€1,523 a Month Vienna Diplomatic Traineeship

Australia's Permanent Mission to the United Nations and International Organisations in Vienna, run by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, is taking on two trainees in 2027 for five to six months each. Trainees support Australia's work at the Vienna-based bodies covering nuclear, drugs and crime, and security issues, including the IAEA, CTBTO, UNODC and OSCE, mentored by Australian diplomats. It is open to Australian citizens who are students or recent graduates, and pays a monthly stipend of EUR 1,523.15.

What you get:

• A monthly stipend of EUR 1,523.15 for the length of the traineeship
• Five to six months inside a working overseas mission, mentored by Australian diplomats
• Skills in research, reporting, programme development, public diplomacy and digital communication
• Possible participation in external meetings with multilateral organisations and non-government stakeholders

What you'll do:

• Help prepare for and attend multilateral meetings and conferences, taking notes and contributing to reports
• Research and present information on multilateral, bilateral and public diplomacy issues
• Help prepare programmes for official visits
• Draft content for the Mission's webpage and its X, LinkedIn and Facebook accounts

• Must be an Australian citizen (mandatory)
• Must hold, or be able to obtain, a visa giving the right to work in Austria for the traineeship
• Undergraduate or postgraduate student, or recent graduate, with relevant qualifications; preference for at least four completed semesters in political science, international relations, international law, international security, defence studies, or science and technology
• Demonstrated interest in multilateralism
• Willing to undergo a mandatory police check
• Willing to relocate to Vienna for up to six months on a primarily self-funded basis
• Must comply with DFAT's Locally Engaged Staff Code of Conduct