Outsourcing Unit

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 Budget Execution/Procurement Team of the Outsourcing Unit, you will have the opportunity to learn in depth about the EP outsourcing policy and the external translation contracts, and in particular: 

• How the outsourcing of documents is organized in the EP;
• What workflows related to outsourcing of EP documents are in place within DG TRAD and others;
• How we implement and manage the Budget Execution of the contracts;
• What quality control procedures we apply;
• How we organize calls for tenders for translation services, etc. 

Your work will involve dealing with quality assessments and late deliveries, processing quality check results, penalties and invoices, communicating with external companies and in‑house units (predominantly in writing), processing queries and requests arriving from the contractors. 

During the traineeship, you will have the opportunity to learn also about the work of the other teams that are involved in the outsourcing of documents, and, to an extent, about the workflows of other services and units in DG TRAD (Terminology Coordination, Quality Coordination, Finance, etc.). 

As a prospective trainee you need to have:  

• Good organizational and interpersonal skills,
• Well-developed sense of responsibility,
• Very good spoken and written English, and a good knowledge of at least one other official EU language.

You also need to possess good communication skills, be open-minded and able to work in a team.
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 upload the following:

• a copy of your CV in English;
• a motivation letter in English stating your reasons for applying for this traineeship. The motivation letter should not exceed 600 words;
• your university diploma(s) and transcript(s) of records.

The motivation letter, diplomas and transcripts must be combined into a single PDF file.
The CV must be a separate attachment.

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.