Media relations Officer

The team within which you will work, the Media Department, serves as the central hub for all media relations. The Media Department provides clear, accurate and consistent information about the Council of Europe’s work and actively promotes its values, positions and decisions.

As a Media relations Officer, you will:

• Follow the activities of the Council of Europe Major Administrative Entities; 
• Collect information, facts and statistics from both Council of Europe and external bodies;
• Draft speeches, statements and position papers; 
• Contribute to overall media work of the Service by expanding media contacts, drafting press releases, statements, articles, factsheets and web items; 
• Identify key messages to target audiences, including online and through social media; 
• Promote the Council of Europe values and priorities internally and externally.

• Managerial - Vision and Strategic Insight
• Operational - Analysis and problem solving
• Operational - Drafting skills
• Interpersonal - Communication

• Professional and technical expertise:

• experience in media communications;
• knowledge of media relations and social media communications.

• Operational - Planning and work organisation
• Interpersonal - Teamwork and co-operation

• Professional and technical expertise:

• Knowledge of another language would be an asset (e.e. Turkish, German, etc.).

This vacancy is for a secondment, ruled by Article 23 of Committee of Ministers’ Resolution CM/Res(2012)2. You can consult the conditions of secondment to the Council of Europe (days of leave, allowances etc.) on the webpage What we offer.  This secondment does not foresee any allowances or travel expenses from the Organisation.

This secondment should start as soon as possible.

For more information on how we recruit, you can consult the page Our recruitment process of our Career's website. 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). Only applicants who meet the conditions of the Committee of Ministers’ Resolution CM/Res(2012)2) and who best meet the abovementioned criteria will be considered for selection and for the next stage.

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].