Visiting Professional – Judicial Cooperation Unit – Funded by the EC Grant

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Organisational Unit:

Judicial Cooperation Support Section, Registry  

Duty Station:

The Hague – NL

Contract Duration:

6 months

Deadline for Applications:

31 May 2024 (midnight The Hague time)

Due to the volume of applications received, only successful applicants will be contacted by the Court.

Required Documents for This Application

Please note that you will need to have the following information ready in order to complete your application:

• A completed “Duties and Responsibilities Form” (refer to step 1 on your eRecruitment Profile page).

• Motivation letter (maximum of 400 words).

• One reference letter.

• Scanned copies of university degrees and/or diplomas (to be added at the essay upload box).

Remuneration

This position is funded through a grant made available by the European Commission (EC Grant), whereby the Court will provide the selected candidates with a monthly remuneration of €1,500 (with a mandatory deduction for emergency health insurance) as well as some financial help for travel purposes for candidates who are not based in the Netherlands at the time of the recruitment. Please note that (i) costs associated with Visas are the responsibility of the selected candidate, (ii) due to the nature of the assignment, visiting professionals cannot bring their families with them.

Contract Duration

The Visiting Professionals funded by the EC Grant are required to work full time for a period of six months (dates to be agreed before the placement begins). 

Background

The EC Grant aims to provide professional opportunities at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for legal representatives and/or other legal professionals from:

– Countries under investigation (situation countries) (currently: Afghanistan, Burundi, Bangladesh/Myanmar, Central African Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Darfur (Sudan), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Georgia, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Republic of the Philippines, State of Palestine, Uganda, Ukraine and Venezuela);

– Countries under preliminary examination (currently: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and Venezuela); or

– States Parties to the Rome Statute that are on the list of developing regions of the United Nation’s Statistics Division, namely: Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Honduras, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Namibia, Nauru, Niger, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, State of Palestine, Suriname, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela and Zambia.

Preference will be given to female candidates from non-represented or under-represented States. The list can be found here.

The Opportunity

The International Criminal Court (ICC) investigates and, where warranted, tries individual charges with the gravest crimes of concerns to the international community: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes of aggression. The Court is participating in the global fight to end impunity, and through international criminal justice, the Court aims to hold those responsible accountable for their crimes and to help prevent the crimes from happening again. You can contribute to this cause by joining the ICC.

Organisational Context

Under the direct supervision of the Director of the Division of External Operations (“DEO”), the Judicial Cooperation Support Section (“JCSS”) is responsible for providing a coordinated, strategic approach to judicial cooperation within the Registry and Court’s stakeholders as a whole, both internally and externally, allowing the Registry to exercise a more prominent and strategic role in this regard. The JCSS consists of two units, the Judicial Cooperation Unit (JCU) and the Suspects- at-Large Unit (SLU). The Section is also responsible for developing strategies and implementing external relations actions to further judicial cooperation objectives (including, inter alia, the conclusion of (voluntary) cooperation agreements related to the court proceedings, external engagements and participation at conferences and meetings on cooperation matters).

Duties and Responsibilities

Typical duties and responsibilities of Visiting Professionals are:

• Conducting research and subsequently drafting summary reports on a variety of external relations and judicial cooperation issues such as those relating to the Court’s situation countries, cases, and external relations activities;

• Attending meetings and conferences, preparing supporting documentation, preparing of summaries or minutes of meetings and subsequent reports;

• Liaising with representatives of States, intergovernmental and nongovernmental organisations and other external actors;

• Drafting notes verbales, diplomatic correspondence, reports, and requests for assistance to States and IO’s;

• Preparing the filings to the relevant Chambers on cooperation issues;

• Supporting logistical and other related preparations for events;

• Perform any other duties as required.

Required Qualifications

Education:
The candidate should have a degree in law, demonstrating very good knowledge in international /national criminal law, public international law, international humanitarian law or human rights. Candidates are expected to have a very good record of academic performance.

Experience:
Visiting Professional placements focus on candidates who have extensive experience in their professional careers in relevant fields of work. Candidates for a Visiting Professional placement must have at least 3 (three) years of relevant professional experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Able to adapt to multicultural and multilingual working environments.

• Possesses strong teamwork skills (listens, consults and communicates proactively).

• Very good oral communication and drafting skills.

• Has acquired a good standard of computer skills (including Microsoft Office applications) and research skills (including the use of electronic databases).

Knowledge of Languages:

Proficiency in one of the working languages of the Court, French or English, is required. Working knowledge of the other is desirable. Knowledge of another official language of the Court (Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.