Deadline: 30 September 2013
Open to: applicants from Council of Europe member states with a bachelor’s degree and knowledge of English or French
Remuneration: 720 Euros/month
Description
The European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) recruits trainees twice a year for a paid training period of three to six months based in Graz, Austria. The main role of the ECML, which is a body of the Council of Europe, is to serve in general the implementation of language policies and the promotion of innovative approaches to the learning and teaching of modern languages.
The ECML offers traineeships, lasting in general 6 months, twice a year. According to their field of interest applicants can choose the main area in which they would like to be involved (although the tasks will cover a wide variety of areas):
Organisation of events and meetings (Programme): the trainee will assist the Head of Programmes and be responsible for tasks closely related to the management of the medium-term programme (MTP): preparing files with practical material and/or information for the participants of workshops and other activities organised by the ECML; formatting documents in the framework of the different projects of the MTP; mailing different documents.
Documentation and resources (DRC): the trainee will assist the Documentalist and should be a specialist in the field of library/documentation/information sciences and ICT. He/she will be part of the team of the documentation and resource Centre and will participate in the setting up of new services, in the implementation of new documentary products and tools as well as in daily activities linked with documentation.
The Centre’s website (Website): the trainee will assist the webmaster in daily work and will participate in the development of the web site of the ECML being responsible for the follow-up of tasks and by checking on the accuracy and on the updating of information. This area of work will allow the trainee to participate in the continuous development of the site.The trainee will also work in collaboration with the Resource Centre and with those responsible for the medium-term programme. The trainee should have a linguistic specialisation and have experience in the area of ICT.
Finances and general administration (Administration): the trainee will assist in the development of the database linked to the existing mailing database and in the implementation of the Windream ((Document Management Software), in particular development of a training guide. He/she will be involved in the process of financial documentation; in photocopying/scanning, classification according to budgetary article, registration of mailings, preparation of mailing to Strasbourg; corrections to the ECML mailing database; entering of bank details into ECML database and preparation of workshop documentation relating to prepaid tickets, hotel reservation forms.
Trainees will also be asked to complete general tasks within the framework of programme events (workshops and meetings) and statutory meetings.
For more information, please see the Frequently Asked Questions page HERE.
Remuneration
Trainees receive an allowance from the Centre of approximately 720 Euros per month. They offer a support facility to ensure that new arrivals do not have financial difficulties as a result of their traineeship. No contribution is made by the ECML towards travel costs from the trainee’s home country to and from Graz.
Eligibility
Applicants must hold at least a bachelors degree (or equivalent) and have a very good level of one of the Council of Europe’s working languages (English or French) though knowledge of both is advantageous. Trainees must be flexible, well organised and capable of working in an international team.
Citizens of any of the Council of Europe member states, or of the enlarged partial agreement may apply for traineeships. These include: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom.
Application
The deadline is 30 September 2013 for the period January to June of the following year.
In order to apply for the traineeship, you should use the online application form AVAILABLE HERE. They kindly ask you to describe your language skills in accordance to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. For an explanation on the six levels of proficiency, please refer to the Council of Europe Language Policy Division’s specific site on the European Language Portfolio.
For more information, please see the official website HERE.