Planning Unit - Post A

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.

As a trainee in the Planning Unit within the Directorate-General for Translation and Clear Language, you will have the opportunity to be a contact point for, and to liaise with, translation requesting services throughout the European Parliament, with special focus on translation requesting clients pertaining to the organisation of legislative and administrative documents, plenary proceedings and audio-visual tasks on one hand, and translation-providing services (Translation Units), on the other.

Trainees in the Planning Unit are allocated a certain range of requesting services and document types in order to process translation requests in terms of, inter alia, approving admissibility, format and length requirements, and negotiating deadlines, depending on political priorities and translation capacity in Translation Units.

You will work in a matrix-based system, covering the needs of the three services of the Planning Unit: the Legislative and Administrative Translation Request Service, the Presidency and Plenary Translation Request Service and the Clear Language and Audio-visual Translation Request Service, under the guidance of your supervisor and other team members who will advise and teach you the current administrative and translation workflows, and act as your back-up when needed.

Through your traineeship you will have the opportunity to learn how the translation workflow of the most multilingual international and European institution works, and to benefit as much as possible from being part of it.

As a prospective trainee, you:

• Have an in-depth knowledge of English; knowledge of other languages will be considered an asset;
• Have sound negotiating skills and a sense for diplomacy;
• Are proactive, flexible, enthusiastic and adaptable;
• Possess strong team-working and communication skills, which will enable you to work as part of an international team;
• Are IT-literate (MS Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.) and eager to learn to use the European Parliament’s IT tools;
• 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, please upload a CV and a motivation letter in one file in English summarising your educational background and your motivation for applying. At the stage of applying there is no need to upload certificates or diplomas. The motivation letter should not be longer than 400 words.

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.