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.
As part of the Directorate for Language Technology, Support and Innovation, the IT Development Unit (ITD) is responsible for developing the appropriate IT tools to assist language professionals and other staff members in their daily tasks.
Your tasks
As a trainee, you will join a dynamic agile team focused on developing applications using the JAVA and .NET frameworks, either as a member of a development team or as a tester.
Depending on your profile, you will be assigned one or more of the following tasks:
- Implementing specifications provided by analysts, troubleshooting and resolving issues;
- Developing new features for our application;
- Analysing and drafting test cases and/or developing test automation scenarios.
As part of this well-organised team, you will have the opportunity to acquire and apply the best practices in software development, enhancing your skills and contributing to the success of our projects.
You are
- Keen to be part of a high-level IT engineers team in the European Parliament and work in a multicultural environment?
- Interested in improving the skills to develop large scale applications?
- Able to communicate orally and in writing in English and/or French and want to develop new language skills?
- Highly motivated with interest in IT and appetite for new challenges?
- Good in analysing and problem solving?
- Excellent in teamwork and interpersonal skills?
The IT Development unit is looking for candidates with a strong IT background to participate in small and large-scale IT projects applied to translation. Suitable candidates would have a keen interest or experience in any, or a combination of the following domains:
- Systems analysis and design;
- Applications development (JAVA and .NET);
- Software testing automation;
- IT quality assurance;
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
We are particularly interested in a candidate with strong technical writing skills in order to enhance our unit's communication with the users.
You must 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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