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HR Coordinator - European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (AST6, Athens)

European Union Agency for Cybersecurity ENISA Athens, Greece

 Grade AST6 
 Contract Type Temporary Agent 
 Salary Range €6,961 - €7,876/month 
 Deadline  31 May 2026  

About this position

The summary below is published by European Union Agency for Cybersecurity on the official vacancy notice. Our own analysis — salary realism, comparable openings, career trajectory, language profile — follows further down the page.

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ENISA is looking to fill in a post of a HR Coordinator to support the Corporate Support Services Unit activities.

**Type of contract:**Temporary Agent

**Function Group and grade:** AST 6

**Area**: Corporate Support Services Unit (CSS)

**Place of Employment:** Athens, Greece

**Probation period**: 9 months

**Reserve list**: 31/12/2029

**Deadline for applications:**31/05/2026 at 23:59:59 hrs EET (CET +1)

## How to Apply

Apply using our new [recruitment platform](https://opportunities.enisa.europa.eu/en).

Applications must be submitted by 23:59:59 EET (Greek time (CET+1)) on the closing date.

You are strongly advised to submit your application well in advance of the deadline, since heavy internet traffic or fault with the internet connection could lead to difficulties in last-minute submission.

## Selection board

**Chairperson and Administration Representative**: Georgia PAPPA

**Member**: Vassiliki GOGOU

**Staff Committee Member**: Christian VAN HEURCK

**Alternate Chairperson and Administration Representative**: Renate VERHEIJEN

**Alternate Member:** Nikolaos TANTOURIS

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Contract and working arrangements

Working arrangements: Athens, Greece.

Hiring unit: Corporate Support Services Unit (CSS).

Position details

Reference: ENISA-TA-AST6-2026-06
Last Verified: 24 July 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for HR Coordinator at ENISA based in Athens at the AST6 grade level (Temporary Agent). The vacancy reference is ENISA-TA-AST6-2026-06.

[Back to all vacancies](https://www.enisa.europa.eu/careers)

ENISA is looking to fill in a post of a HR Coordinator to support the Corporate Support Services Unit activities.

Type of contract:Temporary Agent

Function Group and grade: AST 6

Area: Corporate Support Services Unit (CSS)

Place of Employment: Athens, Greece

Probation period: 9 months

Reserve list: 31/12/2029

Deadline for applications:31/05/2026 at 23:59:59 hrs EET (CET +1)

## How to Apply

Apply using our new [recruitment platform](https://opportunities.enisa.europa.eu/en).

Applications must be submitted by 23:59:59 EET (Greek time (CET+1)) on the closing date.

## Selection board

Chairperson and Administration Representative: Georgia PAPPA

Member: Vassiliki GOGOU

Staff Committee Member: Christian VAN HEURCK

Alternate Chairperson and Administration Representative: Renate VERHEIJEN

Alternate Member: Nikolaos TANTOURIS

Alternate Staff Committee Member: Fabio DI FRANCO

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Salary at this grade

Basic monthly salary at AST6 runs from €6,961 (step 1) to €7,876 (top step), giving an annual range of roughly €83,532 to €94,512 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 €1,114 per month at step 1 of AST6) together with household, dependent-child, and education allowances where applicable. Take-home pay is then adjusted by the country correction coefficient for Athens. For a worked example see our correction coefficients guide and the EU salaries overview.

Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 27 May 2026, 69 days ago.

The deadline of 31 May 2026 has now passed and this position is no longer accepting applications. Browse other current openings via the links below.

Last verified against the EU Careers feed on 24 July 2026 (11 days ago).

Where to learn more

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

New to EU careers? Our beginner's guide walks through entry routes, EPSO competitions, and what to prepare. For application logistics see application tips and EPSO competitions.

Net pay at this grade

At step 1 of AST6, gross monthly basic salary on the Assistants grid is €6,961. Eligible expatriate staff add a 16% expatriation allowance on top (roughly €1,114 per month) before two automatic deductions reduce the taxable base: the joint sickness insurance scheme (JSIS, ~3.6%, €291) and the EU pension contribution (~10.3%, €832). EU community tax (Council Reg. 260/68) is then applied progressively; for the AD7-equivalent band the effective rate sits in the 11 to 13% range, which works out to about €834 per month here.

Athens carries a correction coefficient of 86.6% (Article 64 of the Staff Regulations), so the net is multiplied by 0.87 to reflect the local cost of living. On those assumptions take-home pay is approximately €5,298 per month, or about €63,582 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 ENISA (and the wider Commission and agencies family) has filled several adjacent roles at the same AST6 grade level. The most recent comparable vacancies, with their actual application windows:

ICT & Security Coordinator at ENISA (published 2026-05-27, closed 2026-06-08)

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: other vacancies at ENISA.

Career trajectory

Career progression for AST6 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 ENISA, AST grades progress one level every three to five years on merit; AD reclassification via a CAST or internal competition is the longer-term route. 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

Only one comparable AST6 role at ENISA has been advertised in the past twenty-four months. Roles at this signature reopen rarely on the EU Careers feed; do not bank on a near-term repeat opening if this competition is missed.

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Application Closed

Source: This job listing was sourced from the official EU Careers portal (EPSO). First published: 27 May 2026. Salary estimate based on EU Staff Regulations.

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