Communication Coordination Unit - Post A: Communications Assistant

The Directorate for Committee Coordination and Legislative Activities (CCLA) provides coordination and expertise on all horizontal issues related to the activities of the committees in the European Parliament. The Directorate also addresses and promotes the common needs of committees in their legislative, scrutiny and budgetary activities, and highlights the work of the committees through various communication channels. The secretariat of the Conference of Committee Chairs is also provided by the Directorate.

Why choose a traineeship at CCLA?

The European Parliament’s committees play a crucial role in Parliament’s legislative, scrutiny and budgetary activities, as they are responsible for preparing Parliament’s positions, in particular on new legislative proposals. As a CCLA trainee, you will be involved in parliamentary committee work at a horizontal level, which will give you a good understanding and broad overview of committee work in the European Parliament. You will be surrounded by experienced colleagues who are involved in negotiations in the context of the ordinary legislative procedure, coordinate Parliamentary committees, including through the preparation of the Conference of Committee Chairs, or work towards the promotion of committee work through various means.

The Communication Coordination Unit supports all the Committees in their dissemination activities, from websites and newsletters, to publications and events. We want to make sure that the core business of the Parliament’s committees is accessible to citizens and stakeholders. To do so, we cooperate with many other services and DGs. We are responsible for the communication channels, and within this framework we also manage the internal communication within the four legislative DGs and across the Parliament.

Our activities can be divided in three groups:

1. Internal communication;
2. External communication;
3. Liaison/partnership

The Communication Coordination Unit works within these three groups and graphic design support is transversal across all three.

• Assist in internet/intranet-related projects (e.g. webpage design, Committee Website, Fact Sheets website, CCLA intranet, eCommittee, Newsletters), including drafting news articles and gathering statistics;
• Assist with the Communication Network;
• Assist with CCLA’s contribution to the EP events and/or projects (such as Europe Day, the EYE, etc.) as needed;
• Assist in the process of updating the European Union Fact Sheets;
• Support web-streaming capabilities for committees;
• Follow up on the web communication activities performed in committee secretariats/policy departments;
• Attend relevant meetings together with the colleagues responsible and provide feedback;
• Assist with the publication (uploading) of documents online;
• Assist in the production of publications, in terms of research, editing and design.

• Familiar with the work of the European Parliament;
• At ease working both independently and in a multicultural and multilingual team, including under time pressure;
• In possession of good interpersonal, client-oriented communication skills;
• In possession of good verbal and written analytical and communication skills;
• Fluent in English;
• In possession of good IT skills;
• Responsible, eager to learn and ready to take on additional tasks.

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.