Internship - Victims Participation and Reparations Section, Data Processing Unit

Due to the high volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please note that the purpose of this vacancy announcement is to provide hiring managers with a list of suitable candidates from which they may make a selection throughout the year. To this end, candidates are required to specify their availability in the relevant field when applying.

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).
• Two reference letters (one academic).
• Scanned copies of university degrees and/or diplomas.
• Scanned copies of official academic transcripts that state your courses, subjects results and completion date.
• One short essay on a subject relevant to the work of the Court (maximum of 750 words, single spaced, type written). 

Contract Duration
Interns are required to work full time for a period of preferably six months (dates to be agreed to prior to commencement).

The Opportunity

The International Criminal Court (ICC) investigates and, where warranted, tries individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concern to the international community: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and crime of aggression. The Court is participating in the global fight to end impunity, and through the 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

The Victims Participation and Reparations Section (VPRS) is a section of the Court’s Registry responsible for facilitating victims’ participation in different phases of the proceedings, and reparations following a conviction. The VPRS establishes the link between victims in the field and proceedings at the Court. It undertakes operations in the field, enabling victims to: (i) make their applications for participation in the proceedings and reparations; and (ii) be legally represented and to participate in proceedings effectively. Furthermore, at the seat of the Court, the VPRS manages applications for participation and reparations and all other related documents received from victims, transmitting them to those involved in the relevant proceedings, and assisting Chambers by analysing the applications. The VPRS provides data, statistics and assessments on victims’ applications for participation and reparations to the Chambers and other stakeholders, particularly the legal representatives of victims (LRV), the Office of Public Counsel for Victims (OPCV) and the Trust Fund for Victims (TFV). The VPRS manages the identification and eligibility assessment of victims for participation and reparations. To this end, it identifies, vets and trains intermediaries; it manages the victim application, mapping and consultation processes; it creates and updates information materials and facilitates the distribution, completion, collection, registration, and transmission of victims’ applications to HQ. In addition, during the reparations phase, the VPRS supports the Chambers, the TFV and the LRV with various services and activities, including the organisation of victims’ legal representation; facilitation of reparation expert assignments; beneficiary identification / mapping and sampling; individual eligibility assessments and priority determinations.

The VPRS is organised into three units :

• The Field Unit (which has staff based in HQ and in the Field Offices and is in charge of the VPRS activities in the field, which includes notably the identification of victims and the collection of their application forms for participation and reparations)
• The Data Processing Unit (responsible for registering and entering victims’ application forms into the VPRS confidential database, as well as preparing the applications to be transmitted to the Judges)
• The Legal Unit (in charge of the legal analysis of the victim applications and the preparation of written submissions for the Judges)

An internship within the Data Processing Unit offers an opportunity to learn about and support the processing of large numbers of victim applications. Applicants should be aware that some materials may contain sensitive narratives or images related to serious international crimes. Candidates are therefore encouraged to consider this aspect carefully before applying.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Victims’ Applications Manager, the intern will support the Data Processing Unit with tasks such as:

• Assisting with the input of confidential data into electronic and/or hard‑copy systems, including scanning, photocopying, and filing;
• Helping maintain the database by identifying inaccuracies or missing information;
• Extracting information (e.g., statistics, tables) to support the preparation of internal reports;
• Redacting materials for external communication;
• Supporting team members by preparing summaries, conducting advanced searches, and generating reports using the Section’s electronic tools;
• Assisting in the testing of new IT tools for improved data processing and relevant research into solutions;
• Attending meetings or presentations when requested and preparing minutes;
• Assisting with other tasks as needed, including occasional support to other units within the Section.

Essential Qualifications

Education:
All candidates must have a first level university degree from an accredited university or be in the final stages of their relevant studies. Candidates are expected to have a very good record of academic performance.

Experience:
Internship placements focus on candidates in the early stages of their professional careers; therefore, practical experience is not an essential prerequisite for selection. However, practical experience that is relevant to the work of the Court may be considered an asset. Applicants must have less than three years of relevant full-time professional experience to be considered for an internship.  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Able to adapt to a multicultural and multilingual working environment;
• Good computer skills; knowledge in data processing / database handling and knowledge of Power BI or ArcGis would be considered an asset;
• Possesses strong teamwork skills (listens, consults and communicates proactively);
• Other important qualities are discretion, reliability, intellectual rigor, precision, perseverance, creativity, co-operative spirit and integrity. 

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

Other criteria:

It is the Court’s objective to have diversity and gender balance. And in line with the ICC’s efforts to improve geographical representation among staff, nationals of non-represented and under-represented countries at the ICC are encouraged to apply. The list can be found here.

Remuneration

Please note that internship and visiting professional placements at the ICC are unfunded. The ICC is not able to provide participants in the Internship and Visiting Professional Programme with any remuneration, nor is it possible to provide reimbursement for expenses incurred prior, during or after the internship or visiting professional placement. Applicants must therefore be able to support themselves for the entire duration of their internship or visiting professional placement.