Funded traineeship for young graduates at the EU Delegation to Tanzania

Funded traineeship for young graduates at the EU Delegation to Tanzania and the East African Community

Are you a young graduate interested in international relations? Are you curious to learn more about work of a diplomatic mission and how the EU Delegation represents EU interests and values in Tanzania?

We offer:

A traineeship of 6 months within the Political, Press and Information Section of the EU Delegation to Tanzania and the East African Community, starting in February 2023, subject to availability of the budget.

Main tasks:

Updating the EU Delegation’s website and social media platforms
Draft press release and other documents addressed to the media
Assist the Head of the Political Section with specific research of political nature.
Political, trade and economic analysis on the local and regional situation, contribution to research, briefings,
Support daily preparation of press reviews
Public diplomacy including information, communication, and use of social media, organization of and participation in various internal and external events(meetings, seminars, conferences etc.)
Assist to organise and participate in events by the EU Delegation We look for:

Qualifications or special requirements:

Due to the very evolutive context of the COVID-19 breakthrough, applicants currently residing in Tanzania will only be considered
Young graduate with a bachelor degree or equivalent diploma in one of the following
domains: International relations, Development cooperation, Politics, sociology, Law, Economics
Maximum one year of professional experience
No previous experience in the EU Institutions

Funded traineeship for young graduates at the EU Delegation to Tanzania

How to apply?

Candidates must apply to the e-mail address DELEGATION-TANZANIA-HR-RECRUITMENT@eeas.europa.eu and send the following documents:

A detailed standard Europass curriculum vitae (CV) https://europa.eu/europass/en (CVs in other format will not be considered )
a cover letter describing why you want to participate in a EU traineeship
and an application form

Please mention in the subject of your e-mail: Funded Traineeship – PPI (you may only apply to 1 traineeship per delegation, however based on your profile, the delegation could offer you a traineeship in another section).

Important information to read before applying

Before applying you are requested to examine the dedicated website as well as the general eligibility criteria for a paid traineeship (Article 8 of the Decision ADMIN (2017)28 – Paid traineeship)

Each selected trainee will receive a monthly grant to cover living expenses. All costs related to travel inside the country of residence, visa, insurance, accommodation must be borne by the trainee.

Applications from non-eligible candidates will not be considered. After the evaluation of all

applications, shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited for an interview. Unsuccessful candidates will be notified by email. In case the selected candidate is not able to present the required documents, his/her candidacy will be rejected.

EU candidates residing in Tanzania must provide proof that they will be covered against the risk of a pandemic and the costs or repatriation.

The traineeships can only be offered in compliance with the local legislation as well as the legislation of the country of origin. In assessing the applications received, account will need to be taken of the

COVID-19 situation and its possible effects on access possibilities to the country of assignment and thus candidates currently residing in country of assignment might be preferred.

The Delegation informs that even if our Headquarters confirm the eligibility of the selected candidate, traineeships could be postponed, suspended or even cancelled considering the very evolving context or the COVID-19 outbreak in the host country as well as in the country or origin.

The same rule apply if a selected candidate is unable to reach the country of assignment.

The deadline for submitting applications is 2 December 2022

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