Civil Society Outreach Unit - Post B: Horizontal Support

The European Parliament stands for European democracy. We help connect it to people.  

This entails providing complete and impartial information to citizens and media about the European Parliament, and assisting Members in their communication activities.

The Directorate-General for Communication (DG COMM) strives to reach and engage the right audience with the right message at the right time and in doing so, deliver world-class communication. We are committed communication professionals coming from various professional and academic backgrounds.

The Civil Society Outreach Unit collaborates with civil society, private and public companies, partners, stakeholders and engaged individuals. We are building close relationships to create networks of multipliers and to encourage them to disseminate our campaigns and messages to their own audiences and to actively engage with the European Parliament. 

As a trainee you will receive an excellent overview of the various outreach projects in the unit, including contributing to the LUX Audience Award project and the outreach to pan-European business umbrella organisations, professional organisations and trade unions.

You will be participating in the organisation of events (such as an award ceremony and capacity building sessions for partners) and will be assisting with the overall coordination of the different projects in the unit. Among others, you will be in charge of copywriting draft publications for the website and assisting the social media manager. 

You will also have the possibility to contribute to reporting on the outreach of events and campaigns by collecting and analysing relevant data and make recommendations accordingly.

Are you a team player that is motivated, creative and willing to take initiative and adapt quickly to a variety of tasks during the traineeship? 

Do you have great copywriting skills for drafting website publications and social media posts as well as official correspondence? Then you might be the excellent candidate! 

Furthermore, we are looking for someone with good organisational and coordinating skills to support effectively the project managers. You should be able to work independently and have a knack for building relations and networks. Experience in collecting and analysing data and using collaborative and project management tools would be considered an advantage.