Secretariat of the Committee on Transport and Tourism - Post B

The Directorate-General for Cohesion, Agriculture and Social Policies (DG CASP) enables parliamentary committees to carry out their legislative, scrutiny and budgetary functions effectively. Trust, integrity and excellence are the driving values of DG CASP. We are an inclusive and agile team, able to respond to the challenges facing Parliament as one of the EU co-legislators.

The core responsibility of DG CASP is to support the committees dealing with regional development, agriculture, rural development, fisheries, transport, tourism, employment, social affairs and housing crisis in the EU. The targeted service we deliver allows committees to better respond to EU priorities and contribute to policies designed to empower EU citizens in an increasingly volatile world. DG CASP provides committees with secretariats and reliable research analysis. Secretariats offer policy expertise, procedural assistance and the necessary technical tools for all committee activities, including legislative and non-legislative work, meetings, public hearings, workshops and missions.

The Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) Secretariat comprises a well-integrated team of colleagues working together in a friendly atmosphere with a mission to support the Chair and the Members of the TRAN Committee in their legislative and non-legislative parliamentary work.

We organise the Committee meetings and help the Committee to establish and meet its main political priorities in the areas of transport and tourism. This includes assisting the Members in their legislative work, proposing appropriate measures for evaluating implementation, ensuring scrutiny vis-à-vis the Commission and its agencies and providing internal and external expertise. We also help the Members to draft and edit documents, reports and opinions on various aspects of European transport, tourism and postal service policies and prepare the committee votes on the parliamentary amendments. 

Our trainee will pro-actively contribute to all areas of our work and will perform various ad-hoc tasks.

You will help with the summaries of legislative and non-legislative proposals, write content for our intranet website and the e-newsletter, attend various conferences or workshops and de-brief the Head of Unit and the administrators about the debates. We may ask you to draft preparatory documents, do an occasional translation, research the Internet or draft information notes for the administrators and the Head of Unit.

You will also regularly attend Committee, Coordinators’ and Shadow Rapporteurs’ meetings and assist the team in the follow-up. Most of all, you will learn a lot about the European Parliament and the EU institutions, use your time to explore their various activities according to your own interests and, hopefully have some fun too! 

We are looking for a pro-active and motivated candidate who is able to work both autonomously and within a team. Our trainee will be able to integrate quickly in the Secretariat and maintain good relations with all colleagues.

We wish to recruit a reliable, efficient and dedicated colleague looking to make the most of this exciting opportunity. The successful candidate will have interest in transport policy, excellent drafting skills in English (our main working language). Knowledge of other EU languages will be an advantage.

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.