The Greens/EFA in the European Parliament are looking for a paid
intern to work with the IT Project Manager of the group.
The intern will work in the office of the project manager and data
analyst of
the group. The project manager’s office places a strong emphasis on
practical IT
skills as well as project management. In addition the office is
committed to
using Free Software in its toolchain where possible.
Potential tasks for the intern might be:
* Free Software community participation in the form of triage,
patching, documentation writing or other forms of engagement;
* Internal toolchain development, debugging or maintenance, using
Guile Scheme, Guix, PHP (Drupal / CiviCRM), bash, postgres, sqlite and
similar technologies
* VPS server administration, including software deployment, CI,
system upgrades, network management, using Hetzner Cloud provided VPSs
* Project management activities such as liaising with end-users,
organising user testing and QA sessions, working with contractors to
resolve issues.
* Some data entry work, though where possible these tasks should be
automated using APIs
The particular tasks the intern will be performing will depend
strongly on the intern’s particular interests.
We welcome applications from anyone excited about Free Software &
green values such as inclusion or diversity. We particularly welcome
applications from underrepresented people in politics or tech.
## What we can offer you
The aim of this internship is to provide a space for a person who is
excited
about working in a progressive political environment at the European
level to
further the use of Free Software for the green group. You will have
the
opportunity to:
* work in a large multilingual organisation
* participate in Free Software communities in a self-directed way
* flex your tech muscles, or to develop them in a new direction, in
a supportive environment
* work with a project manager to develop project management skills
* develop personal IT practices that minimise service disruption and
maximise reproducability of systems
The precise nature of the work you will carry out will be very much
tailored to the interests and skill level of the successful applicant.
## Practical matters
* The internship will take place in Brussels, in the European
parliament buildings
* The compensation for the position is 1500 EUR per month
* The duration of the internship is 5 months
* The application process will be through the standard internship
program of the group; this is the first time we are recruiting an
intern in this office, so the recruitment process is not adapted to
this position
* Please follow the instructions detailed at
[<https://www.greens-efa.eu/en/get-involved/work-with-us>](<https://www.greens-efa.eu/en/get-involved/work-with-us>)
* In the webform used for applications, please select
"Central Secretariat" as your first choice for the
department in which you would like to work
* Do feel free to mention any particular experience you have of
working with or as part of Free Software communities
Alex Sassmannshausen
www.greens-efa.eu
Alex Sassmannshausen (he/him)
IT Project Manager
alexander.sassmannshausen@europarl.europa.eu
Phone: + 32 228 32860
PHS02C027
Rue Wiertz 60
B-1047 Bruxelles