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 based at the Agency’s premises in Vilnius, Lithuania.
The traineeship will offer the possibility to university graduates in areas such as communications, knowledge management, 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.
The registration of applications begins on 13 July 2026 and closes on 10 August 2026 at 13:30, Eastern European Time (EET).
Applicants shall note that the specific tasks assigned to them will be identified in the offer letter sent to the selected candidate. The tasks of the trainee might be further tailored after the start of the traineeship. The trainee may be required to assist in other areas of activity, depending on the needs of the service and his/her profile and experience.
The selected trainee will have a traineeship supervisor for the entire period of the traineeship. The traineeships aim principally to:
- Provide on the job training experience in key areas of the Agency’s work covered by the Outreach and Engagement Unit (in particular stakeholder relations, knowledge management and capacity building);
- Extend and apply knowledge acquired in the course of studies or working life;
- Provide practical working knowledge of EU agencies and institutions;
- Enable trainees to acquire work experience in an EU agency context.
The Agency
Based in Vilnius, Lithuania, EIGE is a decentralised agency of the European Union (EU) entrusted with specific objectives envisaged to contribute and strengthen the promotion of gender equality.
To achieve its goals, the Agency collects and analyses comparable and reliable information at EU level and develops appropriate methodological tools for the integration of gender equality into all EU policies. It fosters the exchange of good practices and dialogue between stakeholders and raises EU citizen awareness of this policy area by providing technical assistance to EU institutions, in particular the European Commission, as well as the authorities of the Member States.
In the course of its work to promote and strengthen gender equality, EIGE supports policy-makers with high quality research and comparable data relevant to their work.
The Agency is an equal opportunity employer and accepts applications without distinction on the grounds of age, race, political, philosophical or religious conviction, gender or sexual orientation and regardless of disabilities, marital status or family situation.
Traineeship description
The trainee provides assistance and support to the Outreach and Engagement Unit. Through a wide range of tasks, the trainee will get valuable work experience from stakeholder relations and knowledge management 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:
- Support in organising EIGE’s stakeholder events, visits and meetings;
- Manage stakeholder databases and requests;
- Respond to enquiries from the public;
- Support with monitoring EU policy-making and prepare regular reports;
- Draft briefing notes, speaking points and background papers for EIGE’s management;
- Assist with monitoring the outreach of EIGE’s work;
- Assist with the development and maintenance of EIGE’s website;
- Analyse and report on metrics and analytics, web user patterns and behaviours;
- Support the publication production process;
- Support the development of infographics, videos and other audio-visual products;
- Prepare PowerPoint presentations
The traineeships are open to applicants who have not previously undertaken a traineeship in another EU institution or body and who have a recognised university degree evidencing completion of a full cycle of studies.
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.
More information here: https://eige.europa.eu/about/recruitment/eige-2026-tr-oe-04
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