Turnover profile

Turnover profiles are specific roles where it is considered to be in the best interests of the Organisation to have a consistent rotation of staff. Turnover profiles offer once-only opportunities under this scheme and the total duration of employment cannot exceed five years.

Staff members or former staff members who are or have previously been employed in the framework of the Junior Professional Programme or Turnover Profiles will not be eligible again for any of the profiles under these schemes. The Council of Europe reserves the right to assess the admissibility of candidates who are or have previously been employed with the Organisation according to their contractual situation at the closing date of this competition.

Job mission

Under the authority of the Head of Department (DBO), the incumbent provides scientific assistance to activities related to the technical secretariat of Committees responsible for substances of human origin and related work programmes, including the handling of data on serious adverse reactions and events in the fields of tissues, cells and blood in accordance with guidelines and priorities and with a concern for quality, efficiency and accuracy.

The incumbent performs the following key duties:

• co-ordinates, gathers, researches, analyses, integrates, follows up a wide range of data, information and documentation related to the contract with the European Commission for the study and analysis of serious adverse reactions and events in Europe in the fields of blood transfusion and tissues and cells for human application; regularly reports progress to the European Commission and presents results in Competent Authorities and other relevant meetings; prepares and ensures control and follow-up on budgetary and financial issues related to the activities;
• co-ordinates, ensures, implements and follows up other assigned activities contributing to the implementation of programmes and/or projects in the field of donation and transplantation of organs, tissues and cells and/or blood transfusion and the development of coherent reporting and evaluation tools, where needed;
• provides logistical support to meetings, committees, working groups or events in the field of donation and transplantation of organs, tissues and cells and/or blood transfusion; prepares reports, briefings, speaking notes and other documents related to the project objectives; takes minutes and follows up on actions agreed;
• drafts and/or coordinates the elaboration by external experts of scientific documents, written guidelines and publications; disseminates information to those concerned;
• liaises with stakeholders such as member state representatives, professional societies and international bodies as regards the implementation of projects and activities;
• contributes to raising the visibility of projects, whilst ensuring the quality and scientific accuracy of documents by critically reviewing documents especially those destined for publication in print version or on-line;
• advises and reports to supervisor on progress, results achieved, further requirements, complex and/or sensitive cases.

Please note that the incumbent may be required to perform other duties not listed in the vacancy notice.

Only applicants who best meet the following criteria will be considered for shortlisting.

Qualifications:

• Higher education degree or qualification (equivalent to the first cycle of the Bologna process framework of qualifications for the European Higher Education Area) in the area of biology, medicine, nursing or similar field.

Experience:

Profile A

• At least 3 years of professional experience in the field of donation and transplantation of organs, tissues and cells, including dealing with quantitative / qualitative data analyses.

Profile B

• At least 3 years of professional experience in the field of blood transfusion, including dealing with quantitative / qualitative data analyses.

Language requirements:

• Very good knowledge of one of the official languages (English) and basic knowledge of the other (French).

Nationality:

• Nationality of one of the 47 Council of Europe member states.

Age:

• Under 65 years of age at the closing date of the vacancy notice.

Admissibility:

• Candidates must be eligible for employment on this type of profile. Staff members or former staff members who are or have previously been employed in the framework of the Junior Professional Programme or Turnover Profiles will not be eligible again for any of the profiles under these schemes. The Council of Europe reserves the right to assess the admissibility of candidates who are or have previously been employed with the Organisation according to their contractual situation at the closing date of this competition. 

Council of Europe staff members adhere to the values Professionalism, Integrity and Respect.

Essential:

• Planning and work organisation
• Concern for quality
• Analysis and problem solving
• Relationship building
• Drafting skills
• Initiative
• Communication

Desirable:

• Professional and technical expertise - experience in international settings,
• Resilience,
• Teamwork and co-operation,
• Adaptability.

For more information, please refer to the Competency Framework of the Council of Europe.

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 23 May 2018 (midnight French Time).

Any false statements knowingly made by applicants in their application for employment or at the time of their engagement will result in the termination of their employment by the Council of Europe.

The selection procedure consists of a shortlisting based on candidates’ applications and may include ability tests, behavioural questionnaires, a job related written exam, situational exercises, language tests, interviews and full assessment centres.

Only candidates who best match the requirements of the job vacancy will be shortlisted and invited to test or a written exam. Tests or written exams may be eliminatory, in which case only candidates who succeed in the tests will be invited for interview. Depending on the number of applicants, the length of the professional experience considered for shortlisting may be increased from that indicated in the vacancy notice.

Following this competition, a list of eligible candidates, in order of merit, may be established. This list will be valid for two years with the possibility of extending it to a maximum of four years. During the period of validity of the list, candidates on the list may be offered employment of fixed term duration. It should be noted that placement on this list does not give candidates the right to an appointment within the Council of Europe. The choice of candidates from a reserve list is not made solely according to the order of merit, but also takes into account the requirements of the position to be filled and the qualifications of the candidates.

The first two years of employment will constitute a probationary period. Provided the staff members’ work is considered satisfactory, he/she may be offered a contract of fixed term duration. However, the total length of employment will not exceed five years. The staff member so recruited shall not be eligible for any subsequent internal competition, promotion or transfer to a post, or for secondment.

Details on conditions of employment including salaries, allowances, pension scheme and social insurance can be consulted on our recruitment website.

Under its equal opportunities policy, the Council of Europe is aiming to achieve parity in the number of women and men employed in each category and grade. In the event of equal merit, preference will therefore be given to the applicant belonging to the under-represented sex.

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.

The Council of Europe has its permanent headquarters in Strasbourg (France) and in addition it maintains external presence in more than twenty countries. More information about Council of Europe external presence.

The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (http://www.edqm.eu) is a leading organisation that protects public health by enabling the development, supporting the implementation and monitoring the application of quality standards for safe medicines and their safe use. Its standards are recognised as a scientific benchmark world-wide. The European Pharmacopoeia is legally binding in European member states. Similarly, the EDQM develops guidance and standards in the areas of blood transfusion, organ transplantations and consumer health issues. Its mission is to contribute to the basic human right of access to good quality medicines and healthcare and to promote and protect human and animal health.