Junior Digital Communications and Data Analytics Officer

You will join one of our dedicated Communications teams working on social media content or web publishing, either in a specialised entity or directly for the Media Department.

As a Junior Digital Communications and Data Analytics Officer, you may perform a selection of the following tasks depending on your area of activity:

• monitor and analyse trends in social media relating to specific subject matter areas covered by the relevant directorate;
• shoot and edit short-form videos for platforms such as Instagram and YouTube;
• draft short-form copy for websites, blogs, newsletters, and promotional materials aimed at boosting visibility of the Organisation and engagement of the audience;
• undertake research, data collection and analysis on specific subjects, providing detailed reports;
• monitor and analyse social media insights and performance metrics to inform content strategy and report on effectiveness;
• edit and proofread content to ensure clarity, accuracy, and alignment with brand tone and web usability standards;
• upload, format, and publish content using a web content management system (CMS Liferay);
• optimise page titles, meta descriptions, headings, and body text for SEO;
• apply basic HTML/CSS to edit or troubleshoot content layouts and styling;
• co-ordinate with content creators to implement updates and maintain editorial consistency;
• conduct routine checks for broken links, image issues, and outdated pages;
• use tags, categories, and internal linking to enhance navigation and search visibility.

You must:

• have a university diploma, or degree, preferably corresponding to the 2nd cycle of the Bologna process framework of qualifications for the European Higher Education Area, in a relevant field (e.g. Communications, Journalism, Political Science, Web Design, Digital Media, ICT, or similar).
• have a maximum of 2 years of relevant experience in a position related to communication, media, social media, data analysis, web content (internships discounted);
• have an excellent knowledge of one of the Council of Europe’s official languages (English or French).

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 35 years.

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

• Operational - Analysis and problem solving
• Operational - Creativity and innovation
• Operational - Drafting skills
• Operational - Concern for quality
• Interpersonal - Teamwork and co-operation

• Professional and technical expertise in two or more of the following:

• creating engaging multimedia content for social media platforms like Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook;
• photography and basic animation/motion graphics skills, including proficiency in graphic design software (e.g. Adobe Creative Suite),
• interpreting and reporting on social media insights and analytics (e.g. native platform analytics, Google Analytics, or similar) 
• using web content management systems (e.g. WordPress, Drupal, Joomla) and familiarity with basic graphic or media editing for web use;
• understanding of SEO principles and web accessibility standards;
• proficiency in common office and digital tools (e.g. Microsoft Office, basic image editing tools like Canva or Photoshop).

• Operational - Planning and work organisation
• Interpersonal - Service orientation
• Interpersonal - Influencing

• Knowledge of the other official language (English or French), or the ability to learn it on the job.

This job vacancy is published within the framework of the Junior Professionals Programme (limited to 4 years). 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 4100 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 [email protected], 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 [email protected].