Legal Advisor on Social Rights

The team within which you will work, the Reporting and Collective Complaints Divisions within the Department of Social Rights, Directorate General Human Rights and Rule of Law, supports the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR), in particular by conducting legal analysis and preparing conclusions under the reporting procedure and decisions in the collective complaints procedure. The team also ensures that monitoring findings follow-up work is carried out liaising with relevant stakeholders. Finally, the team also contributes to the implementation of Council of Europe Fourth Summit follow-up action in the social justice related field.

As a Legal Advisor, you will:

• carry out research on national law and practice related to rights guaranteed by the European Social Charter and prepare draft conclusions based on state reports under the reporting procedure, draft decisions in the context of the collective complaints procedure and/or any other draft text to be adopted by the ECSR;  
• in dialogue with competent national authorities, prepare draft documents in the follow-up procedures to reporting conclusions and/or decisions in collective complaints;  
• participate in country-specific enhanced-dialogue activities to identify and promote solutions to problematic issues related to the implementation of Charter rights;
• carry out research and draft concept papers or factsheets about critical pan European social rights issues and/or relevant European Committee of Social Rights case-law; 
• organise and/or participate in meetings and other activities, including awareness raising, capacity building, and the dissemination of standards and best practices to promote the implementation of social rights;
• contribute to the performance of other specific tasks of the Department.

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

• Professional and technical expertise:

• knowledge of international human rights law, in particular social rights, including knowledge of the European Social Charter system and the European Committee of Social Rights case-law; 
• experience in human rights research and monitoring; 
• awareness of the international political, economic, social and cultural context.

• Managerial - Vision and Strategic Insight
• Interpersonal - Negotiating
• Interpersonal - Communication

• Professional and technical expertise:

• fluency in both Council of Europe languages would be a plus;
• previous professional experience in an international environment.

This vacancy is for a secondment, ruled by Article 23 of . You can consult the conditions of secondment to the Council of Europe (days of leave, allowances etc.) on the webpage . 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 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 , 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 .