What jobs do French institutions offer abroad?

Verified 03 November 2022 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs proposes posts in the diplomatic network (in embassies), consulates and cultural networks. You can also work in a school abroad. Within the framework of the international technical cooperation, Expertise France recruits experts in various fields.

You're a public servant

To be eligible to apply, you must complete conditions of recruitment (for example, have a good knowledge of foreign languages).

The areas of activity posts are varied (political, cultural cooperation, administration, information technology, etc.).

You can consult the ministry site and use the online service below to identify and apply for vacancies:

Apply for a job abroad at the Ministry responsible for Europe and Foreign Affairs

You're contractual

To be eligible to apply, you must complete conditions of recruitment (for example, have a good knowledge of foreign languages).

The areas of activity posts are varied: political, cultural cooperation, administration, information technology...

You can consult the ministry site and use the next online service to find vacancies and apply.

Apply for a job abroad at the Ministry responsible for Europe and Foreign Affairs

Please note

you can also apply directly for jobs from the French Institute and Alliance Française, actors of the French cultural network abroad.

Other

You can submit a contest. See the ministry site, on calendar of competitions and the state competition site, Score. The areas of activity posts are varied: political, consular, cooperation and cultural action, administration, information technology,...
If you are between 18 and 28 years old, you can apply for a mission of international volunteering in administration (VIA).
Of internships abroad are offered to students. You must be enrolled in a French higher education institution that has a partnership with the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.

If you are a full member of the Ministry responsible for education and youth and sport, you can contact the Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE).

AEFE manages vacancies in schools abroad (schools, French colleges, French high schools, European schools). These are teaching, guidance, administrative or managerial functions.

Vacancies are also published in the Official Bulletin of National Education (BOEN).