Career options

There are more than 66,000 international organisations you can work with as an expert advisor: you will have the necessary training to analyse transnational cases and provide advice on legal issues, geopolitics, and global economics – especially in your geographical area of specialisation. Some examples include:

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization - NATO
• United Nations Organization - UN
• International Labor Organization - ILO
• International Development Bank - IDB
• European Union - EU
• International Criminal Court - ICC
• The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development - OECD
• European Free Trade Association - EFTA
• Transparency International
• International Court of Justice, Hague, Netherlands
• United Nations Office in New York, Geneva, Nairobi or Vienna
• Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Geneva, Switzerland
• International Trade Center, Geneva (Switzerland)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva, Switzerland or other offices
• UN Women, New York (USA)
• World Food Program, Rome (Italy)
• United Nations Volunteers, Bonn (Germany)
• World Trade Organization, Geneva (Switzerland)
• World Health Organization, Geneva (Switzerland) or other offices
• World Bank, Washington DC (United States) and regional headquarters
• International Monetary Fund, Washington DC (United States)

The figure of foreign trade analyst is fundamental in a globalised world. You can offer advice to exporting and importing companies and organisations, analyse trends, identify opportunities in emerging markets, and evaluate the viability of trade activities in an area. Your specialisation in a geographical area of the world will be a strong added value for companies that develop their activity in your area.

Your knowledge of law, international relations, geopolitics, and economics will enable you to develop a career in politics, or in ministries such as justice, foreign affairs, cooperation, and economics. Your track in international politics is a plus in a political career.

Non-governmental organisations need advisers with expertise in international relations, geopolitics, law, and economics, since their projects and activities are usually international.

If you feel a strong social commitment and are motivated to work on cooperation projects, then at the end of your degree course you can orient your studies towards occupying a position in an NGO. In addition, participating in the solidarity activities of the SUD will give you an initial experience in this field.

Diplomats represent the state in all types of international relations. With degrees in law and global governance you will be able to study for public examinations that will enable you to work in an embassy or consulate. Your functions will include negotiating, protecting and caring for fellow citizens, fostering institutional relations, and obtaining information.

You can write studies on specific markets, advise on proposals for economic regulations, or conduct a macroeconomic analysis of a nation for governments, companies, or international organisations.

You can advise and develop cooperation projects, or international economic projects, for organisations, governments, or NGOs. Offer your expertise in macroeconomics, industrial organisation and econometrics – especially in your geographical area of specialisation.

You can advise on investments, stock markets, and value financial products for medium and large companies, as well as banks and governments, investment companies, investment advisers, insurers, and financial companies.

You can work with centres and organisations dedicated to research and economic analysis – such as the IAE (Institute of Economic Analysis of the Spanish Research Council - CSIC) or the ICAE (Instituto Complutense de Análisis Económico).

Multinational companies need expert economic analysts to advise them on their activities around the world. Your multidisciplinary training combines economics, geopolitics, law, and international relations – and so offers a strong differential value.

Governments, the International Monetary Fund, and the European Union have agencies dedicated to regulating and controlling markets. You can access positions in these organisations – although in some cases you must take entry exams.

You can advise organisations and governments in the prevention and management of international conflicts and manage international development projects. You can also work in the interaction between public and private organisations, and in political relations between governments.

You will be able to work with centres dedicated to research and political analysis: such as the IEE (Institute of European Studies); the ICPS (Institut de Ciències Politics i Socials); and the CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies).

The European Union has various bodies specialised in political studies. You can access positions in these organisations (in some cases, you must take entry exams). There are also research centres and external consultants who advise these organisations and governments.

Multinational organisations need expert political analysts with knowledge of economics and law to advise them on their activities worldwide. For these companies, your multidisciplinary training combining politics, law, and international relations is a strong differential value.