Directorate for External Liaison Offices

The Directorate-General for Parliamentary Democracy Partnerships (DG PART) is tasked with fostering cooperation with national parliaments as well as coordinating the efforts made by Parliament liaison offices and representations outside of the European Union with the objective to streamline actions aimed at promoting and upholding parliamentary democracy in Europe and beyond.

The Directorate for External Liaison Offices brings together the representation functions in third countries and internal organisations, as well the European Union’s Visitors’ Programme (EUVP).

The Directorate includes the UK Liaison Office in London, the Congressional Liaison Office in Washington DC, as well as Parliament staff representations at the United Nations in New York, at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta, at the African Union’s secretariat in Addis Ababa, in Kyiv, Ukraine, in Moldova for the EaP region, in Albania for the Western Balkans region, and in Panama for the LAC region. 

The ultimate mission of the Directorate for External Liaison Offices is to serve as a diplomatic vehicle to consolidate the European Parliament’s role for parliamentary diplomacy worldwide.

The trainee will be tasked with assisting the Directorate's staff in their duties, inter alia:

• Supporting the organisation of meetings, activities and events for the Directorate;
• Following and reporting on committee and delegation meetings, as well as other internal or external meetings of interest for the Directorate;
• Coordinating when necessary the agenda of the Director;
• Coordinating and cooperating with internal and external stakeholders;
• Providing written contributions to e.g. speeches, presentations, briefings, letters and notes;
• Providing operational support as necessary.

Horizontal tasks involving work with other entities in the Directorate-General can be expected.

The trainee should rapidly acquire a good knowledge of Parliament's structure and functioning, in order to contribute to tasks linked to partnership development, in interaction with other Units in DG PART and other Directorates-General.

Some tasks of a practical and administrative nature can be expected, especially in view of the fact that the Directorate and the Directorate-General are relatively new structures.

The successful candidate will possess at least a Bachelor's or a Master's degree in a field relevant to the activity of the Directorate, and should:

• Be able to work both independently and as part of a team;
• Have excellent drafting skills in English (French would be a bonus);
• Be able to communicate efficiently and tactfully with stakeholders both inside and outside the European Parliament;
• Have a good sense of situational judgment;
• Be well-organised and able to comply with deadlines.

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.