The trainee provides assistance and support to the Outreach and Engagement Unit. Through a wide range of tasks, the trainee will get valuable experience in communications work in the context of an EU agency. Reporting to a supervisor, the trainee can expect to carry out a variety of tasks from the list below:

• Contribute to the Agency’s social media presence and the development and implementation of thematic campaigns;
• Draft content for the Agency’s external news items and periodical newsletters;
• Support the development of infographics, videos and other audio-visual products;
• Identify gender-inclusive visuals to support the Agency’s communication products;
• Prepare PowerPoint presentations;
• Assist with the organisation of meetings and events;
• Support general media and stakeholder databases and related requests;
• Respond to general enquiries from the public;
• Monitor EU policy-making from a communication perspective;
• Assist with monitoring the outreach of the Agency’s work.

• The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) announces traineeship opportunities in its Outreach and Engagement Unit lasting 11 months  for graduates who are either nationals of an EU Member State or an EFTA country or an IPA qualifying country.
• The traineeships are open to applicants who have not previously undertaken a traineeship in another EU institution or body, who have a recognised university degree evidencing completion of a full cycle of studies.
• The traineeship will offer the possibility to university graduates in areas such as communications, public relations, international studies, European studies, politics, social policy or similar to gain experience in the work of the EU in general and in the work of EIGE in particular.
• Applicants must have fluent English, both spoken and written, an excellent knowledge of at least one other EU language as well as computer skills applicable to a Windows environment.