Equal opportunities
FRONTEX applies an equal opportunities policy and accepts applications without distinction on grounds of age, race, political, philosophical or religious conviction, sex or sexual orientation and regardless of disabilities, marital status or family situation.
Recruitment principles
FRONTEX has an independent and separate recruitment process from other EU institutions or other EU agencies. FRONTEX organize subsequently the recruitment procedures with a view to fill in the vacant posts according to the Agency recruitment needs and plans.
The recruitment procedure is carried out in line with the following principles:
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FRONTEX launch recruitment by publishing vacancy notices on the European Personnel Selection Office website and at the Agency Internet site;
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vacancy notice contains all the necessary information on the post in question and the selection procedure;
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for an application to be considered valid, it must be delivered using FRONTEX Standard Application Form within the established deadline;
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recruitment procedure is open to all the candidates fulfilling the eligibility criteria specified in the vacancy notice - at the initial stage of procedure, it is verified whether an application meets the eligibility criteria;
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all the eligible applications are pre-screened and evaluated based on the selection criteria defined in the vacancy notice;
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the best-qualified candidates, who obtained the highest number of points within the evaluation, are short listed for an interview;
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during the interviews session, the selection committee examines the profiles of candidates and assess their relevancy for the post in question;
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as a result of the interviews, the selection committee recommends the most suitable candidates for the post in question;
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based on the recommendation of the selection committee, the Executive Director takes his decision on the appointment of the successful candidate.
