Traineeships at the FMO - EEA and Norway Grants 2021-2022

Scope

The Financial Mechanism Office (FMO) is the secretariat of the EEA Grants and Norway Grants, and is affiliated to the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) in Brussels.

We are looking for highly motivated and qualified trainee candidates to fill 11 traineeship positions. We expect candidates who are eager to work on overall objectives of the Grants to reduce economic and social disparities in the European Economic Area (EEA) and to strengthen bilateral relations between the Donor States (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) and the 15 Beneficiary States in Central and Southern Europe and the Baltics.

Field of work

The trainees will be assigned to a specific department/unit of the FMO according to the academic field of specialisation, personal preferences and career objectives. Posts are offered within the following departments/units and fields of work:

• Communication
• Legal Affairs
• Finance and Control
• Administration and Human Resources
• Grants Management Systems (IT)
• Priority Sectors
• Funds and Horizontal Concerns: Civil Society 
• Funds and Horizontal Concerns: Roma Inclusion
• Results and Evaluation
• Country and Bilateral Cooperation

Qualifications

• Master’s degree within law, economics, statistics, political science, international relations, business administration, computer science or other relevant and equivalent degree. Candidates with a Bachelor’s degree and relevant experience (job experience, volunteering) may in exceptional circumstances be considered. Important Note: for the position in the Grants Management Systems (IT) the minimum level of education is Bachelor’s degree.

• Knowledge of standard office IT applications (Microsoft Office).

Experience

Work experience of 1-2 years and knowledge of and keen interest in one or more of the priority sectors and/or Beneficiary States 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.
• Knowledge of another EFTA/EU language is an asset.