ACI Payment Unit

The Directorate-General for Logistics and Interpretation for Conferences (DG LINC) provides the linguistic, technical and logistical support for the organisation of the parliamentary meetings and conferences of EP Members and bodies. By supplying state-of-the-art conference facilities, including high-quality interpretation services and conference organisation, we contribute to facilitating the legislative process as well as helping to underpin the democratic legitimacy of the Institution.

This makes DG LINC a very dynamic and collaborative place to work, offering various opportunities for connecting internally and with all those taking part in the legislative process. If you like challenges and are customer-minded, then DG LINC could be a great place for you to do a traineeship.

The ACI Payment Unit is in charge of the financial management of the European Parliament's external interpretation budget (60 million EUR) which is implemented through 25.000 contracts concluded with conference interpreting agents (“ACI”). The team based in Brussels and Luxembourg is responsible for a wide variety of tasks: budget forecasting, financial execution, income management, statistical and management reporting, validating ACIs' travel arrangements, handling ACIs' requests for services or information in direct contact with different stakeholders.

To meet this challenge, 8 peoples are committed to promoting a spirit of excellence, transparency, respect for rules and procedures, team spirit and solidarity between colleagues, impartiality, availability and loyalty.

We offer:

• A unique professional experience as part of a small result-oriented team, working together on inspiring projects and various tasks in an international, multicultural, and friendly environment;
• Exposure to different areas (finance, statistics, legal, technology) while developing personal and professional competencies;
• A modern working environment with flexible working arrangements for staff to help balance professional and personal lives.

Your main tasks will consist of:

• Assisting the colleagues by gathering and analysing data;
• Drafting standard replies to the most frequent ACI requests;
• Participating to the ongoing digitalisation of processes (Chabot, self-learning forecasting tool etc.);
• Attending conferences and workshops on several topics influencing decision-making processes (big data management, artificial intelligence etc.).

You will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of concrete projects and new approaches in a very dynamic and motivating environment by bringing your ideas.

The traineeship will also allow you to discover the activities of the European Parliament and to connect with many colleagues.

You are:

• Enthusiastic about the European Project, in particular European democracy and multilingualism;
• Eager to learn and to share knowledge/ideas;
• Someone with good drafting and visual presentation skills and, possibly, you are familiar with IT applications used for forecasting (e.g. Excel, Business Intelligence, PyCharm);
• Someone with team spirit, willing to contribute to a small, friendly and motivated team working in hybrid mode.

Studies and/or background in the field of Business Administration, Economics or Law would be a strong asset.

Fluency in English and/or in French (oral and written) is needed.

The European Parliament is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. We welcome all candidates, regardless of their geographical, racial or ethnic origin, political or religious beliefs, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, civil status, or family situation.