Director of the Division of Integrated Services (D-1)

24458 | OTP  

A roster of suitable candidates may be established for this post as a result of this selection process for fixed-term appointments against both established posts and positions funded by general temporary assistance (GTA).

Organisational Context

Within delegated authority and under the direct supervision of the Prosecutor, the Director of the Division of Integrated Services is responsible for managing the reliable and cost-effective delivery of integrated services within the Office. The Director leads in ensuring that the Office is adequately supported through all relevant service functions, technologies and equipment, and that appropriate services are available to support the implementation of the Office’s mandate. The Director of the Division of Integrated Services will define, implement and manage a large number of services needed to achieve the defined goals of high quality and cost efficiency within the categories of information, knowledge and evidence management, forensic science, language support and tracking and information fusion. The Director works with the heads of section and unit to develop new approaches and strategies that promote the use of modern tools and advanced technology as mechanisms to strengthen the effectiveness of the Office.

The Division of Integrated Services consists of 3 sections and 1 unit which provide the following main services to the Office of the Prosecutor:

1. Forensic Science Section (FSS): providing scientific support to investigations and prosecutions as well as preliminary examinations in a multitude of fields (crime scene examinations, exhumations, autopsies, clinical examinations, criminalistics, computer forensics, mobile and telecommunications forensics, cyber investigations, geographic information systems and satellite image analysis, photo/video analysis, 3D mapping and reconstruction, drone imagery, etc.) In addition, FSS maintains the Executive Secretariat of the OTP Scientific Advisory Board.

2. The Information, Knowledge and Evidence Management Section (IKEMS): conducting business analyses for all OTP business streams; managing OTP business development initiatives through in-house programme and project evaluation, as well as intra- and inter-organ collaboration; maintaining direct (embedded) information management support to OTP unified teams, from preliminary examinations to the pre-trial stage; evidence management, including registration, chain-of-custody, physical and digital storage, custodianship and digital evidence support services, and disclosures; provision of advice to the OTP on the collection and handling of evidence, including eDiscovery and Technology Assisted Review; management of administrative processes surrounding material collected and submitted under article 15; and witness interview and mission support services, including centralized equipment management and distribution, safe storage and transfer of evidence.

3. The Language Services Unit (LSU): supporting all language support needs of the Office, with the majority of its work focused on transcription, translation and interpretation for investigations and prosecutions.

4. The Tracking and Information Fusion Section (TIFS): identifying the location and creating arrest opportunities for suspects at large; the provision of specialised and integrated collection and analysis support to the Office in the areas of military, geospatial, and open source intelligence.

The Director ensures a holistic, optimized and synchronized approach across the different parts of the Division and with the other parts of the Office.

The Director represents the Office in the Court-wide Information Management Governance Board.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Prosecutor, the Director of the Division of Integrated Services will have the following responsibilities:

ICC-wide

• Ensure an effective and efficient distribution of roles between and coordination of the Division of Integrated Services, the divisions and sections in the Registry, and external partners, so that adequate services are provided to the Office of the Prosecutor;

OTP-wide

• Ensure the identification and implementation of future-proof technology strategies and capabilities to optimize and support the Office’s operations;
• Ensure the provision of reliable, high quality, and efficient services to the Office by the Division of Integrated Services.

Division

• Lead and manage the performance of the Division of Integrated Services, of its sections, so that its objectives are met (service delivery, development projects to improve performance, quality control mechanism, wellbeing);
• Ensure that the strategy, gender policy, culture and leadership are aligned with the vision of the Office;
• Ensure the proper administration of the Division (developing and implementing approved recruitment and training plans; appraisals; resource allocation; in coordination with and supported by the OTP Financial Planning and Control Section, financial management for the division to ensure that the division operates within budget and in line with the financial rules).

Essential Qualifications

Education:

Advanced university degree in management, public or business administration, ICT, forensic sciences, law, or any other related field is required. 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 fifteen years (seventeen years with a first level university degree) of experience in the field of (change) management, operations, and/or service management, is required;
• Demonstrated experience with senior management functions (designing strategies, managing performance and risks, creating organisations (organisational culture, functions and systems, planning and control)) is required;
• Experience with information and knowledge management, is required;
• Experience with criminal investigations, including the forensic support to it, is required;
• Experience working in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment is a strong asset;
• Experience in working in international organisations is an asset.

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Ability to apply different leadership models, with serving leadership as the default setting and leading from the front in case of emergency or crisis;
• Ability to inspire people through vision, through leading by example, by creating an open, respectful culture where initiatives are supported, and where results are achieved;
• Sensitivity and active management of the human side to work (culture, wellbeing, gender);
• Ability to think strategically and to translate this into concrete action;
• Excellent interaction skills and ability to build bridges and relationships while achieving the interests of the Office;
• Ability to lead and manage/keep on track a high volume of diverse activities and projects;
• Ability to create the conditions for delegations while keeping oversight on critical matters and on overall performance;
• Ability to deal with uncertain situations;
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral.

Knowledge of languages:

Proficiency in one of the working languages of the Court, English or French, is required. Working knowledge of the other is considered as a strong asset. Knowledge of another official language of the Court (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish) would be considered an asset.

ICC Leadership Competencies
Purpose
Collaboration
People
Results

ICC Core Competencies
Dedication to the mission and values
Professionalism
Teamwork
Learning and developing
Handling uncertain situations
Interaction
Realising objectives

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General Information

- Candidates appointed to posts at a P-5 grade or in the Director category are subject to  a maximum aggregate length of service of seven years. This is pursuant to a decision of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP Resolution ICC-ASP/23/Res.2) to implement a tenure policy at the Court as of 1 January 2025.

- The selected candidate will be subject to a Personnel Security Clearance (PSC) process in accordance with ICC policy. The PSC process will include but will not be limited to, verification of the information provided in the personal history form and a criminal record check.

- Applicants may check the status of vacancies on ICC E-Recruitment web-site.

- Post to be filled 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. This is pursuant to a decision of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP Resolution ICC-ASP/23/Res.3) to introduce a moratorium on the recruitment by the ICC of staff of non-States Parties’ nationality.

- In accordance with the Rome Statute, the ICC aims to achieve fair representation of women and men for all positions, representation of the principal legal systems of the world for legal positions, and equitable geographical representation for positions in the professional category.

- Applications from female candidates are particularly encouraged.

- Personnel recruited at the General Service level are not entitled to all of the benefits granted to internationally-recruited staff;

- The International Criminal Court applies the Inter-Organization Mobility Accord and can support secondment of staff from organizations of the United Nations Common System.