Who we are
The Directorate-General for Translation and Clear Language (DG TRAD) provides the European Parliament with translation and other linguistic services 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, 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 while upholding our professional standards to meet the evolving needs of the European Parliament.
The Training and Traineeship Unit (TTU) ensures DG TRAD’s application of the European Parliament’s Learning and Development policy. It defines DG TRAD’s internal training strategy and establishes its training policy. TTU manages, delivers, and designs DG TRAD-specific training. Moreover, in its endeavour to support DG TRAD staff in developing their key competencies whilst allowing them to keep abreast of new developments and trends, in the context of a dynamic, fast-changing work environment, TTU defines, together with the relevant stakeholders, the learning needs of personnel and then devises and implements appropriate learning and development solutions.
In this regard, as information technology becomes a central part of everyday work, learning is also changing and adapting itself to this new reality, with new learning and development solutions being offered to staff.
TTU also has a dedicated Traineeships team responsible for coordinating DG TRAD’s traineeships, designing a diverse traineeship programme, and ensuring a high-quality experience by offering valuable insight into the work of the EU institutions, with a particular focus on the European Parliament and the role of the Directorate-General for Translation and Clear Language.
Your tasks
As our trainee, you will be involved in the:
- Preparation of training content and creation of different online, self-paced courses;
- Organisation and follow-up of various activities for DG TRAD’s trainees in close collaboration with our team of coordinators;
- Organisation of DG-TRAD in-house initiatives developed by TTU;
- Preparation and organisation of any other relevant projects that might be active during your traineeship.
You will be working with a fun and collaborative team, in a highly diverse and multilingual environment. At TTU, good team spirit is central to our work, and we are always ready to support one another as and when needed.
You are
As a prospective TTU trainee, you:
- Have a very good command of English - knowledge of French would be an advantage but is not a prerequisite;
- Have very good communication skills;
- Have either a degree, knowledge or experience in educational technology or online training material creation, or have education, knowledge or experience in the field of pedagogy, learning and development or communications, and a wider interest in eLearning;
- Are able to work with Adobe Captivate or a similar tool; possibly you are an IT enthusiast with relevant education or experience, ready and capable to grasp knowledge of a new tool in a short period of time;
- Are eager to learn new things;
- Are able to work independently and in a team;
- Have obtained/will obtain a university degree (level 6 of EQF or higher) at least three months before the starting date of the traineeship.
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 or French. The motivation letter and the supporting documents are to be uploaded as a single PDF file.
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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