President's Office - The Private Office and Public Relations

The Cabinet of the President of the European Parliament supports the President in fostering renewed confidence in, and commitment to, the European project. This work contributes to the advancement of a safer, fairer, and more just, and equitable Union, while reinforcing a stronger Europe capable of engaging and inspiring a younger generation.

The Private Office and Public Relations is responsible for communication, speech writing, protocol, agenda of the President and deals with correspondence, administrations and logistics. 

The trainee will perform the following:

• Assist in the preparation of the various letters, programmes, reports and notes;
• Support the practical and logistic organisation of the official visits;
• Follow up of activities in relation with official events and travel;
• Research of information related to all sorts of subjects;
• Where relevant participation in meetings and plenary session and prepare minutes;
• Provide support to the Head of Private Office and his team in their daily tasks.

We are looking for a motivated and dynamic trainee to assist the director and the team in the management of the Private Office with tasks related to the organisation of the Cabinet, financial, administrative, and protocol matters linked to official events and travel.

Essential:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office package (including Outlook);
• Excellent organizational skills, flexibility and ability to work with deadlines;
• Openness to work in a multicultural and fast-paced environment and in a team with good degree of personal autonomy;
• Good communication skills;
• Language proficiency in English and French, both written and orally are highly desirable. Any other EU languages would be an asset;
• Detail-oriented and a meticulous approach pro-active, motivated, curious, innovative and be able to switch with relative ease on different topics;
• A candidate who has obtained/will obtain a university degree (level 6 of EQF or higher) at least three months before the starting date of the traineeship;
• Preferable background would be in the domain of Political Sciences, Humanities or Social sciences or any other relevant experience.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of the EU institutions and understanding of EU decision-making;
• Experience in organising events.

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.