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€1,523 a Month Vienna Diplomatic Traineeship

  • Organization: Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations and International Organisations in Vienna (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)
  • Type: Internship
  • Location: Austria
  • Deadline: September 22, 2026
  • Funding: Partially Funded

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 - Support outreach activities and the Mission's events, and contribute to the Embassy's bilateral work **Key dates:** - Applications close September 22, 2026 (23:59, UK time per the posting) - Two traineeships of five to six months each during 2027 (exact start dates not published) **More information:** - Apply with a resume of two pages maximum, a written reference, a questionnaire response and, optionally, a letter of support from your university - The questionnaire has five questions of up to 150 words each, plus an optional question on languages - Cover letters are not accepted and will not be considered - Travel, visa, passport, accommodation and health insurance are the trainee's own responsibility - Office hours are 08:30 to 16:30, Monday to Friday; UN meetings usually run 10:00 to 18:00

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Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations and International Organisations in Vienna (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)Internship

€1,523 a Month Vienna Diplomatic Traineeship

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Opportunity type
Internship
Funding
Partially Funded
Location
Australia
Deadline
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About this opportunity

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
  • Support outreach activities and the Mission's events, and contribute to the Embassy's bilateral work

Key dates:

  • Applications close September 22, 2026 (23:59, UK time per the posting)
  • Two traineeships of five to six months each during 2027 (exact start dates not published)

More information:

  • Apply with a resume of two pages maximum, a written reference, a questionnaire response and, optionally, a letter of support from your university
  • The questionnaire has five questions of up to 150 words each, plus an optional question on languages
  • Cover letters are not accepted and will not be considered
  • Travel, visa, passport, accommodation and health insurance are the trainee's own responsibility
  • Office hours are 08:30 to 16:30, Monday to Friday; UN meetings usually run 10:00 to 18:00

Who can apply

  • 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

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Good to know

  • +A monthly stipend of €1,523.15 for five to six months inside Australia's mission to the UN in Vienna
  • +Mentored by Australian diplomats, working on the IAEA, CTBTO, UNODC and OSCE
  • +Run by Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and free to apply
  • +No cover letter: you send a two-page resume, a written reference and five short answers of up to 150 words each

Worth checking yourself

  • !Closes Tuesday 22 September at 23:59 UK time, only days away
  • !Australian citizens only, and you need the right to work in Austria for the traineeship
  • !Largely self-funded: you pay your own travel, visa, passport, accommodation and health insurance
  • !Only two places in 2027, and start dates are not published
  • !A police check is mandatory

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