| Posting Date: | 03/06/2026 | |
| Deadline for Applications: | 17/06/2026 | |
| Organizational Unit: | Procurement Unit, General Services Section, Registry | |
| Duty Station: | The Hague - NL | |
| Type of Appointment: | Short Term Appointment | |
| Minimum Net Annual Salary: | €71,673.00 | |
| Contract Duration: | 31/12/2026 |
Special Notice:
A Short-Term Appointment is used to recruit staff to meet short-term needs. The duration of this assignment is provided above. The maximum duration of a short-term appointment including extensions shall not exceed 12 months.
A Short-Term Appointment does not carry any expectancy, legal or otherwise, of renewal and shall not be converted to any other type of appointment.
Due to the short-term nature of the assignment, the ICC reserves the right to make an appointment at one grade lower than that stated in the vacancy with a modified job description.
A current ICC staff member who is holding a fixed-term appointment may apply for any short-term position. Where a current ICC staff member is selected to a short-term position, he or she will be temporarily assigned to the position in line with section 4.10 of ICC/AI/2016/001. GS-level posts are subject to local recruitment only.
The terms and conditions of service for staff members appointed under a short-term appointment are governed by ICC/AI/2016/001.
Organisational Context
The General Services Section (GSS) organisationally belongs to the Division of Management Services in the Registry. The GSS consists of three units; the Facilities Management Unit (FMU); the Logistics, Travel and Transport Unit (LTTU), and the Procurement Unit (PU).
Duties and Responsibilities
Within delegated authority and under the direct supervision of the Head of the Procurement Unit, the incumbent will perform the following duties:
- Lead and support procurement activities related to ICT goods and services, including software applications, SaaS solutions, cloud services, digital platforms, and IT infrastructure.
- Support the implementation of digital procurement transformation initiatives, including the design and rollout of paperless workflows, e-procurement tools, vendor registration systems, and contract management solutions.
- Manage procurement processes for complex ICT requirements, including Requests for Proposal (RFPs) and Requests for Quotation (RFQs) for digital solutions, ensuring alignment with technical specifications and business needs.
- Conduct market research and supplier analysis for ICT products and services, including assessment of emerging technologies, cloud providers, software vendors, and IT service providers.
- Support the development and improvement of procurement planning, sourcing strategies, and category management approaches for ICT-related procurement.
- Contribute to the implementation of digital dashboards and procurement analytics tools, including monitoring of procurement performance indicators, contract pipelines, and vendor performance metrics.
- Review and analyse ICT procurement requests to ensure completeness, compliance, technical clarity, and value for money, and propose appropriate sourcing strategies.
- Support the management of contract lifecycle activities for ICT contracts, including renewals, amendments, performance monitoring, and vendor compliance.
- Assist in the development and standardisation of ICT procurement templates, evaluation criteria, and digital tendering processes (including bilingual requirements where applicable).
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Essential Qualifications
Education:
An advanced university degree in business administration, public administration, commerce, audit, procurement, law, or related field. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience is accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience:
- A minimum of two years (four years with a first-level university degree) of progressively responsible experience in procurement, contract management, administration or related area is required. Previous experience with procurement within the United Nations is highly desirable.
- Experience with SAP as enterprise resource planning (ERP) system is an advantage.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Within delegated authority and under the direct supervision of the Head of the Procurement Unit, the incumbent will perform the following duties:
- Lead and support procurement activities related to ICT goods and services, including software applications, SaaS solutions, cloud services, digital platforms, and IT infrastructure.
- Support the implementation of digital procurement transformation initiatives, including the design and rollout of paperless workflows, vendor registration systems, and new sourcing solutions.
- Manage procurement processes for complex ICT requirements, including Requests for Proposal (RFPs) and Requests for Quotation (RFQs) for digital solutions, ensuring alignment with technical specifications and business needs.
- Conduct market research and supplier analysis for ICT products and services, including assessment of emerging technologies, cloud providers, software vendors, and IT service providers.
- Support the development and improvement of procurement planning, sourcing strategies, and category management approaches for ICT-related procurement.
- Review and analyse ICT procurement requests to ensure completeness, compliance, selection clarity, and value for money, and propose appropriate sourcing strategies.
- Support the management of contract sourcing and amendments for ICT contracts, including renewals, amendments, performance monitoring, and vendor compliance.
- Assist in the development and standardisation of ICT procurement templates, evaluation criteria, and digital tendering processes (including bilingual requirements where applicable).
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Knowledge of Languages:
Proficiency in one of the working languages of the Court, English or French, is required. Working knowledge of the other is desirable. Knowledge of another official language of the Court (Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish) would be considered an asset.
ICC Core Competencies
Dedication to the mission and values
- Acts consistently in accordance with the mission and values of the Organisation;
- Maintains confidentiality, acts with integrity and shows respect for diversity;
- Shows commitment to the organisation;
- Presents a positive image of the organisation during external discussions.
Professionalism
- Applies professional and technical expertise;
- Keeps abreast of organisational issues;
- Produces workable solutions to a range of problems;
Teamwork
- Listens, consults and communicates proactively;
- Handles disagreements with tact and diplomacy;
- Recognises and rewards the contribution of others;
Learning and developing
- Identifies development strategies needed to achieve work and career goals and makes use of developmental or
training opportunities;
- Learns from successes and failures;
- Seeks feedback and gives feedback to others to increase organisational effectiveness;
- Seeks opportunities for improvement of work;
- Has an open mind and contributes to innovation.
Handling uncertain situations
- Adapts to changing circumstances;
- Deals with ambiguity, making positive use of the opportunities it presents;
- Plans activities and projects well in advance and takes account of possible changing circumstances;
- Manages time effectively.
Interaction
- Expresses opinions, information and key points of an argument clearly;
- Handles contacts with diplomacy and tact;
- Communicates in a transparent and open way with internal and external contacts while complying with
confidentiality requirements.
Realising objectives
- Accepts and tackles demanding goals with enthusiasm;
- Keeps to agreements with others;
- Focuses on client needs;
- Takes responsibility for actions, projects and people;
- Monitors and maintains quality and productivity
General Information
- The selected candidate will be subject to a Personnel Security Clearance (PSC) process in accordance with the ICC policy. The PSC process will include but is not limited to, verification of the information provided in the personal history form and a criminal record check. All candidates should be in a positon to submit electronic copy of their passport and all diplomas listed on their profile when requested;
- Applicants may check the status of vacancies on ICC E-Recruitment web-site;
- Position to be filled preferably by a national of a State Party to the ICC Statute, or of a State which has signed and is engaged in the ratification process or which is engaged in the accession process, but nationals from non-state parties may also be considered;
- In accordance with the Rome Statute, the ICC aims to achieve fair representation of women and men for all positions;
- Applications from female candidates are particularly encouraged;
- Consideration is given to achieving diverse geographical representation at the ICC, to the extent possible;
- Personnel recruited at the General Service level are not entitled to all of the benefits granted to internationally-recruited staff;
- The ICC reserves the right to not make any appointment to the vacancy, to make an appointment at a lower grade, or to make an appointment with a modified job description.