Trainee Austria Programme

Reporting to our Head of Austrian Programme, the Austrian Programme Trainee is responsible for supporting Lie Detectors’ operations and contributing to the smooth running of the country programme in Austria. In detail, the function and role of the Austrian Programme Trainee includes, but is not limited to:

• Supporting the organisation of training workshops and interventions for journalists, teachers and schoolchildren. This includes:

• Sending template emails, reaching out to teachers and journalists

• Entering and processing completed questionnaires to gauge impact and assure quality

• Maintaining an orderly database, updating contacts, payment processes, etc.

• Supporting event planning by assisting in research of event locations, organising get-togethers with our journalist community, catering for our training activities with journalists and teachers, etc.

• Independently conducting online searches in German and English

• Participating in meetings and writing minutes

• Administrative support where necessary

• Communication support where needed

Ideal Qualifications and Skills  

• Bachelor’s degree or similar degree/work experience in communications, journalism, education, political sciences, human sciences, business studies or related fields 

• Knowledge of education and/or media in Austria 

• Familiarity with education and/or media in Europe is a plus  

• Demonstrated interest in our field of work – journalism, education, public policy and/or media literacy.  

• Experience with editing, research, reporting, filing of documents, PowerPoint presentations, scheduling, etc. We love Excel at Lie Detectors and use Microsoft Office.  

• Excellent communication skills.   

• Professional fluency, both verbal and written, in German and English 

• Detail-oriented and organised.  

• Familiarity with contact databases such as Salesforce is a plus.  

• Available full-time from 25.5.2026 onwards, for at least four months (maximum 6 months)