Turkish-speaking Assistant

General Information

Vacancy number
1411/2026
Recruitment type
External recruitment (international)
Type of contract
Fixed\-term appointment
Posted date
22\-Jun\-2026
Deadline to apply
15\-Jul\-2026
Duty station
Strasbourg
Grade
B1/B2
Entity
Registry of the European Court of Human Rights

Description \& Requirements

Your Team
The European Court of Human Rights 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 Turkish\-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 diploma equivalent to at least two years of post\-secondary education, 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 post\-secondary 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 Turkish (first language level);


• have a very good knowledge of one of the Council of Europe’s official languages (English/French);


• have a basic knowledge of the other language (English/French) or the ability to acquire that knowledge during the period of assignment.

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 65 years of age at the closing of the deadline for submission of applications for this vacancy notice.

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.

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 in Turkish and in one of the official languages (English/French);


• 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:

• qualification as a legal assistant;


• professional experience in support functions in the legal field.

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 What we offer.

Applications and selection procedure
For more information on how we recruit, you can consult the page Our recruitment process. This recruitment is carried out in accordance with Article 490 of the Council of Europe Staff Rules. The deadline for applications is indicated in the General information section of this vacancy notice 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 talents@coe.int, 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 talents@coe.int.

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