Project Assistants

Vacancy number

1056/2025

Recruitment type

External recruitment (local)

Posted date

30-Sep-2025

Deadline to apply

14-Oct-2025

Duty station

Bucharest

Grade

B2

Entity

Directorate of Programme Co-ordination

Your Team

The Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) in Bucharest, Romania, is responsible for assisting countries worldwide in strengthening their legal systems capacity to respond to the challenges posed by cybercrime and electronic evidence on the basis of the standards of the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime. You will join one of our project teams working in these areas.

Your Role

As a Project Assistant, you will:

• provide logistical and administrative assistance to the project team, as well as to experts and consultants;
• assist in the day-to-day preparation, organisation, implementation, and follow-up of project activities, completing all necessary assignments in advance and in a timely manner;
• make practical arrangements for project activities, including international travel, visa requests, accommodation, meeting venue bookings, local transportation, translation, interpretation, etc.;
• follow up on all contractual and administrative files and financial arrangements related to project activities, including purchase orders and settlement of expenditures in a timely manner;
• draft and format contractual engagements, correspondence, memos, minutes of meetings, presentations, and assist in preparing reports in line with Council of Europe instructions and relevant procedures;
• record, maintain and update a variety of data, and files using relevant electronic documentation tools, monitor aspects of the implementation of activities and support proper data collection;
• proofread and review texts and documents; translate documents and texts related to project activities from/to English; check translations; organise the production, distribution and publication of documents in print version or online;
• assist in ensuring the visibility of the project and dissemination of visibility materials;
• ensure the timely circulation of pertinent information and documents among the project team, the Office and Headquarters;
• follow up on any other financial information and documentation to be submitted to Headquarters;
• carry out other tasks as may be required connected to the project implementation and in support of the efficient functioning of the Office;
• promote Council of Europe values internally and externally.

Requirements to apply

You must:

• have a completed full course of general secondary education followed by a post-secondary diploma corresponding to a minimum of two years studies; exceptionally, the post-secondary qualification requirement may be waived for candidates with at least four years of relevant professional experience in administrative tasks, project implementation support, or similar roles in an international organisation;
• have a minimum of two years of relevant professional experience in administrative tasks (within public or private organisations), in supporting the implementation of projects, or in similar functions;
• have a very good knowledge of English (one of the two official languages of the Council of Europe);
• be a citizen of the host country or one of the 46 member States of the Council of Europe and fulfil the conditions for appointment to the civil service of that state;
• be currently present in Romania;
• 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 competency framework.

Key competencies

• Operational - Planning and work organisation
• Operational - Concern for quality
• Interpersonal - Service orientation
• Interpersonal - Teamwork and co-operation

• Interpersonal - Communication

• Professional and technical expertise:

• proven practical knowledge and experience in administrative and secretarial duties;

• general knowledge and understanding of international co-operation activities;
• ICT skills: sound computer skills and experience using standard tools in office applications (word processing, presentation software, outlook, spreadsheet, databases, internet publications).

Desirable competencies

• Operational - Learning and development
• Interpersonal - Resilience

• Interpersonal - Adaptability

• Professional and technical expertise:

• professional experience related to project implementation support duties and assistance;

• experience of working in an international environment;
• general knowledge and understanding of the activities of the Council of Europe;
• knowledge of French (other official language of the Council of Europe).

What we offer

This job vacancy is for a local external recruitment based on temporary contracts. Employment is limited to 31 December of the current year and may be extended. 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 Rule No. 1234 laying down the conditions of recruitment and employment of locally recruited staff members working in Council of Europe Duty Stations located outside of France. 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