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Ongoing competitions

If you have already applied for a competition, and wish to find out further scheduling information after the closing date, please consult for regular updates.

The timetable below is supplied for information purposes only and does not legally bind the Council of Europe who reserves the right to modify the contents and the dates.

Vacancy number

Competition title

Closing date for receipt of applications

Pre-selection

Dispatch date emails: admissibility to exams

Date of written/practical exams

Dispatch date emails: admissibility to interview

Provisional date of interviews

Dispatch date emails: decision

e84/2007

(last update 17/07/09)

Competition for the recruitment of administrative officers (grade A1/A2)

19 September 2007

Complete

7 March 2008

4 April 2008

Profiles A, C-Gen & C-ICT 24 June 2008-

Profiles B & D
15 September 2008

Profile C-ICT
15 September 2008;

Profile A
16 September 2008;
Profile C-Gen
18 & 19 September 2008; Profile B = 22 October 2008; Profile D = 2 to 10 June 2009

17 July 2009

e62/2008
(last update 9/11/09)

Management/project support assistants (Grade B2)

4 September 2008

Complete

19 November 2008

6 February 2009

Profiles B & D = 20 March 2009
Profile C = 4 April 2009
Profile A = 17 April 2009

Profiles B: tests 14 April & interviews 15 April 2009.
Profiles D: tests 15 April & interviews 16 & 17 April 2009
Profile C: tests 11 May & interviews 12 & 13 May 2009
Profile A: interviews from 9 September to 1st October 2009 (emails sent on 23 June 2009)

6 November 2009

e10/2009

Post of Secretary General of the Congress (Grade A7)

25 March 2009

Underway

         

e14/2009

Competition open to Latvian-speaking Secretarial Assistants (Grade B1/B2)

3 April 2009

Complete

18 May 2009

8 June 2009

11 September 2009

5 and 6 October 2009

12 January 2010

e15/2009

Positions of Administrative Project Assistant (Grade B4) – DG-HL

7 April 2009

Complete

N/A

N/A

8 January 2010

4, 5, 8 & 9
March 2010

End March 2010

e16/2009

Positions of Principal Project Assistant (Grade B5)

7 April 2009

Complete

N/A

N/A

8 January 2010

1, 2, 3 & 4 March 2010

End March 2010

e24/2009

Fixed-term position: Maltese lawyer (Grade A1/A2/A3)

22 April 2009

Complete

25 May 2009

19 June 2009

10 September 2009

2 October 2009

23 November 2009

e46/2009

Competition open to Greek-speaking Secretarial Assistants (Grade B1/B2)

10 July 2009

Complete

31 July 2009

14 September 2009

November 2009

8 December 2009

21 December 2009

e47/2009

Position of Deputy to the Executive Director of the European Youth Centre Budapest (Grade A1/A2)

15 July 2009

Complete

13 August 2009

24 September 2009

8 December 2009

18 January 2010

 

e57/2009

Position of Administrative Assistant at the European Youth Centre Budapest (Grade B4)

25 August 2009

Complete

17 November 2009

14 December 2009

     

e58/2009

Two posts of Interpreter (Grade LI3)

28 August 2009

Complete

   

29 September 2009

22 & 23 October 2009

25 November 2009

e59/2009

Position of Communications Officer (Grade A1/A2)

31 August 2009

Complete

28 January 2010

1 March 2010

     

e63/2009

Position of Media Analyst (Grade B4)

16 September 2009

Complete

28 January 2010

26 February 2010

     

e65/2009

Position of Press Officer (Grade A1/A2)

25 September 2009

Underway

         

e66/2009

Position of Biology Technician in Production (B3)

28 September 2009

Complete

29 October 2009

20 November 2009

11 January 2010

29 January 2010

 

e71/2009

English Language Checker (Grade B3)

9 October 2009

Complete

18 November 2009

14 December 2009

     

e78/2009

Secretary of the Venice Commission – Director (Grade A6)

19 November 2009

Complete

n/a

n/a

18 December 2009

19 & 21 January (morning only) 2010

 

e79/2009

Post of Scientific Programme Officer (A1/A2)

23 November

Complete

11 January 2010

8 February 2010

     

e83/2009

Post of Deputy Secretary to the Committee of Ministers

15 December 2009

Underway

         

e84/2009

Position of Principal Administrative Project Assistant (Grade B5)

17 December 2009

Complete

N/A

N/A

25 January 2010

18 & 26 March 2010

 

e86/2009

Position of Administrative Assistant (Grade B4)

12 January 2010

Underway

         

e87/2009

Administrative Support Assistant (Grade B3), EYC Budapest

12 January 2010

Underway

         

e900/2009

Temporary vacancies for Secretarial support staff for short term temporary contracts (maximum 6 months)

12 June 2009

Underway

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

September 2009

e1/2010

Assistant Lawyer – Czech Republic (Grade B3)

15 February 2010

           

e2/2010

Assistant Lawyer - Iceland

15 February 2010

           

General information

All information regarding the written examinations and the venues for exam centres will be included in the emails sent to candidates if they are selected. However, as a guideline, written exams generally take place in Strasbourg and in one/several capitals of member States of the Council of Europe.
Under no circumstances are past papers or examples of exam questions disclosed to candidates.