Directorate for Citizens, Equality and Culture - Policy Department: Post A - CULT Committee

The Directorate-General for Citizens' Rights, Justice and Institutional Affairs (DG IUST) is responsible for organising the work of several parliamentary committees in the fields of culture, education, legal affairs, civil liberties, justice, constitutional affairs, gender equality and petitions. It assists Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the exercise of the powers conferred upon the European Parliament in these areas by providing them with administrative support, high-quality research and expert advice.

DG IUST is responsible for organising the work of the following parliamentary committees:

• Committee on Culture and Education (CULT);
• Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI);
• Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE);
• Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO);
• Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM);
• Committee on Petitions (PETI);
• Special committee on the European Democracy Shield (EUDS).

Inside DG IUST, Policy Departments are research units responsible for bringing - both in-house and external - high-level independent expertise, analyses and policy advice. They provide parliamentary committees with briefings and studies, organise workshops, and draft the Fact Sheets on the EU, which provide an overview of European laws and policies and of the European Parliament's contribution to them. 

More specifically, the Policy Department for Citizens, Equality and Culture (PolDep IUST-A) delivers expertise to the CULT, FEMM and PETI Committees. It covers many fields ranging from cultural heritage, linguistic diversity, higher education, information and media, youth, to gender equality and gender mainstreaming, and problems concerning the implementation of EU legislation. It works in close contact with both the committee secretariats and the Members, and provides tailor made solutions serving the needs of rapporteurs, working groups, monitoring groups, as well as of parliamentary delegations and missions.

It coordinates expertise products (e.g. studies or briefings) requested by Committee Coordinators and feeds directly into the legislative and political work of the Parliament.

In Policy Department IUST-A, you will

• Be able to gain valuable insights into how the European Parliament and its Committees work;
• Mainly follow the CULT Committee;
• Be able to work across all the Policy Departments’ activities e.g. by assisting to the administrators in research and preparation of briefing notes and studies;
• Edit and proofread briefings and studies;
• Update factsheets;
• Participate in Committee meetings;
• Attend internal and external events.

• Someone with a sound knowledge of how the EU functions, curious to learn how the European Parliament works and a strong interest in policy analysis;
• Quick to grasp new procedures and tasks;
• A team player who is proactive and comfortable working both on your own initiative and also with other colleagues, and keen to learn from their varied backgrounds and experiences;
• Proficient in working with Microsoft Office applications;
• Someone with good organisational skills and an ability to work to tight deadlines;
• Someone with very good drafting skills in English, both written and verbal.

An academic background in law or political science and any knowledge/experience related to the topics which are in the remit of the CULT Committee (cultural aspects of the EU, education policy, audiovisual policy and the cultural and educational aspects of the information society, youth policy, the development of a sports and leisure policy, information and media policy, cooperation with third countries in the areas of culture and education and relations with the relevant international organisations and institutions) would be an asset.

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