International Trainee / General upper secondary education administration

Are you an international student or a recent graduate? Are you interested in meaningful work that benefits the residents of the City of Tampere and supports your professional growth? If so, why not apply to the City of Tampere Trainee programme! You will work with experts and develop the city with us. During your traineeship, you will make important contacts for your future and learn about the city as an employer. Through the Trainee programme, you can complete your university internship and get a good start to your career. The Trainee programme runs from 17 August to 18 December 2026. You will be paid for your traineeship. A University internship voucher is an advantage. We use a hybrid working model that allows flexible remote and onsite work in many roles. The International Trainee Programme is targeted at international students or recent international graduates from Finnish universities. The International Trainee programme is carried out in English. There will also be joint meetings together with the Finnish-language Trainee programme and you will be part of Finnish-speaking workplace community. You can use English in your daily work, while also having opportunities to practice your Finnish. A Finnish discussion club is available for International Trainees to improve their Finnish during the traineeship. The City of Tampere has six day-time upper secondary schools and one adult upper secondary school, with a total of 4,600 future graduates. Our growing and developing upper secondary education employs 350 experts dedicated to building students futures. In addition to providing high-quality and diverse general education, Tampere upper secondary schools have five special educational missions: visual arts and design, sports, natural sciences, music and musical theatre, and the English-language International Baccalaureate (IB). The schools also offer other curriculum-based specialisations, including mathematics and technology, communication, social sciences, skateboarding, a bilingual Finnish-English study programme and as a new programme a fully English study programme. The role of the upper secondary education administration is to support the daily operations of the schools. As an intern, you will participate in a wide range of administrative tasks in upper secondary education. During the internship, you will update various guides and handbooks, produce information materials, and familiarise yourself with other administrative functions such as HR and recruitment, the development of high-quality learning, and communications. You will primarily be involved in administrative tasks related to Pyynikki Upper Secondary School and Tampereen lyseon lukio upper secondary school. (Bilingual Finnish-English programme, English Study Programme and IB Programme) Good digital skills, initiative and flexibility will help you succeed in this role. We would prefer you to have completed a bachelors degree. It is considered an advantage if you have knowledge of the Finnish or international education system and pedagogical competence. We require applicants to have completed at least three years of higher education studies. It is considered an advantage if you have knowledge of the Finnish or international education system and pedagogical competence. For inquiries regarding the details of the open vacancy, reach out to Head of Human Resources Olli Järvelä, tel. +358 40 578 6313,. The salary in this position is 2046,99 €/month. The application deadline is 10 April 2026. Apply for the position via Kuntarekry.fi using the APPLY FOR JOB button. Instructions for submitting an application can be found at https://www.tampere.fi/tyo. Online applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m., and applications sent by post must arrive by 3:00 p.m. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. For more information and instructions on how to apply, contact the recruitment services of Monetra Pirkanmaa tel. 040 806 3184,.