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General Information

Vacancy number
1150/2026
Recruitment type
External recruitment (international)
Type of contract
Fixed-term appointment
Posted date
13-Feb-2026
Deadline to apply
09-Mar-2026
Duty station
Strasbourg
Grade
A5
Entity
Directorate General of Democracy and Human Dignity (DGII)

Description & Requirements

Your Team

Eurimages is the Council of Europe’s fund for the financial support of international film co-production. One of Europe’s most distinctive cultural co-operation instruments, it has helped shape the European and international film landscape for over three decades.  As an Enlarged Partial Agreement of the Council of Europe, Eurimages has 39 member states, from Armenia to Canada. The Fund’s actions uphold and give expression to the Council of Europe values of freedom of artistic expression, cultural diversity, pluralism and co-operation across borders. Under the direction of a Board of Management composed of representatives of member states, Eurimages’ day-to-day operations are overseen by an Executive Committee.

Eurimages’ activities are implemented by an international team of 29 persons, responsible for all operational aspects of the Fund’s four support programmes and two transversal strategies, with particular emphasis on the flagship co-production support scheme. The team also operates the Council of Europe’s Pilot Programme for Series Co-productions and maintains regular contacts with film and audiovisual industry professionals from across the Fund’s member states.

Your Role

Coordination and Advisory

  • advise the Board of Management of Eurimages on the design and preparation of Fund policy and strategy;
  • manage implementation and follow-up of strategic directions;
  • ensure effective and efficient management of the Fund’s activities and financial resources;
  • supervise the organisation of meetings of the governing bodies of the Fund and other events, including overseeing the preparation and publication of official documents;
  • oversee the operation of the Co-production Support Scheme;
  • report to the Board of Management on results, opportunities and risks;
  • provide strategic guidance and advice to the Director General of Democracy and Human Dignity and the Director for Democracy and report to the latter on results achieved, future requirements, risks and opportunities;
  • contribute to the shaping and implementation of policies and programmes within the Directorate General of Democracy and Human Dignity.

Leadership and Staff Management

  • provide leadership to the Eurimages’ secretariat;
  • motivate the team, foster co-operation and team spirit, and encourage professional development; 
  • manage human resources by ensuring clear allocation of roles and responsibilities and a harmonious working environment.

Communication and Representation

  • represent the Council of Europe and Eurimages in interactions with international, national, and regional institutional partners, as well as with industry professionals;
  • maintain and expand relationships, contributing to institutional dialogue and reflection on issues relevant to film and audiovisual policy.
Requirements to apply

You must:

  • hold a higher education degree or qualification equivalent to a master’s degree (2nd cycle of the Bologna process framework of qualifications for the European Higher Education Area) in media studies, economics, political science, cultural policy or management, business or law or similar subject;
  • have extensive professional experience in the field of international co-operation in the film and audiovisual sector, preferably in an institutional setting;
  • demonstrate proven and relevant management experience, including team leadership and development; recognised ability in managing human resources, programmes, projects and budgets;
  • possess excellent communication skills and proven ability to collaborate and partner with multiple stakeholders;
  • have a very good level of English (one of the two official languages of the Council of Europe) and a good level of French (the second official language).

You must also:

  • be a citizen of one of the member states of the Council of Europe and fulfil the conditions for appointment to the civil service of that state;
  • have discharged any obligation concerning national service (military, civil or comparable);
  • not be the parent, child, stepchild or grandchild of a serving staff member of the Council of Europe;
  • be under the age of 65 years.

Your application must demonstrate to what extent you have the competencies listed below. To help you doing so, feel free to consult our competency framework.

Key competencies
  • Managerial - Vision and Strategic Insight
  • Managerial - Leadership
  • Managerial - Management of teams
  • Operational - Creativity and innovation
  • Operational - Results orientation
  • Professional and technical expertise:
    • solid knowledge and understanding of the European and international film and audiovisual sector, its business practices and recent technological developments;
    • thorough knowledge of national film and audiovisual policies in Europe.
Desirable competencies
  • Interpersonal - Relationship building
  • Interpersonal - Communication
  • Interpersonal - Resilience

Professional and technical expertise:

  • have previously worked in an institution responsible for film and audiovisual funding and policy and/or research at regional, national or international level. 
What we offer

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.

Applications and selection procedure

For more information on how we recruit, you can consult the page Our recruitment process. This recruitment is carried out in accordance with Article 490 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.

Important information

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.