Who we are
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.
Your tasks
As a trainee in the Contract Execution Team of the External Translation Unit, you have the possibility to learn in depth about the EP outsourcing policy and the external translation contracts, in particular:
- How the outsourcing of documents is organized in the EP;
- What workflows related to externalization of documents are in place within DG TRAD and others;
- How we implement and manage the contractual relationships and what kind of communication activities we engage in with internal and external partners;
- What budgetary execution and quality control procedures we apply;
- How we organize calls for tenders for translation services, etc.
Your work will involve communication with external companies and in-house units, mostly in writing, processing queries and requests arriving from external contractors, dealing with quality evaluation results and penalties, drafting written materials on the activities of the Contract Management Team and the Unit, updating the Unit’s web presence, performing online research, etc.
During the traineeship, you will also be able to learn about the work of the other teams that are involved in outsourcing documents, and to an extent, about the workflows of other services and units of DG TRAD (Quality Coordination Unit, Finance Unit, etc.).
You are
As a prospective trainee, you have:
- Excellent command of spoken and written English and a good knowledge of at least one other official EU language;
- Well-developed sense of responsibility;
- Good organizational and interpersonal skills;
- Strong teamwork and communication skills.
Prior experience with Moodle, Canva, or similar communication/audiovisual applications as well as experience with web editing (WordPress) would be a plus.
If you are interested in this offer, please submit a motivation letter in English stating your reasons for applying for this traineeship. The motivation letter should not exceed 600 words.
Please also submit the relevant supporting documents (university diplomas, transcript of records, etc.) and a copy of your CV in English. The motivation letter and the supporting documents are to be uploaded as a single PDF file.
Important information
Please note that DG TRAD is undergoing structural changes, including updates to directorate and unit titles and configurations.
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.
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