At the EEA and Norway Grants, Junior Professionals are a crucial part of our team.
What is a Junior Professional?
On a yearly basis, talented young adults join our Junior Professionals Programme for an 11,5-month period.
Junior Professionals typically hold a master’s degree in a relevant field. However, candidates with a bachelor’s degree and substantial relevant experience can be considered.
Junior Professionals at the EEA and Norway Grants get to:
- Play an active role in our daily work.
- Gain valuable insight into the EEA and Norway Grants.
- Work with key institutions and partners.
- Work and live in a multicultural environment.
- Put knowledge acquired during studies or work into practice and gain skills to advance future career.
Applications for the Junior Professional Programme normally open each year in January. The Junior Professional positions are available to nationals of Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. In addition, the position related to Roma Inclusion and Empowerment is also open to nationals from the EEA Beneficiary states (Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Malta, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia).
The selected candidates start their period from 1 September.
About the workplace
The Financial Mechanism Office is the secretariat of the EEA and Norway Grants and is affiliated with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). Our office is in Brussels, and our working language is English. We are responsible for carrying out the day-to-day management of the EEA and Norway Grants.
The Grants are Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway’s contribution to:
- Reducing economic and social disparities in the European Economic Area (EEA).
- Strengthen bilateral relations between the Donor States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway) and the 15 Beneficiary States (Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Malta, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia).
More information
You can learn more about the EEA and Norway Grants here: About Us | EEA Grants
Junior Professional vacancies will appear in Vacancies when available.
For questions regarding the Junior Professionals Programme, please contact EFTA Human Resources at @email