About this opportunity
The Corporate Services Unit is one of the key supporting units of the Agency. The Unit provides services to internal and external stakeholders with a high service-oriented mind set. The services provided include Meeting Support Services, Building Maintenance and Physical Security as well as Environmental Compliance and e-Resource services. The trainee will join the Meeting Support Services team.
Assignment- Provide administrative, logistical and secretarial support to meetings and events organised by ECHA.
- Liaise with other staff responsible for meetings and conferences.
- Explore and analyse the use of the main tool used in ECHA for organising meetings (ELM) and propose improvements in the processes.
- Learn the virtual meeting technologies used by ECHA and assist users when they need to join.
- Support the administration of the reimbursement claims by responding to reimbursements related inquiries and collecting the necessary documentation.
- Prepare reports.
- Completed university degree, preferable in the area of Administration, or Hospitality management.
- Service orientation.
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Problem solving skills, often with a tight timetable.
- Capacity to interact with internal and external stakeholders in a multicultural environment.
- Experience in using MS Office tools.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Aptitude for teamwork.
- Good English skills both written and spoken (as this is the working language of the Agency).
Starting Date: 1 March 2027
Duration: 6 months
Deadline for applications: 2 November 2026 at noon 12:00 Helsinki time
(11:00 a.m. CET)
✓ Application link checked and working on 19 Oct 2026
Opens the official application page on jobs.echa.europa.eu.