Youth Outreach Unit - Post C: Youth and Educational Outreach

As the voice of citizens, the European Parliament stands for European democracy. The Directorate-General for Communication (DG COMM) amplifies its message of the Parliament to reach every corner of Europe. We help connect Members of Parliament (MEPs) to the people they represent, and we communicate what the Parliament is, what it does, and what it stands for. When Parliament speaks, we make sure it’s heard.

We are committed communication professionals coming from various professional and academic backgrounds.

The Youth Outreach Unit aims to build platforms for dialogue between young people, youth organisations, educators and educational organisations and the European Parliament, promoting active citizenship and encouraging young people to take part in democratic processes and elections. With a transversal function, the Youth Outreach Unit also streamlines the youth and educational offer across Parliament, in collaboration with units responsible for different activities. Building up a pan-European permanent online and offline youth community, the unit is also responsible for managing the biennial European Youth Event (EYE) and other offline and online interactive activities involving young people all over Europe.

• Supporting the work with educators (formal and non-formal), by communicating with them, reaching out to new partners, and supporting the development of the growing educational community;
• Supporting the work with youth organisations, and other youth multipliers, by communicating with them, publishing opportunities in the Facebook group, reaching out to new potential youth partners;
• Supporting the organisation of events such as the Youth Network Event, LevelUP! and Trainee Alumni Network Event, which might include booking participants’ travel and accommodation, communicating with selected participants, contributing to the programme of the event, and assisting the team during the event itself;
• Supporting the Youth Outreach Unit’s work with other EP trainees: supporting the Alumni Board in managing the EP alumni network;
• Supporting the revamp of the educational materials of the European Parliament;  
• Editing and translating of communication material (according to language skills);
• Supporting the implementation of a follow up on EYE2025, which includes potential implementation of youth-checks and coming up with new ways to engage young people in the work of the European Parliament.

• A good communicator, since you will be in regular contact with colleagues, stakeholders and contribute to the development and editing of youth-focused communication materials;
• An organised worker, managing multiple tasks efficiently and maintaining an overview while paying attention to detail;
• A resilient and flexible, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment whilst still meeting deadlines;
• Good at doing online research (educational events, projects, conferences etc.);
• A team-player while able to also work independently at a sustained pace on multiple tasks;
• At ease with IT tools: knowledge of specific events or team coordination related IT-tools would be an asset (e.g. Sharepoint, survey tools, databases);
• Experienced with organisation and logistics of (youth) events (would be an asset);
• Actively engaged in educational activities (would be an asset);
• Have very good written English; and very good knowledge of German and/or French (would be an asset).

You have obtained/will obtain a university degree (level 6 of EQF or higher) at least three months before the starting date of the traineeship.

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.