Deadline:
As soon as possible
Location(s)
Serbia
Belgrade
Overview
Following the Recommendation on a Quality Framework for Traineeships adopted by the Council of Ministers of the European Union and a well established tradition, the EU Delegation to the Republic of Serbia is offering unpaid traineeships.
Details
Non-remunerated traineeships are meant for young university graduates with limited professional experience or who are starting a professional career, as well as to students in their last year of university, to compliment academic training. Our intense traineeship programme is designed for highly-motivated young graduates to get a direct experienceof the European integration process by taking part in the activities of EU Delegation.
The purpose of a traineeship within the EU Delegation to Serbia is to provide the trainees with an opportunity to:
- have a unique, first-hand experience of daily work of the European Union Delegation to Serbia and in a multicultural, multilingual and multi-ethnic working environment;
- deepen their knowledge about representing of EU interests and values outside of the EU, about various aspects of EU - Serbia relations as well as with the European integration process and EU policies in general;
- offer young graduates a possibility of applying the knowledge acquired during their studies or earlier professional path;
- enhance connection between the EU Delegation to Serbia and local academic world.
TRAINEESHIPS AVAILABLE
A) Political, Press and Information Section
B) European Integration and Economic Section
C) ADMINISTRATION Section and IT
D) Operations Section
- Operations 2 Section – covering Public Administration Sector
- Operations 3 Section – covering Infrastructure sector
Traineeships are offered throughout the year and the selection process takes place, in principle, twice a year for each section. Usually, the EU Delegation to Serbia has spring/summer and autumn/winter sessions each year.
The traineeship may not exceed six months, and candidates should commit on a FULL TIME basis, i.e. 37.5 hours per week, Mondays through Fridays.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Eligible candidates for traineeships:
You may apply for a traineeship with the EU Delegation if you are a national of an EU Member State, pre-accession states or locally where the EU Delegation is accredited (the Republic of Serbia).
Candidates should have a university diploma or be studying in a university in their last year and must be fluent in English.
Candidates with some previous professional experience could also be accepted, but this should not exceed one-year professional experience. Candidates with more than one year of professional = remunerated experience will not be considered for a traineeship.
Candidates who have already trained with or worked for an EU institution for a period of time, including (remunerated) Blue Book trainees, will not be eligible for traineeships offered by the EU Delegation to Serbia.
Dates
Deadline: As soon as possible
Cost/funding for participants
Traineeships are offered exclusively on a volunteer (unpaid) basis for a period of up to six months.
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
