Ms Ruotanen has a deep understanding of the Council of Europe’s mission and operations, including in the fields of standard setting, monitoring and cooperation. She has notably served as Director of Equality and Human Dignity (DGII), Director of Justice and Human Dignity (DGI), Director of Cooperation (DGI), as well as Director of the Private Office of the Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General. She has also worked several years in the Parliamentary Assembly, most recently as Director of the Committees. 

Nedeljka is a journalist by formal education, a youth worker by non-formal education, and she is an activist in her heart. Since 2010, Nedeljka has been active in the field of non-formal education. Since 2018, Nedeljka has been working for the National association of youth workers (NAPOR) where she has participated in the creation of youth policy from national to international levels. In addition to sitting on the bureau of the Advisory Council on Youth, she is member of the association "I want to go to theatre" which promotes theatre amongst young people.