Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies - Post B: Industry

The Directorate General for Internal Policies of the Union (DG IPOL) is responsible for organising the work of Parliament's committees dealing with internal policies and for assisting Members in the exercise of the legislative, budgetary and oversight powers conferred upon the European Parliament.

Within this DG, four Policy Departments provide parliamentary committees with the expertise required for evidence-based policymaking. Their secretariats produce fact sheets on the European Union, as well as notes, briefings, analyses and studies, either in-house or through public procurement procedures. Events such as workshops and study presentations where external experts meet with Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and staff are part of our activities.

In this role, Policy Department A on Scientific, Economic and Quality of Life Policies supports the work of five committees (Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection) and two subcommittees (Subcommittee on Taxation, Subcommittee on Public Health), by providing high-quality expertise, up-to-date analysis and independent research.

This post is to work in the ITRE (industry, digital, research and energy) sector of the Policy Department.

Your main tasks would be to:

• Research facts and analyse policies in the fields of EU industrial policy, EU energy policy, information and communications technologies, the EU digital, innovation and research policies and the programmes and activities of research institutes and centres dealing with these policies;
• Contribute to briefing papers for missions of Committee Members to countries inside and outside the EU;
• Contribute to briefing papers preparing the new legislature of the EP (including the so-called commitment trackers scrutinising the EU Commission);
• Assist in reviewing new research before publication;
• Follow committee meetings and related conferences;
• Update relevant fact sheets;
• Assist with expertise in workshops and presentations;
• Assist in the work relating to other policy fields dealt with by the Policy Department, as required.

• You are a university graduate with sound knowledge of the European institutions, the European Union's policies and the EU legislative procedures;
• You have a strong interest in all aspects of industrial, digital, research and energy policies and in general in our area of activity;
• Your competencies include the ability to analyse, manage and organise information;
• You have very good writing and problem-solving skills;
• You are meticulous and have an eye for detail;
• You can work as part of a team and possess interpersonal skills;
• You are able to draft in English to a high standard;
• You are fully versed in the use of Microsoft Office package (Word, Excel, Powerpoint).