Information And Document Management

Document Management Officer

Anti Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) Frankfurt (Germany)

 Grade AD5 
 Contract Type Temporary Staff 
 Salary Range €6,153 - €6,961/month 
 Deadline  27 May 2026  

Position details

Reference: AMLA/TA/2026/8
Vacancy Notice: Download PDF
Last Verified: 18 May 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Document Management Officer at Anti Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) based in Frankfurt (Germany) at the AD5 grade level (Temporary Staff). The vacancy reference is AMLA/TA/2026/8. The role falls under the Information And Document Management domain.

Key facts on file for this position: grade AD5; contract type Temporary Staff; duty station Frankfurt (Germany); domain Information And Document Management. Full responsibilities, eligibility criteria, language requirements, and the selection procedure are set out in the official vacancy notice (PDF available above).

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 Frankfurt (Germany). For a worked example see our correction coefficients guide and the EU salaries overview.

Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 12 May 2026, 6 days ago.

The application deadline is 27 May 2026 — 7 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 18 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 Anti Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) see the Anti Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in Frankfurt (Germany) see our Frankfurt (Germany) location page; for related vacancies in the Information And Document Management field browse our Information And Document Management domain 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.

Frankfurt carries a correction coefficient of 99.2% (Article 64 of the Staff Regulations), so the net is multiplied by 0.99 to reflect the local cost of living. On those assumptions take-home pay is approximately €5,364 per month, or about €64,372 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 Anti Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) (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:

Head of Sector at European Commission (Connect - Communications Networks, Content and Technology) — published 2026-05-12, closed 2026-05-28
Policy Officer at ESMA — published 2026-05-11, closed 2026-06-08
Policy Officer at European Commission (BUDG – Budget) — published 2026-05-11, closed 2026-05-27
Administrator at European Commission (TRADE – Trade) — published 2026-05-09, closed 2026-05-26
Specialist – Duty Officer at Europol — published 2026-05-07, closed 2026-05-29

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 Anti Money Laundering Authority (AMLA), more roles in Information And Document Management.

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 Anti Money Laundering Authority (AMLA), 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 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

Anti Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) has not advertised another AD5 role with the same grade and Information And Document Management 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 May 2026. Salary estimate based on EU Staff Regulations.

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