Working at EDA

The Agency is an “outward-facing” organisation, constantly interacting with its shareholders, the participating Member States, as well as with a wide range of stakeholders. It works in an integrated way, with multi-disciplinary teams representing all the Agency’s functional areas, to realise the objectives of its annual Work Programme and its rolling three-year Work Plan.

Its business processes are flexible and oriented towards achieving results.

Staff at all levels need to demonstrate:

  • the corresponding qualities of flexibility, innovation, and team-working;
  • to work effectively with shareholders and stakeholder groups, formal and informal; 
  • and to operate without the need of detailed direction.

EDA is staffed by Temporary AgentsContract Agents and Seconded National Experts.

As an equal opportunity employer, the Agency selects its staff without any distinction on grounds of nationality, age, race, gender, political, philosophical or religious conviction or sexual orientation and regardless of disabilities, marital status or other family situation.

 Important disclaimer: all of the rules and figures presented in this website are for information purposes only. Rights can only be derived from the Staff Regulations and corresponding implementing rules. The exact financial conditions of employment may be determined only case by case.
Current vacancies

Important: Please note that you must submit your application solely using our online application system. For this, you must have a valid e-mail address. Please refer to the User Guide.

EDA does not consider unsolicited applications as all vacancies are published on-line when they become available. We suggest that you regularly consult our website for posts suiting your experience and background.

If you are interested in an internship or placement in the Agency as part of your studies, please note that the current EDA internship programme is extremely limited and solely aimed at staff currently serving as public sector officials, notably in the Ministries of Defence of the participating Member States of the Agency.

EDA does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. If you have any questions concerning persons or companies claiming to be recruiting on behalf of EDA and requesting the payment of a fee, please contact recruitment@eda.europa.eu.