EU Delegation to the African Union 2025 Traineeship for young graduates (Funded)

Application Deadline: April 15, 2025

Applications are now open for the 2025 EU Delegation to the African Union Traineeship. A traineeship of up to 6 months within the Political, Press and Information – PPI Section of the EU Delegation to the African Union, starting in 2 May 2025 

Eligibility Requirements

• Only applicants currently residing in Ethiopia will be considered.
• Master’s degree in political science, international relations, economics, law or other social studies
• Maximum 1 year of work experience
• Fluency in English
• Excellent analytical and drafting skills, a keen understanding of and interest in African Union’s politics, economics and governance
• A hands-on, pro-active, reliable attitude, an openness to learning, and willingness to contribute with ideas.

Main Task:

Support both Political, Press and Information Section by:

• Preparatory work for the 2025 EU-AU Ministerial Conference and subsequent Summit and other related events and initiatives.
• Contribute to the communication and visibility work of the EU Delegation: a) drafting press releases, project fiches and other communication documents; b) contributing to the organisation of events; c) supporting in any other strategic communication tasks.
• Undertake research on some specific Political/Cooperation issues and make summaries of key papers and of meetings.
• Attending meetings and preparing minutes of those;
• Contributing to the preparation of internal documents, statements, speeches, reports and information collection. Particular focus will be on mobility and migration, youth, economic integration, G20 and multilateral relations;
• Support as needed the Policy and Cooperation Section on dedicated files notably in view of the 2025 Ministerial conference and subsequent Summit

How to Apply

Candidates must apply to the e-mail address DELEGATION-AFRICAN-UNION-VACANCIES@eeas.europa.eu and send the following documents:

• A detailed standard Europass curriculum vitae (CV) https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/ (CVs in other format will not be considered)
• a cover letter describing why you want to participate in a EU traineeship
• and Application form for funded traineeships 2025.docx

Please mention in the subject of your e-mail: Funded Traineeship – Political Press and Information Section

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the EU Delegation to the African Union Traineeship.