Directorate-General for Parliamentary Democracy Partnerships

The Directorate-General for Parliamentary Democracy Partnerships (DG PART) is a relatively new Directorate-General created in 2022 with the objective to streamline the promotion and upholding of parliamentary democracy in Europe and beyond, by fostering cooperation with national parliaments and coordinating efforts made by the Parliament liaison offices and representations outside the European Union.

The Director-General's office provides support to the Director General, who leads, oversees and coordinates the work of the three Directorates that compose DG PART, i.e. Directorate A for the Relations with National Parliaments, Directorate B for External Liaison Offices and Directorate C for Resources.  The Strategy and Communications Unit is linked to the Director-General's office. 

The trainee will be tasked with assisting the Directorate's staff in their duties, inter alia:

• Organising activities and events in general and managing when necessary the calendar of the Director;
• Coordinating and cooperating with internal and external stakeholders;
• Providing written contributions to, e.g. speeches, presentations, briefings, letters and notes;
• Providing operational support as necessary.

Horizontal tasks involving work with other entities in the Directorate-General can be expected. The trainee should rapidly acquire a good knowledge of Parliament's structure and functioning, in order to contribute to tasks linked to partnership development, in interaction with other Units in DG PART and other Directorates-General. Some tasks of a practical and administrative nature can be expected, especially in view of the fact that the Directorate and the Directorate-General are entirely new structures.

The successful candidate holds a bachelor's or master's degree, preferably in a field relevant to the activities of the Directorate-General, e.g. European Studies, European law, International relations, Graphic Design, Communications etc, and should:  

• Be able to work both independently and as part of a team;
• Be able to deal with sensitive information in an appropriate way;  
• Have excellent drafting skills in English, good knowledge of another EU language, in particular Finnish, would be an asset;
• Be able to communicate efficiently and tactfully with stakeholders both inside and outside the European Parliament;
• Have a good sense of situational judgment;
• Be well-organised and able to comply with deadlines.