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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 (MEP) 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 Human Resources Unit is one of the four units of the Resources Directorate within DG EPRS and consists of a small, versatile team of seven colleagues delivering a wide range of Human Resources related services to DG EPRS.

YOUR TASKS

You will work under the supervision of the Head of Unit and have the opportunity to: 

• Assist in the general work and activities of the Human Resources Unit;
• Carry out specific research in order to advise EPRS management on innovative and agile human resources (HR) practices and to foster diversity;
• Work on a number of projects to enhance and modernise the current HR practices;
• Cooperate with a variety of colleagues in EPRS in a fast-paced political and administrative environment;
• Gain experience in EU matters and become part of a genuine multinational team.

YOU ARE

We are looking for a colleague with the following profile:   

• University graduate ideally in Human Resources, Management, Labour Psychology, Applied Economics or with a first experience or strong interest in Human Resources matters;
• Strong interest in developing a vision of the role of HR in a collaborative, innovative and diverse working environment;
• Enthusiastic, dynamic and outgoing team player and, given the nature of the files that we treat, discreet with an ability to act in a confidential and sensitive manner;
• Good analytical and organisational skills and the ability to identify quickly key information, confident about gathering facts;
• Ability to work in a multicultural and multilingual environment (the working languages of the EU Institutions are English, French and German) and good writing skills.

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