European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Traineeship Programme 2020-2021

This type of Traineeship is offered to graduates who have completed at least the first cycle of a higher education course (i.e. university education) and obtained a full degree or its equivalent by the closing date for applications.

Trainees are selected from nationals of the Member States of the European Union (27) and EU candidate countries (Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Turkey) and potential candidate countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo*).

Trainees are requested to have a very good knowledge of English and another EU language. Traineeship places are offered in the following FRA Units to work on the tasks listed in each of the linked files below:

Corporate Services
Research and Data
Technical Assistance and Capacity Building
Communications and Events
Institutional Cooperation and Networks
Director's Office

FRA is an equal opportunities employer and ensures that its recruitment procedures do not discriminate on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, gender identity or sexual orientation.

Within the scope of application of the Treaty establishing the European Community and of the Treaty on the European Union, and without prejudice to the special provisions of those Treaties, any discrimination on grounds of nationality shall be prohibited.

How to apply?
Prepare your CV in Europass format (other formats will not be considered). This document should be attached to the Online Application Form;
Complete one of the FRA online application forms for the unit of your choice, clearly mentioning the interest for this choice and your motivation to apply. Within this unit, please specify also the area(s) you are interested in.

Director’s Office;
Corporate Services Unit;
Research & Data Unit;
Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Unit;
Communications and Events Unit;
Institutional Cooperation & Networks Unit.

You can indicate only one unit. Candidates applying for more than one unit will be automatically rejected.

Applications that do not meet the eligibility criteria or are incorrectly submitted will be rejected. FRA will not return applications to candidates.

No employment of any form can be offered following the end of the traineeship period unless through a recruitment procedure against a vacancy notice published on the FRA website.

Deadline for applications
The deadline for applications is 8 May 2020, at 13:00 (Vienna Local time).

Related link:
https://fra.europa.eu