Trainee for Risks to public safety and security unit, European Union Drugs Agency

The trainee will be allocated within the Risks to public safety and security Unit (SAS), and the selected candidate will be reporting to the Head of sector Markets, crime and supply reduction. The main aims of traineeships within the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) are:

a. to give recent university graduates the opportunity to experience the general objectives and process of European integration;

b. to provide trainees with practical knowledge of the workings of a European agency;

c. to enable trainees to acquire practical experience and knowledge of the day-to-day work of the EUDA and its units; 

d. to provide trainees with the opportunity to work in a diverse and multilingual environment, contributing to the development of mutual understanding, trust and tolerance;

e. to enable trainees to put into practice the knowledge they have acquired during their studies or professional careers.

Main duties

The successful applicant will be requested to perform the following main tasks and responsibilities:

• Support the analysis and visualisation of data on drug markets;

• Support the preparation of dashboards on drug offers on darknet drug markets;

• Support the establishment of the EUDA system for monitoring drug precursors in the EU;

• Support the project managers in the preparation and execution of contracts; • Support the preparation of data for and contribute to the products, such has briefing notes and reports. The jobholder may be required to contribute to other areas of work, according to the needs and priorities of the EUDA.