Re: Fwd: Greens/EFA internship

[indieterminacy <indieterminacy@libre.brussels>]

On 12-05-2023 13:02, Alex Sassmannshausen wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Sorry for cross-posting, and I hope this is an appropriate use of the 
> mailing
> lists.
> 
> As part of my work I have the exciting opportunity to organise a paid
> internship. The details are in the email below.
> 
> Please feel free to advertise this far and wide, and on socials. The 
> deadline is fairly short
> unfortunately.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Alex
> 

Hi Alex,

Given some historic interactions with a Green policy officer at Freedom 
Not Fear and an awareness of MEPs roles regarding data-privacy it should 
not surprise me that the party has such exemplary tooling under the 
hood!

If I can make a suggestion, please adjust the template for your 
employment landing page:
https://www.greens-efa.eu/en/get-involved/work-with-us

When I visited to promote it (on the fediverse), I visually mistook the 
yellow banner as the website footer - and then made the false conclusion 
that your promoted temporary-agent IT project-manager role was infact 
the internship position:
https://www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/job/it-project-manager-it-developer

This confusion was only rectified attempting to correct another Lisper 
posting the (correct) internship role (given that the application 
deadlines are different).

These are oversights from me - but I suspect if both employment and 
internships were given the same formatting it may not have happened.

FWIW, I consider 1500 EUR rather generous for a Brussels internship 
relative to many EU ones in the city, which pleases me no end.
Precariat employment practices are a blight within EU associations, it 
shames us all that talent struggles to succeed compared to the spawn of 
the well heeled.


Best wishes,


Jonathan McHugh

> 
> SASSMANNSHAUSEN Alexander-Carlos 
> <alexander.sassmannshausen@europarl.europa.eu>
> writes:
> 
>> 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 &amp; 
>> 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 
>> &quot;Central Secretariat&quot; 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

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Jonathan McHugh
indieterminacy@libre.brussels