TraineeforGrant-makingsupport(Arabiclanguage)

The European Endowment for Democracy (EED) is a grant-giving organisation based in Brussels. EED’s goal is to provide flexible support to democracy activists, complementing other EU and member state democracy support programmes. EED provides context-based, demand driven support based on a principle of fostering democracy and facilitating initiatives of local actors. Its geographic mandate covers the European neighbourhood and beyond. **EED seeks a trainee for a twelve-month traineeship for Grant–making support (Arabic).** The trainee will assist in the EED grant-making contractual, financial and administrative process. Proficiency in English and Arabic language is required. **Responsibilities** • Assist in preparation of grant agreements, addenda and other standard contractual documentation; • Assist in the review of financial reports (including detailed checking of invoices and other financial supporting documents) to ensure compliance with EED requirements and draft feedback to beneficiaries as well as internal memos; • Translate brief texts from his/her mother tongue to English and vice-versa; • Update the database and maintain the archive; • Assist with other administrative tasks of the Grants team. **Requirements** • Knowledge of the grant-making cycle and experience in administrative work and detailed assessment of financial reports strongly preferred. • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel necessary. • High drive for detail and accuracy. • Proficiency in Arabic language in addition to English. _Start date: 1 September 2026, duration: one year_ Should you be interested in a position and meet the criteria, please submit your CV (Europass format), motivation letter and contact information for two referees. Applications should be made online using the “apply” panel on this page. After successfully submitting your application, you will receive an automatic email confirming receipt of your application. Please no phone calls/emails/letters. _The application deadline is Su