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WHO WE ARE

The European Parliament's Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services (DG EPRS) is the in-house research centre and think tank of the European Parliament  (EP). It provides research, analysis and information, on an independent basis, to Members of the European Parliament and parliamentary committees on all EU policies, legislation and issues. Usually known as the European Parliamentary Research Service, we comprise four directorates: the Members' Research Service, the Directorate for Impact Assessment and European Added Value, the Directorate for the Library and Knowledge Services, and the Directorate for Resources.

In addition, there are three horizontal units within the Directorate-General's central services: the Strategy and Innovation Unit, the Linking the Levels Unit and the Strategic Foresight and Capabilities Unit. The directorate-general comprises a total of 23 units and just over 300 staff. 'Empowering through knowledge' is the guiding principle of EPRS, underpinning the mission of the entire DG. In concrete terms, between 2014 and 2020, EPRS:

• Answered over 19,000 requests for substantive research and analysis from over 90 per cent of individual Members of the European Parliament;
• Replied to over 2,900 such requests from other parliamentary clients;
• Undertook targeted research work for 20 parliamentary committees;
• Treated over 125,000 reference requests from within the Parliament and over 330,000 citizens' enquiries;
• Produced over 6,600 publications, most recently at a rate of around 700 physical publications and 250 digital-only texts annually.

A video about the EPRS is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7mXXUZSq0g

A video specifically on EPRS publications is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1bUdGQF96Y&feature=youtu

If you want to gain experience in the field of EU policies, European Law and Research within a large multicultural organization such as the European Parliament, apply to for one of the traineeships in the Linking the Levels Unit in the DG EPRS!   

The Linking the Levels Unit is a central service in the European Parliamentary Research Service directly attached to the office of the Director General that is driving an exciting new approach to interconnecting various levels of government in the EU.    

The unit's main objectives consist of assisting the Director General in inter-alia:    

• Engaging in outreach to build lasting partnerships with relevant stakeholders and potential multipliers in a system of multilevel governance;
• Enhancing cooperation with European, national, regional and local governmental institutions;
• Developing closer cooperation on policy cycle issues with these and other relevant organisations;
• Supporting DG EPRS directorates in synthesising input from such partners for use in the work of EP committees and the European Parliament as a whole;
• Supporting evidence-based policy-making and scrutiny of the executive in coordination with other EPRS units.

YOUR TASKS

You will be part of a small dynamic team, importantly contributing to various aspects of building institutional outreach to partners and relevant stakeholders through research. 

While you will be quickly immersed into various aspects of our work and asked to contribute with your skills and ideas to a diverse range of unit's tasks, from organising meetings and communication, you will be primarily focusing on the following tasks:  

• Checking and studying research work of various partners of the European Parliament on the European, national, regional and local levels;
• Supporting the engagement in outreach with relevant stakeholders and potential multipliers in a system of multilevel governance;
• Drafting communications to the partners of the EP in a tailored manner.

YOU ARE

You are perfect match for our dynamic team, if:

• You are willing to work with us in Brussels;
• You have a good knowledge of EU Policies and European Law;
• You want to undertake new challenges and gain experience in research;
• You are a committed, pro-active and motivated individual;
• You work well as a team player and independently to complete tasks in time;
• You are able to work in English, other languages are an asset.

Some of your key strengths include:     

• Knowledge of the EU Policies and the legislative work of the EU institutions;
• Ability to research, analyse and synthetize information efficiently to high quality;
• Ability to read and understand legal documents;
• Ideally experienced in working in one of the following fields: EU policies, EU law, research;
• Motivation to work in a busy environment and produce high standards of work;
• Good planning and organisational skills;
• Responsible and reliable;
• Will to learn and multitask.

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