HOW ABOUT STRENGTHENING LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION IN EUROPE?
Our client, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL), is an agency of the European Union dedicated to developing, implementing and coordinating training for law enforcement officials. The Centre is located in Budapest, Hungary. Civitta in cooperation with with I-DEAL Informatikai, Szolgáltató és Kereskedelmi Kft. is providing temporary staffing services to the agency.
External Relations Assistant
As an External Relations Assistant at CEPOL, you will be providing administrative, analytical, and logistical support to the External Relations Officer. Working under the supervision of the Head of Sector, you will play a key role in monitoring EU policy developments, maintaining stakeholder networks, drafting high-level briefing materials, and supporting event coordination both at the Budapest HQ and the Brussels Liaison Office.
You will:
- Review and assess EU policies relevant to CEPOL, highlighting potential impacts and changes
- Monitor stakeholder developments to support the External Relations team
- Prepare the RELEX sub-strategy Action Plan and other requested documents
- Serve as day-to-day contact for the JHA Agencies Network, coordinating inputs and drafting common documents
- Maintain and develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Draft letters, briefing notes, and speeches for high-level strategic meetings
- Coordinate invitations for key EU-level meetings with the Brussels Liaison Officer
- Assist with organizing events at CEPOL HQ and the Brussels office
- Prepare meeting minutes, notes, and reports under supervisor guidance
- Maintain RELEX websites and digital folders, archiving electronic documents
Requirements:
- University degree of at least 3 years of study
- Minimum of 2 years of demonstrated experience in international relations, policy document analysis, or drafting high-level event briefings/speeches
- Proven experience in organizing high-level meetings and stakeholder visits
- Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills; excellent data administration capability; high attention to detail and problem-solving focus
- Proficiency in MS Office (particularly MS Excel, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint) and experience with office management systems
- Excellent command of English (B2 level or higher)
Benefits:
- Full-time temporary role from 1 September 2026 until 15 March 2027
- Salary: EUR 3,012.25 gross per month
- Opportunity to work in a prestigious EU Agency within a multicultural environment
- A position that supports work–life balance and professional development
We kindly invite you to submit your CV in English and in Europass format by 13th of July 2026.
For more information, click Apply or contact [email protected]
Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted, on a rolling basis. We encourage interested candidates to apply immediately rather than waiting for the official deadline.
Skills Required
- University degree of at least 3 years of study
- Minimum of 2 years experience in international relations, policy document analysis, or drafting high-level briefings/speeches
- Proven experience organizing high-level meetings and stakeholder visits
- Strong organizational, multi-tasking, time-management skills, high attention to detail, and problem-solving focus
- Excellent data administration capability
- Proficiency in MS Office (MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint) and experience with office management systems
- Excellent command of English (B2 level or higher)
What We Do
Civitta is a leading independent management consultancy in Emerging Europe. Today, our company, headquartered in Tartu, Estonia, employs over 700 consultants and experts across 27 offices in 19 countries: Estonia Latvia Lithuania Poland Finland Denmark Belarus Ukraine Moldova Serbia Romania Slovakia Bulgaria North Macedonia Kosovo Armenia Sweden Georgia Uzbekistan We aim to bring the right minds together to challenge the boundaries and make meaningful changes for our clients. We cover a wide range of services, including management consulting, grants and project management, market research and customer data analytics, entrepreneurship support and startups, public policy and development. We also work beyond home markets – our flexible approach and international mindset have ensured the successful cooperation with clients in 40+ countries, resulting in 10000+ completed projects. What’s our approach? We deliver more. With an effective management model, we ensure that the money paid for our work is invested in the project, not into overheads. We ask the tough questions. We challenge our clients to achieve the challenge themselves. We like unconventional projects. We have an entrepreneurial mindset allowing us to be flexible and work with niche or unusual projects. We get the job done. We collect facts, analyze them and deliver fact-based results. We are practical and we aim for impact. We have Estonian roots. An unique Central and Eastern Europe & Nordics footprint stretching over 16 countries throughout Europe. #TheChallengerAdvisory
