The European Institute for Gender Equality announces traineeship opportunities lasting six 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.

EIGE is a decentralised agency of the European Union (EU) entrusted with specific objectives envisaged to contribute to, and strengthen, the promotion of gender equality.

It 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.

The traineeships aim principally to:

• provide on the job training experience in key areas of the EIGE's work;
• 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 is an equal opportunity employer and accepts applications without distinction on any grounds of gender, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language religion or belief, political (or any other) opinion, gender identity, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation.

Traineeship description

Reporting to a supervisor, the trainee provides assistance and support to ensure the smooth functioning of a particular area of work.  The trainee is provided with relevant work experience in the context of an EU agency as part of one of the following teams.

Gender Mainstreaming

The selected trainee can expect to carry out duties from the following:

• Contribute to research, data analysis and drafting reports on various aspects of gender equality and gender mainstreaming in EU priority areas, e.g. European green deal or Institutional mechanisms for gender equality;
• Contribute to the development of evidence-based practical tools to mainstream gender in selected EU priority areas or policy processes, e.g. European green deal or pay transparency, and provision of technical assistance to EU institutions and the Member States;
• Contribute to the design and implementation of assigned statistical activities and projects, including statistical data collections, development of gender indicators and gender analysis, in the context of the Gender Statistics Database;
• Support in the maintenance, alignment and update of the Gender Statistics Database and / or the Gender Mainstreaming Platform by assisting in the development of methodological, technical, and quality reports;
• Contribute to dissemination activities by supporting the production of content, such as social media, website, fact sheets, infographics, data talks and presentations;
• Support in managing relations with stakeholders, including the organisation of thematic meetings, and with project management and procurement procedures.