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 Director-General's office consists of a small team - the Adviser to the Director-General and three administrative assistants - which manages and facilitates the daily interaction between the Director-General and the four Directorates and three horizontal units, reporting to him, as well as relations with other services throughout the European Parliament administration.
YOUR TASKS
In the office of the Director-General, you will work under the supervision of the Adviser to the Director-General and have the opportunity to:
- Assist in the general work and activities of EPRS' central services, and in specific projects being carried forward, at any given time, by the Director-General;
- Assist in the preparation of on-going EPRS events (which are held online in the present Covid-19 context) on policy issues, and in relations with the think tank community and academia;
- Obtain a grasp of the legislative work of the European Parliament by reporting back to the Adviser on progress of major legislative files in various standing committees;
- Follow and report back on selected parliamentary events, hearings and conferences;
- Carry out ad-hoc research tasks for the Adviser and/or the Director-General himself.
YOU ARE
- You are enthusiastic, dynamic and outgoing and are eager to experience the working environment of the European Parliament's general secretariat, and in particular, the central services of the European Parliamentary Research Service (DG EPRS);
- You possess a university degree in politics, international relations, European studies, economics, European or international law, media and communications or in associated subjects, and are keen to advance your research in one of these fields at postgraduate level;
- You wish to gain experience and enhance your EU/international skills through meaningful assignments and mentorship, and ultimately become part of a multinational team in a European or international organisation;
- You are eager to work with your peers in a fast-paced political and administrative environment, and to cooperate with a variety of colleagues in EPRS' central services on key EP/EPRS projects;
- An excellent command of English is required, and a good knowledge of other official languages of the Union would be an asset.
this job offer is not open for applications
