Senior Project Officer – Council of Europe Office in Bucharest

Under the authority of the Head of Office and the supervision of the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law (DG-I), the incumbent will carry out multiple assignments to help meet the expected results and objectives of the Project on Cybercrime in the Eastern Partnership Region (Cybercrime@EAP II).

Employment is limited to the duration of the project which is expected to end in October 2017.

The Senior Project Officer will perform the following tasks in accordance with the Organisation’s procedures, guidelines and priorities, with a concern for quality, efficiency, accuracy and confidentiality:

•  assists in developing, planning, implementing and co-ordinating various activities in the framework of the project;
•  assists the project manager in the preparation of terms of reference for specific project interventions;
•  establishes budgets for project activities and assists in the following of the project budget;
•  negotiates contracts in the most cost effective way in line with Council of Europe rules and regulations;
•  reports problems encountered; suggest priorities and adjustments as necessary;
•  liaises with counterpart project groups;
•  contributes to the visibility of the project and maintains the project website;
•  undertakes missions to the project region in support of project activities;
•  contributes to the preparation of project reports; prepares and submits any other documentation as required;
•  handles secretarial work with final responsibility;
•  processes, drafts and formats correspondence;
•  edits and corrects texts;
•  prepares agendas for meetings; ensures accurate minutes of meetings, decisions or actions to take; provides follow-up of all actions or decisions;
•  supervises co-ordination of information and plans activities;
•  deals with highly confidential matters.

Please note that the incumbent may be required to discharge other duties not listed in the vacancy notice.

This local recruitment procedure is open to candidates resident in Romania.

Qualification: completed secondary education followed by an appropriate professional qualification. A university degree in law, social sciences or economics would be an advantage.

Experience: at least four years’ relevant professional experience contributing to the implementation of technical co-operation or policy-oriented projects at the European/international level; including in particular the organisation of project activities;

Language requirements: ability to express oneself, present and draft clearly, concisely and convincingly in English.

Nationality: The appointed candidate must be a national of a Council of Europe member State;

Age: Under 65 years of age at the closing date of the vacancy notice.

 Managerial skills: Management of teams, networks, resources, projects; coaching of others.
Knowledge of relevant Council of Europe standards;
Knowledge of specific project management tools (Project Management Methodology, logframes, etc.);
Experience of projects in the field of cybercrime, economic crime or criminal justice would be an asset;
Knowledge of processes, regulations, procedures, work methods and tools of  the Council of Europe would be an asset;

Communication and linguistic skills:
Russian or French language skills would be an advantage.

ICT skills: sound computer skills of standard tools in office applications (word processing, spreadsheet, data bases, presentation software, outlook, internet/intranet publication). Experience in the management/maintenance of websites would be an advantage

Interpersonal skills: service and client orientation, team-work and co-operation. Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural team. Ability to work under pressure and to deal with multiple tasks and respect deadlines.

Personal attitudes: initiative and responsibility, result orientation and sense of continuous improvement, concern for quality, efficiency and accuracy, adaptability, self-management and development, organisational alignment.

Personal values: integrity, loyalty and conscience, discretion, independence and confidence, respect for diversity.

The Organisation

The Council of Europe is a political organisation founded in 1949 in order to promote greater unity between its members. It now numbers 47 member States. The Organisation’s main aims are to promote democracy, human rights and the rule of law, and to develop common responses to political, social, cultural and legal challenges in its member States. Since 1989 it has integrated most of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and supported them in their efforts to implement and consolidate their reforms.

The Council of Europe has its permanent headquarters in Strasbourg (France). By Statute, it has two constituent organs: the Committee of Ministers, composed of the member States’ Ministers for Foreign Affairs, and the Parliamentary Assembly, comprising delegations from the national parliaments. The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe represents the entities of local and regional self-government within the member States. The European Court of Human Rights is the judicial body competent to adjudicate complaints brought against a state by individuals, associations or other contracting States on grounds of violation of the European Convention on Human Rights.

The Council of Europe Offices (CoE Offices) are set up by decision of the Committee of Ministers. Their goals and way of functioning vary according to the specific mandate given to them. However, they all serve to facilitate, maintain and strengthen working relations between the Council of Europe and the national authorities (government and parliament), representatives of civil society, political parties, the media and members of the international community. Their activities allow the Council of Europe to influence legislative and other reforms, to provide expertise in the Organisation’s fields of competence and to develop effective training programmes. The CoE Offices co-ordinate initiatives with the UN, the OSCE and EU.

Applications

Applications must be made in English or French using the Council of Europe on-line application system.

Location : Bucharest, Romania

Closing Date: 16 February 2015

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