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Vacancy Notice N° e69/2017
English Language Checker (Grade B3)
Registry of the European Court of Human Rights
Closing date: 12 July 2017
Location : Strasbourg
Job mission
FIXED-TERM CONTRACT
Under the authority of the Registrar of the Court and the Head of the Language Department, the incumbent will review the linguistic quality of specified categories of the Court’s draft judgments and decisions drafted in English by Registry lawyers who are not native English speakers. This mainly concerns drafts in cases other than Grand Chamber, pilot and leading cases.
* External recruitment procedure organised in accordance with Article 15B of the Regulations on Appointments
Key activities
The incumbent performs the following key duties:
carries out a language check of specified categories of documents, in particular draft judgments and decisions, to ensure they are clear, readily comprehensible and grammatically correct, consulting the author where necessary;
identifies any terminological problems and searches for and analyses the information needed to resolve them;
for each document checked, gives the lawyers concerned the feedback they need to develop their drafting ability in English;
provides linguistic assistance to lawyers during the drafting process by giving them opinions and advice on an ad hoc basis;
takes part, on a voluntary basis, in training Registry lawyers by devising and running language workshops tailored to their specific needs in drafting the Court’s judgments;
contributes to the linguistic databases managed by the translators;
takes part in divisional terminology meetings; explains any country-specific difficulties and, where appropriate, justifies the solutions proposed.
Please note that the incumbent may be required to perform other duties not listed in the vacancy notice.
Eligibility Requirements
Only applicants who best meet the following criteria will be considered for shortlisting.
Qualifications:
higher-education qualification (at least 2 years of studies) in a relevant field, for example in languages or law, or appropriate professional experience.
Experience:
at least two years of professional experience in the areas of language checking, translation or law (four years for those who do not have the above mentioned qualification).
Language requirements:
English mother tongue (or command of English of mother-tongue standard), good knowledge of French.
Nationality:
nationality of one of the 47 Council of Europe member states.
Age:
under 65 years of age at the closing date of the vacancy notice.
Employee Core Values
Council of Europe staff members adhere to the values Professionalism, Integrity and Respect.
Competencies
Essential:
Professional and technical expertise
– basic legal knowledge, particularly of the Convention system and the Court’s case-law, and ability to develop knowledge in this field;
– advanced linguistic knowledge of terminology, spelling, syntax, style;
– proven drafting skills in English.
Planning and work organisation
Analysis and problem solving
Relationship building
Concern for quality
Desirable:
Initiative
Service orientation
Teamwork and co-operation
For more information, please refer to the Competency Framework of the Council of Europe.
Additional information
Applications
Applications must be made in English or French using the Council of Europe on-line application system. By connecting to our website www.coe.int/jobs you can create and submit your on-line application. Applications must be submitted at the latest 12 July 2017 (midnight French time).
The selection procedure consists of shortlisting, assessment(s), and a panel interview. Assessments may include one or more of the following: ability tests, behavioural questionnaires, job-related examinations, situational exercises, language tests, interviews and full assessment centres. At least one assessment will be eliminatory.
Depending on the number of applicants, the length of the required professional experience may be increased.
Candidates with the best results in the previous stages of the procedure (tests, exams, etc.) will, as a last stage of the procedure, be invited for an interview with a panel.
Following this competition, a reserve list of successful candidates, in order of merit, may be established. This list will be valid for two years with the possibility of extending it to a maximum of four years. It should be noted that placement on a reserve list does not give candidates the right to an appointment within the Council of Europe. The choice of candidates from a reserve list is not made solely according to the order of merit but also takes into account the requirements of the position to be filled and the qualifications of the candidates.
During the period of validity of the reserve list, candidates on the list may be offered employment on a fixed-term contract, which may be renewed one or several times. There is a statutory probationary period of two years.
The compulsory retirement age is 65.
Details on conditions of employment including salaries, allowances, pension scheme and social insurance can be consulted on our recruitment website.
Under its equal opportunities policy, the Council of Europe is aiming to achieve parity in the number of women and men employed in each category and grade. In the event of equal merit, preference will therefore be given to the applicant belonging to the under-represented sex.
The Council of Europe welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief or sexual orientation.
During the different stages of the recruitment procedure, specific measures may be taken to ensure equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities.
The Organisation
The Council of Europe is the continent’s leading organisation in the protection of human rights, democracy and rule of law. It was founded in 1949 in order to promote greater unity between its members and now includes 47 member states, all having signed up to the European Convention on Human Rights.
By Statute, the Council of Europe has two constituent organs: the Committee of Ministers, composed of the member states’ Ministers for Foreign Affairs, and the Parliamentary Assembly, comprising delegations from the national parliaments. The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe represents the entities of local and regional self-government within the member states. The Commissioner for Human Rights is an independent and impartial institution within the Council of Europe mandated to promote the awareness of and respect for human rights in member states.
The European Court of Human Rights is the judicial body which oversees the implementation of the Convention in the member states. 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.
The Council of Europe has its permanent headquarters in Strasbourg (France) and in addition it maintains external presence in more than twenty countries. More information about the Council of Europe external presence.
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Applications must be made in English or French using the Council of Europe on-line application system. By connecting to our website www.coe.int/jobs you can create and submit your on-line application. Applications must be submitted at the latest 12 July 2017 (midnight French time)
