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Career fair International Organisations On January 26, 2023, the career fair will open its virtual doors from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and give visitors the opportunity to find out about work and career paths in international organisations and European institutions. Various formats such as live discussion forums, but also direct contacts make it possible to benefit from the experiences of German employees in international organisations worldwide. The career opportunities and requirement profiles in the various organisations are as diverse as the organisations themselves. They are therefore open to...
The European Personnel Selection Office will be temporarily closed From: 23/12/2022 To: 02/01/2023 (inclusive) We will answer your questions as soon as possible upon our return. Thank you for your patience. We wish you Happy holidays and a Happy New Year 2023!
Find below some of the several traineeships the European Investment Bank (EIB) offers in Luxembourg. Traineeship and Graduate programmes They give you the chance to gain professional experience in your chosen field of studies, with the added benefit of getting an understanding of the Bank’s work. They have a duration of three to five months (six months if requested by universities). Eligibility To be eligible, you will either need to be: at your final year at university, or a graduate with less than one year of work experience (since the last degree, excluding internships), and an EU citizen...
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The Committee of the Regions is a relatively young institution and, as such, recognizes the importance of giving voice to the ideas of newcomers and younger generations. Involving young people in the EU decision-making process is precisely the aim of the Committee of the Regions traineeship programmes. Find below some of their traineeship programmes. Standard Traineeships 5 months Full time / 40 hours per week Workplace in Brussels, Belgium Paid by grant (approx. 1280 euros/month) Preferred choice between 3 of the Committee of the Region's departments Travel and mobility allowance Health...
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The European Commission proposes 2 types of traineeship: an Administrative Traineeship or a Translation Traineeship with the Directorate-General for Translation (DGT). Trainees work all over the European Commission, its services and agencies, mostly in Brussels, but also in Luxembourg and elsewhere across the European Union. The nature of your work will depend on the service you are assigned to. You may, for example, work in the field of competition law, human resources, environmental policy, translation, etc. Who can apply? The traineeship programme is open to all EU citizens, regardless of...
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The pandemic slowed us down but we are getting back on track! We are picking up speed and dealing with the ‘backlog’. In 2022 alone, we published 34 lists of successful candidates. More than 1400 successful candidates are now on EPSO reserve lists, in fields such as: International cooperation, EU law, Anti-fraud, Health, Food Safety, Translation and Agriculture, to name just a few. Could you be one of them? Have a look here at all the reserve lists published by EPSO this year: Stay updated on EU Careers. You may become one of our future successful candidates!
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Information about living in the capital of Belgium, where several of the EU institutions and bodies have their headquarters Brussels is a small but vibrant capital city with lots to offer. Are you wondering whether Brussels is the right place for you and your family to live? Then check out the links below to learn more. Expat Welcome Desk: information about life in Brussels, including administrative aspects (EN, FR and NL). Brussels-Capital Region: information on culture, leisure, sports, public transportation, education and housing (EN, FR and NL). City of Brussels: information on culture...
We have been made aware of different scams affecting the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO): False information about the cancellation of on-going competitions and fraudulent job offers falsely stating that they are issued by the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO). We strongly encourage you to be suspicious of unsolicited emails, phone calls, texts and messages that ask for personal information or financial payment. Under no circumstance should you share your personal details, take any action or make payments based on these fraudulent communications. At no point in time does the...
New Competency Framework greenlighted EPSO has kick-started its transformation process. First step on the agenda - Modernising the Competency Framework. Fulfilling the European Institutions’ goals starts with their staff. This is why the staff competencies must be optimally aligned with their missions and values. Therefore, it is essential that staff at all levels and across all EU Institutions, regardless of their background, gender, religion, culture or function, demonstrate common qualities. In this regard, since 2010, EPSO has been using a Competency Framework consisting of 8 general...
EPSO is currently undergoing a thorough transformation process for staff selection to better respond to the evolving needs of the EU institutions and the realities of today’s labour market. Strategic reflections are ongoing on a new concept for the AD generalist competition and on a revised competency framework. An important objective here is to achieve greater diversity in the candidate pool both as regards profiles and backgrounds. In the specialist competitions, we are already in a piloting phase to test some new selection methodologies. The main aims are to shorten the duration of...