IBD Partnership: Become an Intern at EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, Vienna

Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Become an Intern at EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, Vienna

Deadline: 7 March 2014, 13:00 CET (+01:00) Open to: nationals of the Member States of the European Union and EU candidate and potential candidate countries Remuneration: 1000 EUR net

Description

Through its internship scheme, the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) benefits from the input of young enthusiastic graduates, who can give a fresh point of view and up-to-date academic knowledge, which will enhance the everyday work of the FRA. Internship programmes are offered in the following FRA departments:

The aims of the traineeships are:

To provide an understanding of the objectives and activities of FRA;
To enable trainees to acquire practical experience and knowledge of the day-to-day work of FRA Units and services;
To enable trainees to put into practice knowledge acquired during their studies, and in particular in their specific areas of competence;
To allow interns to contribute to the Agency’s mission in helping to make fundamental rights a reality for everyone in the EU.

The internship may last a minimum of three (serving as a trial period) and a maximum of 12 months.

Eligibility

Internships are 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 no longer than 18 months before the closing date for applications. Interns are selected from nationals of the Member States of the European Union and EU candidate and potential candidate countries. Successful candidates will have a background that is relevant to the activities of the Agency, such as human rights; law; social and/or political sciences; international relations; communications and public relations. Candidates with a background in human resources, finance and procurement, project management, information technology and online communications can also apply. Interns are requested to have a very good knowledge of English and another EU language.
For detailed information about the eligibility criteria as well as the rights and duties of the trainees please consult the Rules governing internship programme at the FRA and theFrequently Asked Questions. We recommend that you read them carefully before submitting your applications.

Remuneration

Interns will be awarded a monthly grant of 1000 EUR net. Internship starting on 16th of the month will be awarded half of the grant. Interns whose place of selection at the beginning of the internship is more than 50 km from Vienna are entitled to a reimbursement for the travel expenses incurred at the beginning and end of the internship.

Application

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 department of your choice:

You can apply for only one of the FRA departments, incl. the Directorate. Candidates applying for more than one department 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. For further information on how to apply, please refer to the generalApplication Instructions. No employment of any form can be offered following the end of the internship period unless through a recruitment procedure with a vacancy notice published on the FRA Website.
The deadline for applications is 7 March 2014, at 13:00 (Vienna Local Time). The FRA offers internships once a year, starting on 1 September.
Due to the great number of applications, only short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail. Any information about the closure of the selection and the award of the internships will be posted on the present page. Applicants who require further information or wish to access or rectify data can contact FRA by e-mail, clearly indicating their application number, to the following functional mailbox: recruitment@fra.europa.eu.
Read more in the official call.