Internship – European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, FRA

Call for applications for Internship Programme September 2015 – August 2016 is now open

What is it all about?

A paid internship of one year with the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) starting on 1st September.

This internship scheme is addressed mainly to young university graduates, without excluding those who – in the framework of lifelong learning – have recently obtained a university diploma and are at the beginning of a new professional career.

The aims of this internship at the FRA are:

• To provide interns an understanding of the objectives and activities of the Agency’s role in ensuring full respect for fundamental rights across the EU.
• To enable interns to acquire practical experience and knowledge of the day-to-day work of FRA Departments and sectors. To provide the opportunity to work in a multi-cultural, multi linguistic and multi-ethnic environment, contributing to the development of mutual understanding, trust and tolerance. To promote European integration within the spirit of new governance and through active participation to create awareness of true European citizenship.
• To enable interns to put into practice knowledge acquired during their studies, and in particular in their specific areas of competence. To introduce these graduates to the professional world and the constraints, duties and opportunities therein.
• To allow interns to contribute to the Agency’s mission in helping to make fundamental rights a reality for everyone in the EU.

Internship places are offered in the following FRA Departments and sectors:

• Directorate;
• Administration;
• Human Resources and Planning;
• Equality and Citizens’ Rights;
• Freedoms and Justice;
• Communication and Outreach.

Location: Vienna, Austria

Closing date 2nd March 2015.

Read more and apply here.