2 Junior Professional Positions at European Free Trade Association (Switzerland)

The two Junior Professional (JP) positions in Geneva offer the opportunity to learn about EFTA’s third country and intra member states activities. The JPs work for the Secretariat’s governing body and on activities related to third country trade relations outside the European Union (EU).

The Secretary-General’s Office in Geneva supports EFTA’s governing body, the EFTA Council. The SGO is also responsible for horizontal matters such as internal legal, institutional, and budgetary matters. The Trade Relations Division is responsible for the exploration, negotiation, and implementation of preferential trade arrangements with non-EU partner countries.

The JPs in Geneva participate in the meetings of the EFTA Council and related bodies, and assist in the preparation and follow-ups of meetings, contributing to meeting documents and reports, background notes, and press releases. They prepare economic notes and exchanges of information with partner countries. They work on EFTA internal regulations and other legal issues.

The JPs perform tasks related to free trade agreements such as analyses on current trade topics (trade and sustainable development, digital trade, economic and/or legal analyses), preparatory work and assistance for free trade negotiations, work on implementation of agreements and monitoring tasks.