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Duties:

• Providing the administrative and logistical assistance needed to ensure the smooth operation of the service;
• Providing administrative support, organising official trips, drafting memos, emails, minutes and other administrative documents relating to the Directorate's work;
• Supporting the organisation of meetings and events in the department to which he or she is temporarily assigned (commission meetings, conferences, workshops, etc.);
• Maintaining databases and other management tools relevant to the Directorate's work;
• Supporting the preparation of opinions by providing information on drafting and translation, organising meetings and finalising documents according to the CoR rules and standards, processing amendments, revising texts;
• Providing administrative and logistical support when programming, planning and monitoring activities in the Directorate and adequate coordination in the service.

Qualifications and skills required:

• A thorough knowledge of one official language of the European Union and a satisfactory
knowledge of another language. For functional reasons, a very good knowledge of English or French is required and a knowledge of other official languages of the EU would be an asset;
• Three years of professional experience relevant to the duties involved is desirable;
• A sound grasp of current IT applications (including Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet, SharePoint);
• An interest in the issues involved in the work of the Directorate for Legislative work 2;
• Familiarity with the workings of the Committee of the Regions would be viewed as a major advantage;
• Organisational skills, a sense of responsibility and excellent interpersonal qualities;
• Ability to work as part of a team and to communicate effectively;
• Flexibility, a good work ethic and an inquiring mind;
• Outstanding ability to cope with change and stress;
• Excellent organisational and coordination skills.