Communication Service

If you would like to gain experience in the field of human resources within a large multicultural organisation such as the European Parliament, apply for one of the traineeships in DG PERS!

The Directorate-General for Personnel (DG PERS) is broadly responsible for managing the human resources of the European Parliament's Secretariat, so that it can provide the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) with the assistance they need to fulfil their mandate.

More specifically, the DG PERS manages the different groups of staff throughout their career, in areas such as:

• Selection, recruitment, entry, training, career development;
• Management of rights and obligations, salary, allowances, pension rights;
• Protection and well-being at work;
• Strategies to improve and promote equality, diversity and inclusion;
• Management of trainees;
• Internal communication in the institution.

The DG PERS Communication Service manages all communication matters concerning human resources within the Parliament. The four-person team is responsible for two important internal media products, Newshound and PERSnet, and email communication to Parliament staff.

Newshound is the European Parliament’s internal e-magazine (its “corporate newsletter”). Sent to all EP staff by email every Wednesday, it covers life in and around the institution, on a variety of topics including the inner workings of the administration, the people who work here and Parliament’s values.

PERSnet is the intranet site of DG PERS, housing important information about Parliament’s human resources, the roles of DG PERS units and services, and news and resources for the DG’s staff members.

The trainee will be actively involved in the Communication Service’s tasks and output from day one:

• Drafting engaging articles for our two internal media products, as well as proofreading duties;
• Producing some multimedia content (videos/podcasts) as well as regular editorial content;
• Building a network of contacts to ensure a productive and successful traineeship.

Our workplace is Brussels. The trainee will be able (but not obliged) to work remotely one day a week.

The successful trainee in the Communication Service will have a native-level French language skills, with:

• A journalistic background and computer skills (primarily MS Office);
• A high level of English - essential to participate fully in the team and for certain tasks;
• Strong writing skills - and ideally a passion for writing (a portfolio of previously published articles in magazines or on websites, provided in the application cover letter via links, will be welcome);
• An interest in web video/podcast creation; prior production of short films/podcasts will be considered an asset (and can be mentioned in the application cover, via links).

The successful trainee will be a motivated individual and a team player, with intellectual curiosity. We are looking for a trainee 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. He/she will be supervised by the head of service and other team members throughout the five months.

One work trip to Strasbourg (with other DG PERS trainees) will be required. This traineeship does not involve social media management, as our service deals with internal Parliament communication.

Note: This five-month traineeship will run from 1 February to 30 June 2027.

The European Parliament is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including persons with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations may be provided, where needed, to support candidates throughout the application and interview process.