European Ombudsman Traineeships 2023

The European Ombudsman offers a limited number of traineeships which are intended to enable the trainees to add to the knowledge and skills they have acquired during their studies by giving them practical experience.

The Ombudsman offers traineeships to university or higher education graduates with a keen interest in European Union public administration and, in particular, in how the EU administration relates to citizens
The traineeships have a duration of a duration of one year, subject to a positive assessment of the trainee’s performance.

There are normally two training periods: one starting on 1 September and the other on 1 January each year.
The place of work can be Brussels (Belgium) or Strasbourg (France).

For the September 2023 traineeship period, the Ombudsman is offering traineeships in:

Case handling (up to 5 traineeships)
Digital communication (1 traineeship)
Traineeship for persons with disabilities (1 traineeship)