Traineeships at the EFTA Secretariat 2021-2022

Expires
Education level
Completed Bachelors degree
Completed Masters degree
Field of study
Social and Political Sciences
Economy, Administration and Marketing
Type
Internship / Trainee
Work place
Geneve, Brussel, Luxemburg
Responsibilities
Administration and Procedure
Analytics, Computing and Reporting
County
Outside of Norway
How to apply

Who are we?

The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is an intergovernmental organisation set up for the promotion of free trade and economic integration between its four Member States: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. The EFTA Secretariat provides services to the EFTA States. In Brussels this entails support in the management of the EEA Agreement.

We are looking for highly motivated and qualified trainee candidates to fill 8 traineeship positions.

Field of work

The trainees will be assigned to a specific 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

- Trade Relations Division (TRD), Geneva

- Information / Communication (SGO), Brussels

- General / Policy Coordination (ECD), Brussels

- Legal Affairs (ECD), Brussels

- Legal / Policy Coordination (IMD), Brussels

- Statistical Cooperation (ESO), Luxembourg

Qualifications

• Master's degree within law, economics, political science, international relations or other relevant and equivalent experience; 
• Knowledge of standard office IT applications (Microsoft Office).

Experience

Work experience of 1-2 years in a governmental service and knowledge of the EEA agreement would be an advantage.

Skills

• An analytical mind with ability to draft good quality documents in English; 
• A flexible and motivated team player and capable of taking on a wide variety of tasks, both complex and more basic.

Languages

• Fluency in both spoken and written English;  
• Working knowledge of French is an advantage.

Education
Financial Economics
Economics and Technology Management
International Business and Marketing
Economics
Political Science
Business Administration