Jobs

Field of work The Junior Professionals will be assigned to a specific Division of the EFTA Secretariat according to the academic field of specialisation, personal preferences, and career objectives. Posts are offered within the following fields of work: Legal Affairs (Brussels) Policy Coordination (Brussels) Statistical cooperation (Luxembourg) A short overview of the activities of each Division and the related Junior Professional position can be found here. Please read the page carefully before applying, you can consult the EFTA Secretariat website for more information. Note that candidates must specify their preferred field of work in the online application tool.

Scope The advertised position is placed in the Trade Relations Division of the EFTA Secretariat in Geneva, consisting of a tightly knit team of 12 staff members. The Division provides comprehensive services to Member States related to the exploration, negotiation, administration, and modernisation of EFTA’s preferential trade relations. The successful candidate will have substantive, analytical and organisational responsibilities in support of EFTA’s engagement with partner countries outside the European Union. Her/his specific area of responsibility will centre on issues pertaining to the area of legal and institutional issues including dispute settlement, trade remedies and competition in EFTA free trade agreements as well as the legal review of agreements concluded or modernised. The position will also extend to a range of other trade policy questions, e.g. the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) or other fields covered by EFTA’s comprehensive free trade agreements and country desk responsibilities (coordination of EFTA’s preferential trade relations with several partner countries). Depending on the candidate’s profile the position offered may also involve work related to EFTA’s internal policy on data protection.