Multilingualism and Succession Planning Unit

The Directorate-General for Logistics and Interpretation for Conferences (DG LINC) is the multilingual conference service hub of the European Parliament. Our mission is to enable the European Parliament to achieve its political objectives, in particular in core activities related to legislative, budgetary and scrutiny functions. DG LINC provides a professional and user-oriented organisational framework to meetings and conferences including linguistic, technical and logistical support to meetings. DG LINC helps Members of Parliament get their message across in all official languages, making the legislative process accessible to citizens. It enables Parliament to further reach out to citizens with the capacity to organise conferences and cultural events outside part-sessions in Parliament’s seat in Strasbourg.

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 Multilingualism and Succession Planning Unit is responsible for ensuring that there are enough new interpreters in the booths with the right skills, quality and languages. The unit cooperates with universities upstream, offering pedagogical and financial support, and then contributes to the organisation of accreditation and language-adding tests. It is a friendly team operating in a multicultural environment.

• Assisting with the organisation of virtual classes and masterclasses  - preparing, implementing, following-up;
• Assisting with the new EU Interpreting Academy;
• Assisting with the grants to universities programme (evaluation committee, grant agreements etc);
• Attending meetings, drafting minutes, analysing data, consolidating results, reporting on feedback etc.;
• Liaising with other parts of the service - interpreters, heads of language units, IT unit - as well as potentially with our partners in other EU institutions.

The traineeship should give you the opportunity to build on the knowledge acquired during your studies and to familiarise yourself with the activities of the European Parliament and to understand it better

• You are enthusiastic about the European Project, and eager to learn and to share knowledge;
• You are comfortable with new technologies and you have a good sense of communication (oral, written, visual);
• You are open, flexible and adaptable, have good team spirit and are willing to work within a small, friendly and motivated team;
• You are a trained conference interpreter. Experience in teaching and/or working on projects would be asset;
• Fluency in English and/or in French (oral and written) is essential. Other languages would be an asset.

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.