General Information

Vacancy number
1081/2026
Recruitment type
External recruitment (international)
Type of contract
Fixed-term appointment
Posted date
27-Jan-2026
Deadline to apply
17-Feb-2026
Duty station
Strasbourg
Grade
B1/B2
Entity
Registry of the European Court of Human Rights

Description & Requirements

Your Team

The is the judicial body which oversees the implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights in the member states of the Council of Europe. 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. 

Support to the Registry’s case-processing lawyers is provided by assistants who work in Administrative Support Teams (ASTs). The ASTs are part of the Directorate of Filtering and Support Services. You will be working in one of these ASTs. Each AST provides administrative support to various legal units, organised by country. On arrival, you will receive comprehensive training.

Your Role

As a Swedish-speaking Assistant, you will:

  • process judgments, minutes, decisions and other documents of the Court;  
  • draft, format and finalise correspondence and other documents according to instructions;
  • use applications databases: enter and maintain data in the Court Management Information System (CMIS) and in other case-management tools;
  • handle and file mail and documents; keep electronic and paper files up-to-date;
  • assist lawyers in the preliminary legal analysis of cases;
  • prepare and keep up-to-date lists and statistics related to cases.
Requirements to apply

You must:

  • hold a higher education diploma equivalent to at least two years' studies, followed by at least one year's recent professional experience directly related to the nature of the support functions (preferably in paralegal tasks, data management or projects); in the absence of a higher education diploma, secondary education must be completed and followed by at least two years of recent professional experience directly related to the nature of the support functions; 
  • have an excellent knowledge of Swedish (first language level);
  • have a very good knowledge of English;
  • have a basic knowledge of French or the ability to acquire that knowledge on the job.

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 .

Key competencies
  • Operational - Planning and work organisation
  • Operational - Concern for quality
  • Operational - Learning and development
  • Interpersonal - Teamwork and co-operation
  • Interpersonal - Communication
  • Professional and technical expertise:
    • ability to draft correspondence in Swedish and in English;
    • proficiency in the use of current office applications and databases. 
Desirable competencies
  • Operational - Analysis and problem solving
  • Operational - Results orientation
  • Interpersonal - Adaptability
  • Professional and technical expertise:
    • a qualification as a legal assistant;
    • professional experience in support functions in the legal field;
    • good knowledge of one of the following languages: Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic or Finnish.
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 . 

Applications and selection procedure

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

At Impactpool we do our best to provide you the most accurate info, but closing dates may be wrong on our site. Please check on the recruiting organization's page for the exact info. Candidates are responsible for complying with deadlines and are encouraged to submit applications well ahead.
Before applying, please make sure that you have read the requirements for the position and that you qualify. Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.