General Information

Vacancy number
1099/2026
Recruitment type
External recruitment (international)
Type of contract
Fixed-term appointment
Posted date
01-Sep-2026
Deadline to apply
22-Sep-2026
Duty station
Strasbourg
Grade
L1/L2
Entity
Registry of the European Court of Human Rights

Description & Requirements

Your Team

The is the judicial body which oversees the implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights in the member states of the Council of Europe. Complaints of human rights violations may be brought before the Strasbourg Court once all possibilities of appeal have been exhausted in the member state concerned. 

The team within which you will work, one of the two French Language Divisions of the Court's Language Department, performs various activities (language checking, translation, revision, linguistic assistance) in response to requests from judges or members of the Court's Registry. The French Language Divisions ensure the linguistic quality of French versions of documents produced by the Court (judgments or decisions, judges' opinions, press releases, case-law guides, manuals, internal communications etc.).

Your Role

As a French Language Translator, you will:

  • translate, from English into French, documents of a primarily legal nature drafted by Judges of the Court and members of its Registry; 
  • ensure the linguistic quality of legal documents drafted in French by non-native speakers (language checking);
  • provide linguistic and terminological assistance; 
  • contribute to testing and enhancing new translation and editing tools and exploiting their full potential; 
  • keep all assignment-related information strictly confidential. 
Requirements to apply

You must:

  • hold a higher education degree or qualification equivalent to a master’s degree (), preferably in translation or law;
  • have at least four years' professional experience in the translation of legal documents, preferably in an international context, after obtaining the qualification;
  • have a first language level of French and an excellent level of English; 
  • have the ability to work with (testing, improving, using) new translation/editing tools.

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 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 .

Key competencies
  • Operational - Planning and work organisation
  • Operational - Drafting skills
  • Operational - Concern for quality
  • Interpersonal - Teamwork and co-operation
  • Interpersonal - Communication
Desirable competencies
  • Operational - Results orientation
  • Operational - Learning and development
  • Interpersonal - Service orientation
  • Professional and technical expertise:
    • legal studies would be an asset;
    • good understanding of the legal terminology used in the Court's judgments and decisions.
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 . 

Applications and selection procedure

For more information on how we recruit, you can consult the page . This recruitment is carried out in accordance with . 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 at .

At Impactpool we do our best to provide you the most accurate info, but closing dates may be wrong on our site. Please check on the recruiting organization's page for the exact info. Candidates are responsible for complying with deadlines and are encouraged to submit applications well ahead.
Before applying, please make sure that you have read the requirements for the position and that you qualify. Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.