD, AST and AST/SC are permanent-official career groups. FG I–IV are function groups for contract agents, not permanent-official grades.
EU grades
Administrators
AD 5–16 university-level policy, specialist and management careers.
EU Administrator grade AD 5
University-level qualifications; experience rises by competition and post
Grade guide and jobs →EU Administrator grade AD 6
University-level qualifications; experience rises by competition and post
Grade guide and jobs →EU Administrator grade AD 7
University-level qualifications; experience rises by competition and post
Grade guide and jobs →EU Administrator grade AD 8
University-level qualifications; experience rises by competition and post
Grade guide and jobs →EU Administrator grade AD 9
University-level qualifications; experience rises by competition and post
Grade guide and jobs →EU Administrator grade AD 10
University-level qualifications; experience rises by competition and post
Grade guide and jobs →EU Administrator grade AD 11
University-level qualifications; experience rises by competition and post
Grade guide and jobs →EU Administrator grade AD 12
University-level qualifications; experience rises by competition and post
Grade guide and jobs →EU Administrator grade AD 13
University-level qualifications; experience rises by competition and post
Grade guide and jobs →EU Administrator grade AD 14
University-level qualifications; experience rises by competition and post
Grade guide and jobs →EU Administrator grade AD 15
University-level qualifications; experience rises by competition and post
Grade guide and jobs →EU Administrator grade AD 16
University-level qualifications; experience rises by competition and post
Grade guide and jobs →EU grades
Assistants
AST 1–11 administrative, technical and executive-support careers.
EU Assistant grade AST 1
Secondary or post-secondary qualifications depending on grade
Grade guide and jobs →EU Assistant grade AST 2
Secondary or post-secondary qualifications depending on grade
Grade guide and jobs →EU Assistant grade AST 3
Secondary or post-secondary qualifications depending on grade
Grade guide and jobs →EU Assistant grade AST 4
Secondary or post-secondary qualifications depending on grade
Grade guide and jobs →EU Assistant grade AST 5
Secondary or post-secondary qualifications depending on grade
Grade guide and jobs →EU Assistant grade AST 6
Secondary or post-secondary qualifications depending on grade
Grade guide and jobs →EU Assistant grade AST 7
Secondary or post-secondary qualifications depending on grade
Grade guide and jobs →EU Assistant grade AST 8
Secondary or post-secondary qualifications depending on grade
Grade guide and jobs →EU Assistant grade AST 9
Secondary or post-secondary qualifications depending on grade
Grade guide and jobs →EU Assistant grade AST 10
Secondary or post-secondary qualifications depending on grade
Grade guide and jobs →EU Assistant grade AST 11
Secondary or post-secondary qualifications depending on grade
Grade guide and jobs →EU grades
Secretaries and clerks
AST/SC 1–6 clerical and administrative-support careers.
EU Secretary/Clerk grade AST/SC 1
Secondary education or relevant vocational qualification
Grade guide and jobs →EU Secretary/Clerk grade AST/SC 2
Secondary education or relevant vocational qualification
Grade guide and jobs →EU Secretary/Clerk grade AST/SC 3
Secondary education or relevant vocational qualification
Grade guide and jobs →EU Secretary/Clerk grade AST/SC 4
Secondary education or relevant vocational qualification
Grade guide and jobs →EU Secretary/Clerk grade AST/SC 5
Secondary education or relevant vocational qualification
Grade guide and jobs →EU Secretary/Clerk grade AST/SC 6
Secondary education or relevant vocational qualification
Grade guide and jobs →EU grades
Contract agents
Function Groups I–IV used for EU contract-agent work.
EU Contract Agent Function Group I
Qualifications and experience depend on the function group
Grade guide and jobs →EU Contract Agent Function Group II
Qualifications and experience depend on the function group
Grade guide and jobs →EU Contract Agent Function Group III
Qualifications and experience depend on the function group
Grade guide and jobs →EU Contract Agent Function Group IV
Qualifications and experience depend on the function group
Grade guide and jobs →Using this guide
Choose by duties, not code alone
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Start with the system
Confirm the employer and whether the label is a staff grade, contract level or institution-specific band.
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Read the exact grade
Use the career-stage and scope notes as orientation, then check the official vacancy requirements.
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Open current jobs
Each grade page connects the guide to active vacancies indexed with that exact, system-aware grade.
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