The ECA recruits its staff on the basis of the Staff regulations.
Our workforce consists of both permanent civil servants and staff on temporary
contracts. Open competitions for posts at the ECA are organised by the European
Personnel Selection Office (EPSO).
Temporary staff may be employed to perform a wide variety of
highly specialised or temporary tasks. The ECA also organises three to five month
traineeship sessions per year in areas of interest for its work.
Mobility
The ECA fosters mobility across the organisation and encourages staff
rotation through different areas and responsibilities. The staff rotation
policy aims to enhance motivation, career development and audit quality while
preserving professional independence. To mitigate the risks associated with sensitive posts (authorising officers, staff responsible for recruitment and procurement, etc.), the Court has put in place ex ante and ex post safeguards. The Accounting Officer’s term of office is limited to seven years, after which period they are subject to compulsory mobility.
Training
The ECA provides an average of 40 hours of professional training
per auditor according to the International Federation of Accountants’
guidelines.
Staff diversity
The ECA applies an equal opportunities policy, in accordance with
the Staff Regulations, which prohibits discrimination of any kind.
The ECA is committed to supporting, developing and promoting
diversity and equality. The ECA’s recruitment and employment practices aim to
develop and maintain a non-discriminatory and inclusive culture (see the ECA’s ethical guidelines).
To see current staff
diversity figures, please consult our
latest Activity
Report.
The ECA has also drawn up a specific Equal Opportunities Action Plan 2018-2020.
Salaries
The following tables show the basic monthly salaries before tax of the staff and Members of the European Court of Auditors.
These basic salaries are set by the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the Union, and are exempt from national tax but subject to EU tax.
Under the conditions laid down by the Staff Regulations, certain allowances may be added to the basic salary, depending on a staff member's individual situation and family circumstances.
Members, civil servants and temporary
staff
|
Grade
|
Position at the ECA
|
Basic salaries
(from-to) in Euros
|
|
Member
|
22,430
|
|
AD16 step 3
|
Secretary General | 20,768
|
|
AD14 – AD15
|
Director |
14,941 – 19,127
|
|
AD13 – AD14
|
Senior Administrator
|
13,205 – 16,905
|
|
AD9 – AD14
|
Principal Manager
|
8,058 – 16,905
|
|
AD5 – AD12
|
Administrator
|
4,917 – 13,205
|
|
AST10 – AST11
|
Senior Assistant
|
9,117 – 11,671
|
|
AST1 – AST9
|
Assistant
|
3,000 – 9,117
|
|
SC1 – SC6
|
Secretary/Clerk
|
2,630 – 5,519
|
Contract
staff
Contract staff are engaged by the ECA to perform full-time or part-time
duties on posts that are not included in the establishment plan, or to replace officials
or temporary staff who are temporarily unable to carry out their duties.
|
Function
group
|
Grades
|
Duties
|
Basic
salaries
(from-to) in euros
|
|
IV
|
13-18
|
Administrative,
advisory, linguistic and equivalent technical tasks, performed under the
supervision of officials or temporary staff.
|
3,555 –
7,460
|
|
III
|
8-12
|
Executive
tasks, drafting, accountancy and other equivalent technical tasks, performed
under the supervision of officials or temporary staff.
|
2,777 –
5,150
|
|
II
|
4-7
|
Clerical
and secretarial tasks, office management and other equivalent tasks,
performed under the supervision of officials or temporary staff.
|
2,169 –
3,555
|
|
I
|
1-3
|
Manual and
administrative support service tasks, performed under the supervision of
officials or temporary staff.
|
2,088 –
3,023
|
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