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Traineeship - Internal Communications & Intranet

The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). Vilnius, Lithuania.
Closing date: June 30, 2013.

1. Introduction:

The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) announces a traineeship opportunity lasting up to six months for a graduate who is either a national of an EU member state or an EFTA country.
The traineeship shall be based at the Institute's offices in Vilnius, Lithuania.
EIGE is a regulatory agency of the European Union (EU) entrusted with specific objectives related to the contribution and strengthening of gender equality promotion.
To achieve its goals, the Institute shall collect and analyse objective, comparable and reliable information at Community level and develop appropriate methodological tools for the integration of gender equality into all Community policies. EIGE shall equally foster the exchange of good practices and dialogue between stakeholders and raise EU citizen awareness of this policy area by providing technical assistance to the Community institutions, in particular the Commission, as well as the authorities of the Member States. In the course of its work to promote and strengthen gender equality EIGE will also strive to eliminate gender discrimination.
The traineeship shall aim principally to:
  • provide work-training experience in key areas of the Institute's work;
  • extend and apply knowledge acquired in the course of studies or working life; 
  • provide practical working knowledge of the Institute; 
  • enable the trainee to acquire work experience through the contacts s/he makes.
The Institute 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.

2. Traineeship Description:

Objectives:
The trainee shall provide assistance and support to ensure the smooth functioning of the Institute's work on internal communications and EIGE’s intranet. 
The trainee shall be provided with relevant work experience in the context of an EU agency.
Description of the Work:
Reporting to a supervisor, the trainee will be expected to carry out the following duties:
  • assist the planning and implementation of internal communication actions;
  • contribute to communication initiatives in  connection with EIGE’s Intranet;
  • provide editing and proofreading support in connection with reports and documents for publication ensuring accuracy, clarity, cohesion and conformity with the Inter-institutional style guide; correcting grammar/spelling/punctuation mistakes), and
  • assist with administrative tasks related to the work of the Communications Team as needed.

Traineeship pre-requisites:

The traineeship is open to applicants who have not previously undertaken a traineeship in another European institution or body and who meet the following requirements:
  • a recognised university degree in communication studies, evidencing completion of a full cycle of study.
  • some initial experience in issues related to gender equality and communication obtained either through specialisation as part of the applicant’s studies for a university degree, a dissertation or other research project conducted as part of their studies or in some other manner, for example through professional experience or a previous traineeship.
Applicants must have excellent English, both spoken and written, a fluent knowledge of at least one other EU language as well as computer skills applicable to Microsoft Office. 

3. Application Procedure:

Ref. number: EIGE/2013/TR/08
There are two stages to the application process.
The registration of applications will begin on 1 June 2013 and will close on 30 June 2013 at 23:00 Eastern European Time (EET).
All inquiries for information should be sent by e-mail to eige.hr@eige.europa.eu, quoting the reference of the traineeship.