Deputy Registrar of the European Court of Human Rights (Director level)

The European Court of Human Rights oversees the implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights in the member states. Individuals can bring complaints of human rights violations to the Strasbourg Court once all possibilities of appeal have been exhausted in the member state concerned.

The task of the Registry is to provide legal and administrative support to the Court in the exercise of its judicial functions. It is therefore composed of lawyers, administrative and technical staff and translators and comprises a workforce of approximately 700 people coming from 46 member states.

Under the direct supervision of the Registrar, the Deputy Registrar supervises the Grand Chamber Registry and Section Registrars, who manage the Legal Units attached to their respective sections.

As a Deputy Registrar you will assist the Registrar in key areas of judicial and administrative management of the Court and its Registry.

Programme and Resource Management

• together with the Registrar, oversee the case-processing activities of the Registry;
• advise the judges on practice and procedure;
• assist the Registrar in organising the work of the Grand Chamber Registry;
• advise the Registrar in determining the overall staff and budgetary policy; make recommendations to the Registrar on staff and budgetary matters.

Leadership and Staff Management

• assist the Registrar of the Court in providing leadership and direction to approximately 700 staff by maintaining a harmonious and efficient working environment within the Registry so as to ensure that the Registry provides effective assistance to the Court;
• set annual objectives and assess the performance of senior Registry officials.

Responsibility and Reporting

• • assist the Registrar of the Court, the Registry’s senior official, and replace him or her when necessary.

Communication and Representation

• • ensure the effective implementation of the Court’s communications policy, in accordance with the instructions of the Court, notably in relation to the media, the general and specialised public and other international and national courts; 
  • maintain contacts and co-operate with senior management in other parts of the Council of Europe;  
  • represent the Registry and, on the instructions of the President, the Court.

• Managerial - Vision and Strategic Insight
• Managerial - Organisational and contextual awareness
• Managerial - Management of teams
• Operational - Analysis and problem solving
• Interpersonal - Communication

• Managerial - Decision making
• Interpersonal - Influencing
• Interpersonal - Resilience

This job vacancy is for an international external recruitment. You can consult the conditions of employment (salaries, allowances, pension scheme, social insurance, etc.) on the webpage What we offer. 

For more information on how we recruit, you can consult the page Our recruitment process. This recruitment is carried out in accordance with Articles 490 and 4150.2 of the Council of Europe Staff Rules. The deadline for applications is indicated in the General information section of this vacancy notice (see above) and is fixed at 23:59:59 (CET/CEST). When applying, make sure your motivation shows how your competencies make your profile the best for the role.

As an equal opportunity employer, the Council of Europe welcomes applications from all suitably qualified people, irrespective of sex, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic or social origin, disability, religion or belief. Under its equal opportunity policy, the Council of Europe is aiming to achieve gender parity in staff employed in each category and grade. At the time of appointment, preference between suitable people shall be given to the person of the gender which is under-represented in the relevant grades within the category to which the vacancy belongs.

Applicants with specific needs are encouraged to request reasonable accommodations at any stage during the recruitment process. Please contact us at talents@coe.int, we will ensure that your request is handled.

The information published on the CoE’s careers website regarding working conditions is correct at the time of publication of the vacancy notice. Any changes to these conditions during the recruitment process will be updated on our Portal and will apply at the time of the job offer. Our career's website is not intended to be exhaustive and may not address all questions you would have. Should you have remaining questions, please contact us at talents@coe.int.