Page contentsPage contents Current vacancies Apply for temporary jobs Types of temporary contracts As well as permanent officials, the European Commission often recruits non-permanent staff for fixed-term contracts. There are two categories of non-permanent staff temporary agents perform highly specialised tasks and can be hired for a limited time contract agents perform manual or administrative tasks, or provide additional capacity in specialised fields when officials are not available; their contracts can be extended for an indefinite duration Spontaneous applications Job openings, which do not require a special selection procedure, are available in the EU CV online database. Register in the database and answer the job openings or the open calls for interest. Don't forget to grant access to your CV and to keep it up to date. If we are interested in you, we will contact you by email or by telephone. Register in the CV online database Documents 1 NOVEMBER 2017Commission Decision C(2017) 6760 - employment conditions of contract staff 19 JULY 2018Commission Decision C(2013) 8970 - classification in step on appointment or engagement 19 JULY 2018Commission Decision C(2013) 9028 - maximum duration for the recourse to non-permanent staff 19 JULY 2018Commission Decision C(2013) 9049 - policies for the engagement and use of temporary agents