Your role

As a trainee Lawyer-Linguist with Italian as your main language, you will:

translate draft ECB legal acts and other legal documents from English into Italian;

revise Italian translations of ECB legal acts and other legal documents;

translate legal texts from Italian into English for internal working purposes, and revise translations from Italian into English of national laws and other legal documents;

contribute to the drafting of ECB legal acts;

carry out legal research related to legislative drafting and in areas relevant to the ECB’s activities as a central bank and a banking supervisor;

participate in the Division’s projects related to the development of the lawyer-linguist function, knowledge management, use of technology, etc.;

support the Division in conducting procurement procedures under Article 35 of the ECB Procurement Decision and in ensuring that all processes are carried out efficiently and in full compliance with ECB procurement rules;

assist in various contract management tasks;

contribute, as required, to the work of the Division as a whole.

The traineeship offers you excellent opportunities to contribute to the quality of ECB legal acts and to participate in the Division’s projects related to procurement and contract management. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:

a master’s degree or higher in Italian law awarded by an Italian university;

a good knowledge of the MS Office package;

a mastery-level (C2) command of Italian and an advanced (C1) command of English, according to the .

Desired:

a good knowledge of EU law;

a basic knowledge of EU and Italian banking and financial law;

experience in legal translation;

an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the ;

a demonstrable interest in procurement law;

knowledge and understanding of the EU procurement rules, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Protection Regulation for EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies (EUDPR).

You are curious and eager to learn, and want to further develop your ability to analyse complex information. You are keen to collaborate with others, pursue team goals and learn from other people’s diverse perspectives. You strive to know and anticipate stakeholder needs, and will signal any need for change and propose alternative solutions.You are motivated to contribute to the ECB’s mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution and to work with colleagues from all over Europe. You are keen to be part of our team and to use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.