My House of European History Unit - Post C: Core Team Trainee

The Directorate-General for Translation (DG TRAD) provides the European Parliament with translation and other linguistic services for its communication in all official and working languages of the European Union.

Our mission is:

• To support the Members and administration of the European Parliament by making all content related to Parliament’s legislative, budgetary and scrutiny activities accessible in all  official and working languages of the EU, ensuring transparency and legitimacy in these core functions;
• To uphold the European Parliament’s commitment to multilingualism, enabling equal treatment of all official and working languages and ensuring that all EU citizens can access and communicate with Parliament in these languages;
• To deliver high-quality multilingual communication services to the Members and administration of the European Parliament in text, audio and video formats, in a manner that is clear, inclusive and accessible to all citizens, including those with disabilities;
• To ensure that all language services provided by DG TRAD are delivered efficiently and sustainably, integrating innovative technologies and professional standards to meet the evolving needs of the European Parliament.

As a trainee in the My House of European History (MyHEH) Unit of the European Parliament, you will have the opportunity to help develop and promote the MyHEH project of the Directorate General for Translation of the European Parliament.  

MyHEH seeks to create a virtual library of testimonies from people all across the world, by collecting citizens’ stories in 24 languages and publishing these stories in text, audio and video format. 

The MyHEH platform already hosts more than 1000 genuine stories with a European background. A series of podcasts is also produced on the basis of the written testimonies on the MyHEH platform. These podcasts shed light on historical milestones of the 20th century and are available in all 24 official EU languages. 

You will work under the supervision of the five members of the MyHEH Core Team who will guide you through the process of collecting citizen’s testimonies, curating them, creating new content and developing the MyHEH website. This will give you the opportunity to work on a major multilingual communication and outreach project, with an international and multidisciplinary team. Depending on the ongoing tasks and projects of the unit, you will also collaborate with the Core Team in producing audio and video products, and drafting promotion material for both internal and external communication and outreach, among other tasks.

As a prospective My House of European History (MyHEH) trainee:

• You have an in-depth knowledge of English and a very good knowledge of at least one of the other official EU languages (English native-speaker equivalent is an asset);
• You possess strong team-working and communication skills, which will enable you to work as part of a multidisciplinary team;
• You have experience with, or are keen to learn how to produce audio-visual contents;
• You have communication or web design skills;
• You have a passion for museology, history and storytelling.

If you are interested in this offer, please submit a motivation letter in English summarising your educational background and your reasons for applying. The motivation letter should not be longer than 600 words. 

Please also submit relevant supporting documents (university diplomas, course transcripts, etc.). The motivation letter and the supporting documents are to be uploaded as a single PDF file.

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.