The Secretariat of the European Free Trade Association offers traineeships, for 11 months, to nationals its four Member States: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
The traineeships aim to provide junior civil servants and other qualified applicants with opportunities for training and familiarisation with the work of the EFTA Secretariat.
Traineeships take place to the EFTA Secretariat Headquarters in Brussels, Geneva, Luxembourg respectively from 1^st September to 31^st July.

The trainee will be assigned to specific to division of the EFTA Secretariat according to the academic field of specialisation, personal preferences and career objectives.
Posts are offered within the following fields of work:

– Legal / Economics and General / Policy Coordination (SGO), Geneva
– International Free Trade agreements (TRD), Geneva
– Information / Communication (SGO), Brussels
– General / Policy Coordination (ECD), Brussels
– Legal Affairs (ECD), Brussels
– Legal Affairs / Policy Coordination (IMD), Brussels
– Statistical Cooperation (ESO), Luxembourg

Eligible applicants should:
– be nationals of the EFTA Member States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland),
– have a university degree within law, economics, political or social science, international relations or final students due to complete their degree prior to 1 September 2022,
– have a work experience of 1-2 years in a governmental service and knowledge of the EEA agreement would be an advantage,
– be fluent in written and spoken English,
– have an analytical mind with ability to draft good quality documents in English
– be flexible and motivated team player and capable of taking on a wide variety of tasks, 

Trainees receive a monthly stipend of EUR 1,675 if stationed in Brussels and in Luxembourg, and CHF 2 485  if stationed in Geneva. Accommodation in individual flats will be provided by EFTA.
Health, life and invalidity and travel insurance will be covered as well as the reimbursement of travel costs upon taking up and leaving the traineeship.

Deadline: 1 March 2022. 
 

Find out more here.