Administrative Assistant

• Contract type: Temporary Agent
• Type of post: Assistant
• Grade: AST 2 (cfr. article 2 © of the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Union)
• Dpt/ Unit: Parliamentary work/ Press & Communication
• Place of employment: Brussels. Occasional travel to other Members States and to Strasbourg during the plenary session.

Approximate timetable for the selection procedure

The Closing date for application is 7 May 2026 at 23:59

• Pre-selection of the candidates: May-June 2026
• Written tests & Interviews: May-June 2026
• List of suitable candidates drawn up: June-July 2026

About the Renew Europe Group

Renew Europe is the driving force for liberal, democratic, and centrist change in the European Parliament. We transform bold ideas into action—championing freedom, civil rights, and sustainable growth to build a prosperous, secure, and forward-thinking Europe.

Click here to read more about our vision to Renew Europe.

Job Description

The Renew Europe Group is seeking to recruit administrative assistants to support its secretariat. We are currently looking for candidates with expertise in the following areas:

• Committee work
• Press & Communication

The assistant fulfils a supranational function within the Renew Europe Parliamentary Group Secretariat and assists all Renew Europe Members and administrators in the carrying out tasks, which within the context of organisation of the Group require office management skills and expertise in using relevant technology. The work includes, for example: operational assistance for a unit/working group, coordination of work between units, compilation of dossiers, drafting/typing of notes & letters in different EU languages, outlook calendar management, drafting of minutes, room booking, travel arrangements, preparation of visual materials, providing assistance for the organisation of Group events and other ad hoc projects in the two above-mentioned areas.

These duties require a good knowledge of the functioning of the EU institutions.

The post in the Secretariat of the Renew Europe Group requires great availability (for example high frequency of meetings, irregular working hours), flexibility, adaptability to varying workload, as well as an ability to work well in a team in an international and multicultural environment. Suitable candidates must, among other things, be capable of grasping wide-ranging issues, be able to respond rapidly to changing circumstances and communicate effectively.

The Renew Europe Group shares the European Parliament’s efforts in taking reasonable steps towards ensuring a healthy work environment and the general well-being of our staff, by for example, promoting work-life balance measures.

Job requirements

• Candidates must have at least a level of education, which corresponds to:
  • post-secondary education attested by a diploma and appropriate professional experience of at least 2 years (full time), or
  • a level of secondary education attested by a diploma giving access to post-secondary education, and appropriate professional experience of at least 6 years (full time) after acquisition of the qualifications specified above.
• Good knowledge of the functioning of the EU institutions
• A thorough knowledge of one of the following languages: English, French or Swedish (language 1). Please note that “language 1” corresponds to native-level proficiency.
• Candidates must also have a very good knowledge of English or French (different language than language 1)

Additional criteria, which would be an asset:

• Professional experience in the European institutions;
• Good knowledge of the political activities of the Renew Europe Group and its Members and affinity with Renew Europe’s policies;
• A good working knowledge of other languages of the EU.

Compensation and Benefits

Click on this link to discover the compensation & benefits offered by the European Institutions. In addition, the Renew Europe Group offers an individual training budget to staff members.

General Admission Conditions

Under article 12, (2) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants (CEOS) of the European Union:

• you must be a national of a Member State of the European Union
• you must be entitled to your full rights as citizen
• you must have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the laws concerning military service
• you must produce the appropriate references/certificates for performance of the duties.
• you must be fit to work (requirement of Article 12(2)(d) CEOS)