Funded Traineeship for Young Graduates at the EU Delegation to India and Bhutan – Political Section

Job Description

We offer:

A traineeship of up to 6 months within the Political (POL) Section of the EU Delegation to India, starting in July 2025.

The Political Section is responsible for advising the Ambassador on political developments in India and on domestic and foreign policy issues affecting EU-India relations. The section also reports to Brussels on Indian foreign policy and internal developments and presents EU views on international issues to the Indian governmental agencies. The section also ensure the coordination of the EU 27 Member States on the very same issues.

Main tasks:

• Draft contributions to minutes, briefs, briefing books, and speeches.
• Contribute to the Delegation’s reporting on current developments in India as well as on events/seminars organised by the Delegation or others institutions.
• Draft reports on events/seminars/working groups with Member States.

We look for:

Qualifications or special requirements:

Taking into account the local health and security conditions, applicants currently residing in India or in the nearby of Delhi will only be considered.

• Graduate in one of the following: Politics, Philosophy and Economics, International relations, Political science and studies, Human rights, Asia or South Asia studies, European Studies.
• Keen interest in working with an Embassy’s Political section.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Ability to research and cross check information, display of analytical and critical sense.
• Knowledge of EU institutions/South Asia/EU-India relations is an asset
• Diplomatic experience is a plus

How to apply?

Candidates must apply to the e-mail address delegation-india-interns@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 an application form

Please mention in the subject of your e-mail: Funded Traineeship - Political section

The deadline for submitting applications is 17:30 hrs - 25/04/2025