Justice And Human Rights

Seconded National Expert - Researcher Gender Based Violence

EIGE Vilnius (Lithuania)
Contract Type Seconded National Expert (Sne)
Deadline 18 June 2026

Position details

Reference
EIGE/2026/SNE/02/GBV
Vacancy Notice
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Last Verified
18 May 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Seconded National Expert - Researcher Gender Based Violence at EIGE based in Vilnius (Lithuania) (Seconded National Expert (Sne)). The vacancy reference is EIGE/2026/SNE/02/GBV. The role falls under the Justice And Human Rights domain.

Key facts on file for this position: contract type Seconded National Expert (Sne); duty station Vilnius (Lithuania); domain Justice And Human Rights. Full responsibilities, eligibility criteria, language requirements, and the selection procedure are set out in the official vacancy notice (PDF available above).

Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 14 April 2026, 34 days ago.

The application deadline is 18 June 2026 — 29 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 headcount, mission, and other open vacancies at EIGE see the EIGE institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in Vilnius (Lithuania) see our Vilnius (Lithuania) location page; for related vacancies in the Justice And Human Rights field browse our Justice And Human Rights domain page.

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Career trajectory

Career progression for this grade 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 EIGE, progression to the next grade typically takes three to five years on merit, with two-yearly step increases in between. 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

EIGE has not advertised another comparable role with the same grade and Justice And Human Rights 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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