Multilingualism and External Relations Unit - Post A

The Directorate-General for Translation (DG TRAD) provides the European Parliament with translation services for its written or electronic communication in all official languages of the European Union.

Our mission is:

• to make available in all official languages all documents relating to Parliament’s role as co-legislator and one of the two arms of the budgetary authority, in order to ensure the legitimacy and transparency of the legislative and budgetary process of the European Union;
• to enable the European Parliament to meet its commitment to the policy of multilingualism, designed to ensure the equal treatment of languages and permitting all citizens of the European Union to communicate with the institutions and have access to the documents of those institutions in their own language;
• to support the Members of the European Parliament and its administration in their multilingual communication with citizens by providing high-quality, modern, multilingual services in text, audio and video and ensuring that content is clear and in all the official languages of the EU;
• to ensure that all these services are supplied as efficiently and effectively as possible.

The Multilingualism and External Relations Unit supports the role of the language services in making European democracy more open, democratic and accessible through events, outreach to universities and other communication activities.

As our trainee, you will be joining a small, dynamic team and will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects. You will assist in event management (including participating in large public events), help manage all aspects of our social media presence (research, drafting, scheduling, graphic design, video production and editing, etc.), prepare presentations (formatting, finding visual content, content research), draft communication products and articles for a range of stakeholders, research content for various communication channels, and participate in a range of cross-DG projects.

We will rely on you to bring fresh ideas and insights and you will play a full role in the work of the unit.

From our last trainee - "It has been an absolute pleasure to work in the Multilingualism Unit, and I will hold on to the things I have learnt and experienced for the rest of my life". 

We hope you will bring:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills;
• The ability to work in a small multicultural team;
• A willingness to learn and a humble attitude;
• Fluency in English;
• Excellent writing skills;
• Experience in social media is a plus;
• Experience in graphic design (Canva, Adobe) is a plus;
• A good sense of organisation and timeliness;
• A good sense of humour!
• A background in translation or language studies, as well as knowledge of other EU languages will be considered an advantage.
• A background in communications (including social media and/or graphic design) will be considered an advantage.

If you are interested, please send an interesting motivation letter (in English, max 600 words) explaining why you are interested in the post and what you will contribute to the unit. We look forward to hearing from you. The motivation letter and the supporting documents are to be uploaded as a single PDF file.