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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 Ex-Post Evaluation Unit supports Parliament's evidence-based policymaking, by providing parliamentary committees with research, analysis and studies of the practical operation of existing EU legislation.

These publications are mostly done at the direct request of the parliamentary committees, for example, when they prepare own-initiative implementation reports.

The Unit's work draws on available input from other EU institutions, from national governments and parliaments, and from any other external consultation and outreach activities. 

YOUR TASKS

Assist the unit with all relevant aspects of its ex-post evaluation work, including carrying out ground research and attending and reporting from parliamentary committee meetings.

The work also includes drafting background notes and analysis concerning the European Commission's follow-up to European Parliament resolutions.

YOU ARE

You should be interested in:      

• Deepening your knowledge on the EU, its policies and legislation;
• Analytical work;
• Participation in various (mainly parliamentary) meetings and preparing short reports from them;
• Working in an international and multicultural environment.

You should: 

• Have general knowledge of the functioning of the European Union (EU) and its institutions;
• Have general knowledge of the EU policies and, in particular, the EU legislation;
• Know-how to find and critically select information;
• Be able to write short and clear information from substantial and sometimes voluminous documents;
• Have attention to details;
• Be able to work in English language, ideally also a passive knowledge of French.

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