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Petr Ježek
Born in Prague in 1965. A graduate of Prague’s University of Economics, Petr Ježek joined his country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served as a diplomat. For some ten years, he held relatively high posts related to the country’s ties with the EU, e.g. heading the Foreign Ministry’s European Integration Department and serving as Deputy State Secretary for European Affairs. He also worked as chief of staff of then Czech Prime Minister Vladimír Špidla. In 2014, Petr Ježek was elected Member of the European Parliament on the ballot of the ANO 2011 party.
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Are you currently studying European affairs or European law? Or have you just finished your studies in the field of European affairs? Would you like to acquire some practical experience and see the work at the European parliament from an insider perspective? If yes, then we might be looking just for you.
Petr Ježek, Czech member of European Parliament (ANO, ALDE) is searching for a trainee for his Brussels office.
Main responsibilities:
- - To follow the work of EP Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home affairs (LIBE)
- - To follow the work of other EP committees and sub – committees
- - To cooperate with other Czech representatives in Brussels and to prepare supporting documents for meetings
- - To assist with communication with Czech citizens
- - To prepare a monitoring of Czech press
Essential skills:
- - Pro-active, the ability to manage and prioritise workload, drive agendas forward and deliver results
- - Demonstrated initiative, problem solving and judgement skills
- - Ability to manage, analyse, summarise and present complex and technical information
- - Excellent team working and interpersonal skills
- - Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
- - Flexibility and ability to work under pressure
- - Ability to multitask
- - Fluent written and spoken Czech and English
- - Administrative and organisational skills
Desirable:
- - Czech mother tongue
- - Knowledge of French and/or German
- - Knowledge of the EU institutions
- - Relevant academic or professional experience
The traineeship will be based in the European Parliament in Brussels and there may be the possibility to travel to Strasbourg during the Parliament's plenary sessions. The trainee will be expected to begin work in September 2017and the traineeship will run until the end of January 2018. Trainees will receive a monthly maintenance grant as well as travel expenses reimbursement to move to Brussels. Trainees will primarily be supervised in their work by the Petr Ježek's Brussels team.
To be considered for the position, applicants should send a CV and a 1 page Cover Letter (both in English language) outlining how they feel they can contribute to the work of the office to petr.jezek@europarl.europa.eu (please, mention email subject: STÁŽ / TRAINEESHIP). Applicants should indicate when they would be available to move to Brussels to take up the post. The deadline for the applications is June 30, 2017.