Senior Project Officer

As a Senior Project Officer, you will :

• assist the project manager/long-term adviser in the preparation of terms of reference for specific project interventions;
• establish budgets for project activities;
• contribute to the control and follow-up on budgetary and financial issues related to project activities in accordance with Council of Europe regulations and procedures as well as partner/donor requirements;
• contribute to project reporting and monitoring expenditures in line with required regulations and procedures; 
• negotiate contracts in the most cost-effective way in line with Council of Europe rules and regulations;
• liaise with stakeholders such as project consultants, beneficiary institutions, donors and other partners as regards the implementation of project activities;
• contribute to project activities on content/substance;
• organise and participate in project meetings and events, and undertake follow-up action as required;
• undertake, upon assignment, missions to the project regions in support of project activities;
• contribute to the preparation of project reports;
• contribute to raising the visibility of the project by disseminating information to those concerned and ensure adequate information flow within the project stakeholders and relevant partners and experts;
• perform any other task related to the implementation of the project as requested;
• carry out allocated assignments for other activities organised by the relevant Division and Programme Office.

You must:

• hold a completed full course of general secondary education and appropriate professional qualifications; 
• have a minimum of  three years of relevant professional experience in the implementation of technical co-operation projects on criminal matters at international level; experience of projects in the field of cybercrime or legal affairs would be an advantage;
• have a very good knowledge of English (one of the two official languages of the Council of Europe) and basic knowledge of Spanish and/or Portuguese;
• be a citizen of the host country or one of the 46 member States of the Council of Europe and fulfil the conditions for appointment to the civil service of that state;
• be present in Romania;
• 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.

• Operational - Planning and work organisation
• Operational - Analysis and problem solving
• Operational - Drafting skills
• Operational - Results orientation
• Interpersonal - Teamwork and co-operation

• Professional and technical expertise:
  • experience in carrying out corresponding duties;
  • knowledge of specific project management tools (Project Management Methodology, logframes, etc.);
  • good computer skills of standard tools in office applications (word processing, spreadsheet, data bases, presentation software, outlook, internet/intranet publication).

• Interpersonal - Communication
• Interpersonal - Resilience
• Interpersonal - Adaptability

• Professional and technical expertise:
  • a university degree in law, social sciences or economics;
  • specific knowledge of relevant Council of Europe standards related to cybercrime and electronic evidence;
  • knowledge of processes, regulations, procedures, work methods and tools of the Council of Europe;
  • experience in the management of financial resources.

This job vacancy is for a local external recruitment based on temporary contracts. Employment is limited to 31 December of the current year and may be extended. 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 Rule No. 1234 laying down the conditions of recruitment and employment of locally recruited staff members working in Council of Europe Duty Stations located outside of France. 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].