EFTA offers exciting and challenging opportunities for suitably qualified candidates to work in a supportive, stimulating working environment.
- Professional Development: EFTA offers opportunities for professional development and growth through various training programs, workshops, and seminars. Employees can enhance their skills and expertise in areas such as trade negotiations, policy analysis, and legal frameworks related to free trade and the EEA Agreement.
- Networking Opportunities: Working at EFTA provides access to a network of professionals from member states, international organizations, and partner countries. This network can be invaluable for building professional relationships, exchanging ideas, and collaborating on projects of mutual interest.
- Dynamic Work Environment: EFTA offers a dynamic and multicultural work environment, characterized by collaboration, innovation, and intellectual exchange. Employees work alongside experts in various fields, including economics, law, and international relations, contributing to a stimulating and rewarding professional experience.
- Competitive Compensation and Benefits:
- EFTA typically offers competitive compensation packages and benefits to its employees, including:
- Generous salary with exemptions from local income tax on EFTA earnings
- Medical, life and disability and travel insurances
- Savings fund to assist with retirement planning
- Flexible working arrangements
- Language training expenses
- Subject to eligibility, benefits and allowances for the following are also offered:
- Dependents and school fees
- Rent, installation and resettlement
- Travel expenses on arrival and departure
- Removal expenses
- Home leave
- 12-month VAT exemption
- EFTA typically offers competitive compensation packages and benefits to its employees, including:
Staff are usually appointed on an initial fixed-term contract of three years. An appointment is normally renewed once, for a period of up to three years, if in the interests of Secretariat.