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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 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

The Strategic Foresight and Capabilities Unit supports the European Parliament by helping foster a culture of 'anticipatory governance' and promoting thinking on and understanding of medium- and long term trends, challenges and choices. It ensures that the European Parliament is well informed and prepared for the challenges of the coming decades by generating and coordinating analytical work on the risks, vulnerabilities, capabilities, opportunities and gaps of/for the EU with a view to promoting a higher degree of resilience and strategic autonomy.

It promotes active participation in ESPAS – the process of EU inter-institutional, administrative-level cooperation on strategic foresight and long-term-trends – and reaches out to think tanks, academic bodies and other external partners in these fields.

YOUR TASKS

The core task of the trainee will be to assist the Unit with the organisation and follow-up of the ESPAS annual conference. This can include correspondence with participants and speakers, production of promotional material, preparation of the conference venue, welcoming speakers and participants on conference days (if physical event), drafting summaries of conference sessions, etc.

The trainee will also assist our outreach to other organisations with a strategic foresight remit, as well as carry out communication tasks (drafting newsletters, updating content on website, etc.).This traineeship is an opportunity to learn about foresight methodologies to help policymakers anticipate potential futures and to get to know the world of strategic foresight more generally.

YOU ARE

• You have a keen interest in global challenges and the future of Europe;
• You are a fast-learner, have good communication, event management and teleconferencing experience;
• You have an excellent command of English;
• You can draft summary texts in a clear manner (in English);
• You are creative and solution-oriented.

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