DIRECTORATE OF HUMAN
RESOURCES
Recruitment and Employment Management Division
Vacancy
Notice n° o64/2019 FR/EN
Local
recruitment procedure1
1 Local recruitment procedure organised in accordance with Rule No 1234 of
15 December 2005.
INFORMATION
OFFICER
(Grade B4)
LOCAL
TEMPORARY CONTRACT
Enlarged
Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes
Directorate
General of Democracy
Location:
Luxembourg
Job mission
Under the
authority of the Head of the Directorate of Democratic Citizenship and
Participation and of the Executive Secretary of the Enlarged Partial Agreement
on Cultural Routes (EPA), based in Luxembourg at the European Institute of
Cultural Routes (EICR), the position-holder will carry out the activities
included in the Council of Europe’s 2017-2020 Grant Agreement with the European
Commission (Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy – DG REGIO),
“Fostering regional development through transnational cultural routes, heritage
policies and practices” .
For this
purpose, the Information Officer will ensure regular communication with the
project’s stakeholders and the general public, producing, managing and
disseminating all kinds of documentation and information, according to the
specific project’s objectives and in accordance with its communication
strategy. In close cooperation with the Senior project officer, he/she will
update the various project information tools and channels, especially for
online communication (EPA website, EICR website, social networks and future
digital platform(s)) and printed materials where applicable. The information
officer will be responsible for the design of the project communication
strategy and the gathering of information related to the project’s results and
EU Macro-Region related fields of activity.
The contract
duration is 7 months (part-time 90%) from 1st November
2019 until 30th May 2020.
Key
activities
The incumbent
performs the following key duties:
screens and
analyses all kinds of sources of information (internet, media, publications,
documentation, files, and databases) concerning allocated field of work;
carries out
documentary, database or electronic (internet) research on specific topics,
systematically or on request;
manages the
Grant Agreement dedicated website, ensuring the publication of regular content
and its dissemination to project stakeholders and general audiences;
summarises the
results of the research, prepares information documents and reports;
provides
information for ‘background papers’ for workgroups or programme officers;
ensures
appropriate dissemination of information both internally and externally, in
accordance with communication policy, through online (websites, social media)
and printed information channels;
processes
internal and external requests for information and documentation;
contributes to the development
of ‘a documentation centre’ and keeps it up-to-date;
registers and classifies
documentation and publications received (electronic and printed);
keeps databases up-to-date;
works with other directorates
and external documentation and information centres to obtain required
information, documentation or publications, particularly in connection with
special events;
works in close contact with
others to ensure the co-ordination of activities;
reports to manager on the
status and progress of activities and if problems occur;
promotes Council of Europe
values internally and externally.
Please note
that the incumbent may be required to perform other duties not listed in the
vacancy notice.
Eligibility
criteria
This local
recruitment procedure is open to applicants already present in Luxembourg.
Only
applicants who best meet the following criteria will be considered for
shortlisting.
Qualifications:
Completed full
course of general secondary education followed by an appropriate professional
qualification: a university degree in cultural heritage management or similar
would be an advantage.
Experience:
› Practical knowledge of document management and carrying out
documentary research;
› Understands
specific needs of allocated field of competence;
Language
requirements:
› Very good
knowledge of one of the official languages (English or French) and good
knowledge of the other. Knowledge of other European languages, in particular
those of the member countries of the EPA, would be an advantage.
Nationality:
› Nationality
of host country or 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
very good knowledge of the Council of Europe;
very good knowledge of Cultural Routes programme. A field experience
in one or more Cultural Routes certified network will be an advantage;
sound computer skills (processing electronic information
and database inquiry); uses specific documentation management software.
› Organisational and contextual awareness
› Analysis and problem solving
› Service orientation
› Teamwork and co-operation
› Planning and work organisation
› Concern for
quality
› Communication
Desirable:
› Drafting skills
› Results orientation
› Relationship building
› Learning and
development
For more
information, please refer to the Competency Framework of the Council of Europe.
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 03/10/2019
(midnight French
time).
Applications
will be examined with regard to the requirements of this vacancy and applicants
will be informed in due course of the outcome of your application. This may
take some time after the closing date. Preselected candidates may be invited to
take written tests before an interview. Written tests may be eliminatory.
In accordance
with the Staff Regulations of the Council of Europe, the compulsory retirement
age is 65. We cannot therefore accept applications from persons over this age.
The conditions
of recruitment and employment which apply are contained in Rule No. 1234 of 15
December 2005 laying down the conditions of recruitment and employment of
locally recruited temporary staff members working in Council of Europe Duty
Stations located outside of France apply (Link to Rule 1234).
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.
Launched in 1987, the Cultural Routes of the Council of
Europe programme demonstrate, by means of a journey through space and time, how
the heritage of Europe's different countries and cultures contribute to a
shared and living cultural heritage. According to the Council of Europe a
Cultural Route is a cultural, educational heritage and tourism co-operation
project aiming at the development and promotion of an itinerary or a series of itineraries based on a historic route, a
cultural concept, figure or phenomenon with a transnational importance and
significance for the understanding and respect of common European values.
The Cultural Routes of the
Council of Europe programme is supported by the European Institute of Cultural
Routes, set up in 1998 as part of a political agreement between the Council of
Europe and the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg (Ministry of Culture, Higher Education
and Research). Upon the entry into force of the Council of Europe Enlarged
Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes (EPA) in 2010, an agreement establishing
the seat of the EPA at the Institute in Luxembourg was signed between the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg and the Council of
Europe. The Institute carries out regular evaluations of the compliance of
Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe with the criteria of the statutory
Resolution (CM/RES(2013)67) on Cultural Routes adopted by the Committee of
Ministers, gives advice to new applicants for certification and houses the
extensive information and documentary resources of the Cultural Routes of the
Council of Europe programme. It provides advice and assistance to routes
networks and hosts visits by project managers, researchers and students.
The European Commission is a
key partner of the EPA and provides support to its work. The overall objective
of the forthcoming DG REGIO’s grant agreement 2017-2020 “Fostering regional
development through transnational cultural routes, heritage policies and
practices” is to strengthen sustainable regional development in the 4 EU
Macro-regions (Baltic Sea Region, Danube Region, Adriatic and Ionian Region,
Alpine Region) through cultural heritage policies, practices and services as
recognised by the Council of Europe Framework Convention on the Value of
Cultural Heritage (Faro Convention) through the Cultural Routes of the Council
of Europe programme which underscores, like the Convention, the importance of
local people and their affinity with their region as essential to understanding
and rediscovering the cultural identity of the sites and to attracting new
activities, encouraging the tourism sector and sustainable local development of
rural areas and less-known destinations.
For more information about the
Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe programme, visit www.coe.int/routes
