EucA invites recent graduates or students enrolled in university coursework to apply for a traineeship or internship position to enrich their knowledge with the practical experience of working for a European association in the field of education. You will join our office in Brussels for a full immersion in the EU bubble.

 

What does the traineeship offer?

 

As a trainee, you will learn all about the world of a European NGO: follow the work of the European Commission and Parliament, network with peer education associations, manage our contacts with our membership and students from all over Europe, assist in writing project proposals and manage EU projects, and of course, participate and organise events.

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The traineeship is a full-time position in Brussels with 1.000,00 EUR/month as remuneration (the first month is the trial period). Candidates who are willing to start sooner will be given priority.

 

Tasks:

• website, social media and mailings management;

• organize employability events for students;

• assist in research projects on soft skills development (desk research, dissemination and project management);

• assist in writing EU education and citizenship project proposals;

• assist in organizing professional development conference for student affairs professionals

(marketing, prepare event and post-event materials);

• monitor EU youth and education policies, attend and report on such meetings from EU institutions or other stakeholders;

• networking in EU institutions, education stakeholders and think tanks;

 

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Candidates’ profile:

• fluency in English for oral and written interactions (min. C1 English);

• organizational skills: ability to multitask, to be detail-oriented, and to lead and execute projects from conception to tracking results; ability to work independently when assigned a project;

• excellent writing skills, especially to create online content (website and social media);

• ability to take initiative to advance the work of the association;

• proven interest in EU affairs, active citizenship, soft skills learning or student affairs.

 

Application procedure:

To apply please send an e-mail to brussels.office (at) euca.eu with a CV, a cover letter and a max. 90 seconds video of you telling us why you would like to be our next colleague. All material must be submitted in English.

 

There is no deadline to apply, as this traineeship is open until the vacancy is filled out.

 

Please note that:

• only candidates that are from EucA members are eligible, so please state clearly from which Hall of Residence you come from at the top of your CV. Failure to do so will disqualify you automatically and we will not review your application.

• documentation that is not immediately accessible (video links not working, .doc files with formatting issues, additional login requirements or any other mishap) will result in the automatic disqualification of the application and we won’t reach out to ask for the correct files.

• we don’t review English certificates, as your language level will be assessed from your experiences and documents presented (so please do not attach them).

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