Secretariat of the Committee on Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI) - Post A

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The  Committee on Environment, Climate and Food Safet (ENVI) is the committee responsible for topical policy areas such as climate change policies, environment policies such as biodiversity, circular economy and chemicals, and food safety policies, such as authorisation of pesticides - just to name a few. Most of the ENVI work is related to the negotiation and scrutiny of EU legislation (see ENVI website). 

The ENVI Secretariat is composed of a dynamic, versatile and multicultural team of around 30 people. The Secretariat provides MEPs in the ENVI Committee with written and oral assistance (preparing basic files, briefing notes, organisation of hearings, voting lists, draft reports and opinions, amendments) and helps to organise the work of the parliamentary body by drafting agendas, notes for the chair and political group coordinators.

The Secretariat also assists the committee in scrutinising the work of the European Commission and of the specialised agencies falling under ENVI’s remit. 

The competences of the Committee on Environment, Climate and Food Safety, as well as more information on its activities can be found here. 

Under the guidance of an administrator from the ENVI Secretariat, you are supposed to:

• Provide support in all areas of work of the ENVI Secretariat: analysis of Commission proposals and other Commission documents, background analysis, briefing notes, preparation of committee meetings and coordinators’ meetings, attending and reporting back from meetings and events;
• Assist the negotiations of ongoing legislative and non-legislative reports and opinions and the scrutiny of EU legislation;
• Attend committee meetings, shadow rapporteurs meetings as well as trilogue meetings, to get an overview of the issues related to the policies areas covered by ENVI;
• Provide support in drafting the ENVI newsletter: compiling, editing, proofreading;
• Help with the drafting of ENVI newsletters on delegated and implementing acts (Comitology);
• Compile and circulate a daily email with a compilation of press reports about news falling under  ENVI’s remit;
• Support in the fulfilment of other horizontal tasks and perform other tasks upon request.

We are looking for a pro-active, motivated, efficient and dedicated candidate, who is able to work both autonomously within a multicultural team and is interested in ENVI’s policies. The trainee should be able to adapt quickly to the ENVI Secretariat working environment. 

The successful candidate should have a strong interest in environment, climate and/or food safety policies. Preferably, he/she should have an education attested by a diploma and/or other experience/knowledge in a field relevant to ENVI policy areas. 

The trainee should have very good oral and drafting skills in English (the working language of the committee) and, possibly, a good command of French. Knowledge of other languages will be considered an asset. 

MS Office knowledge, organisational and planning skills, and communication abilities are also welcome.

You have obtained/will obtain a university degree (level 6 of EQF or higher) at least three months before the starting date of the traineeship.

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.