Traineeship for Railways

Traineeship for Railways

ETF – European Transport Workers’ Federation

Brussels, Belgium

Do you want to play a crucial role in developing ETF’s involvement in Railways?

Why join ETF?

• Do you want to contribute to the voice of 5 million + Transport Workers from 200+ Transport Unions in 38 countries?
• Do you want to promote the interests of transport workers in Europe as well as solidarity across borders?
• Are you pro Fair Transport?
• Are you committed to Trade Union values?

Key Responsibilities

• Coordination: Support the coordination of the activities of the Railways Section;
• Support: Provide essential support to the Head of the Land Transport Department, the Senior Policy Officer for Railways, affiliates and the ETF Secretariat;
• Meeting Management: Organize, attend, support meetings and ensure effective follow-up in close cooperation with the Senior Policy Officer for Railways and dedicated Assistant;
• Research: Carry out in-depth pertinent research related to Railways;
• Policy: Draft policy documents, reports, position papers, minutes, etc.;
• SPOC: Be a point of contact for affiliates;
• Representation: Ensure ETF’s participation in events, representing ETF when required;
• EU Funding: Submit and implement EU co-funded projects;
• Collaboration: Cooperate with other ETF Departments and Communications Officers.

Your Profile

• Education: Master’s Degree in EITHER Industrial Relations OR EU Law OR Political Sciences;
• Values: Experience and/or strong commitment to trade unions values;
• Language Skills: Fluent in English. Any other language is highly desirable;
• Communication: Strong communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex information;
• Proactivity: High level of initiative, independence and adaptability in order to work effectively in a small team;
• IT Skills: Proficient in MS Office;
• Travel: Willingness and availability to travel.

Offer

• Compensation under a Belgian professional immersion contract of 1.056 €;
• Long traineeship of 6 to 12 months (exact duration to be discussed);
• Starting date: as soon as possible;
• Up to 2 days teleworking/week;
• Meal vouchers of 8 euros;
• Public transport subscription;
• 34 hours week, flexitime;
• A multicultural team of 25 persons;
• Dynamic workplace at the centre of Brussels;
• Weekly team meetings;
• European travels.

Application Procedure

We invite any interested candidate to send a CV and a short motivation letter in English to Agathe Smyth, ETF Senior Operations Manager, at hr@etf-europe.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.