Deadline:
January 31, 2025
Location(s)
China Egypt Japan United States of America Worldwide
Overview
The European External Action Service (EEAS) and the European Commission (EC) have established a high-level traineeship programme that gives an opportunity to highly qualified junior professionals from the EU Member States to work in the EU Delegations worldwide.
Details
The aim of the programme is to enable young people to gain a first-hand experience in the work of Delegations and an in-depth understanding of their role in the implementation of EU external policies.
Every 24 months, the EEAS and EC open a call for expression of interest.
The EEAS is the European Union's diplomatic service. It helps the EU's foreign affairs chief – the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy – carry out the Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy.
A key aspect of the work of the EEAS is its ability to work closely with the foreign and defence ministries of the member states of the EU and the other EU institutions such as the European Commission, Council and Parliament. It also has a strong working relationship with the United Nations and other International Organisations.
Based in Brussels, but relying on an extensive network of EU diplomatic presence worldwide, the EEAS brings together European civil servants, diplomats from the foreign services of the EU member states and local staff in countries around the world.
WHERE ARE THE CANDIDATES POSTED?
Junior Professionals can work in one of the 145 EU Delegations and can be posted, depending on the nature of their tasks, in:
- the EEAS sections - for political, press and information functions (see the standard description of training assignments for EEAS functions)
- the EC sections - for development policy, programme/project management, humanitarian affairs, etc. (see the standard description of training assignments for Commission functions).
CALENDAR
- LAUNCHING of the 2025 ROUND - January 2025
- Deadline for applications to Member States - 31 January 2025
- Lists of pre-selected candidates submitted to EEAS and Commission by the Member States - April 2025
- Selection panels at EEAS and Commission and matching process (who goes where) - May 2025
- Communication of results to Member States - June 2025
- Traineeship offers sent to candidates - June 2025
- Reception of documents required from selected candidates - 30 June 2025
- Obligatory Induction Training - September 2025
- Starting of traineeships in EU Delegations - September/October 2025
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Candidates applying for this high-level traineeship programme should:
- be a national from an EU Member State,
- hold at least a university degree equivalent to a Master's degree (see Diploma Annex) in a domain relevant to the activities of the Delegations;
- have excellent command of English and / or French; knowledge of other languages is an asset (see Languages Annex);
- show a great interest and motivation to work in a Delegation;
- professional experience, extra-curriculum activities such as volunteering or publications, is an important asset.
Dates
Deadline: January 31, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
WHAT WE OFFER*
Selected candidates for the round 2023/2025 will be offered a single traineeship agreement of a fixed-term of twelve (12) months, which can be renewed for another period of twelve (12) months after a positive mid-term evaluation.
Trainees are entitled to a monthly remuneration package composed of:
- a monthly grant of 2,000 EUR;
- an accommodation contribution set at 1,500 EUR;
- a hardship contribution added to these mentioned above - depending on the Living Conditions Allowance in a Delegation from 10% to 30%. (see LCA table)
In addition, JPDs will be granted:
- an installation contribution of 2,340 EUR at the beginning of their traineeship;
- a contribution for the cost of the journey of 2,926 EUR for each period of 12 months of traineeship;
- a contribution of 1,800 EUR for the insurance cost for each period of 12 months of traineeship.
* Amounts are subject to change.
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