Visiting Professional - Investigative Analysis Section (OTP) - Funded by the EC Grant

19926| OTP

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).
• Candidates who have already participated in the Visiting Professional Programme are not eligible.

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 to prior to commencement).

Important message:

To participate in containing the COVID-19 spread and in line with the measures adopted by the Host State, the ICC staff members, interns and visiting professional based in The Hague are currently working remotely. Accordingly, the candidates selected for this position are expected to work remotely from within the duty station (The Hague) until the re-opening of the ICC’s premises. Visiting Professionals are also expected to work with their own computer and internet connection.

Visiting Professionals are expected to comply with ICC information security policies and to keep strict confidentiality standards.

Visiting Professionals are also expected to conduct their remote work confidentially, not being allowed to share confidential ICC information in common external spaces or platforms.

Remuneration

This position is funded through a grant made available by the European Commission, whereby the Court will provide the selected candidates a monthly remuneration of €2,250 (with a mandatory deduction for emergency health insurance). Please note that (i) costs associated with Visas are the responsibility of the selected candidate, and (ii) due to the nature of the assignment, VPs cannot bring their families along.

Background

The EC Grant aims, inter alia, to provide professional opportunities at the ICC to legal representatives and/or other legal professionals from situation countries under investigation (currently: Afghanistan, Burundi, Bangladesh/Myanmar, Central African Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Georgia, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Sudan [Darfur] and Uganda), countries under preliminary examination (currently: Colombia,  Guinea, Iraq/UK, Nigeria, Palestine, The Philippines, Ukraine and Venezuela) with a preference for female candidates from non-represented or under-represented States.  

Candidates from States Parties to the ICC Rome Statute that are included in the United Nation’s Statistics Division’s list of developing regions* are also eligible.

Participants in this programme will gain first-hand experience from and knowledge of the ICC and its procedures. This will allow participants to develop their legal skills and knowledge of the Rome Statute system, and to subsequently impart lessons learned and best practices to their home organizations. Witnessing the functioning of the only permanent international criminal court will enable participants to contribute to the development of national capacities in their home countries to investigate and prosecute crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC. Upon completion of their contract, the participants will also submit a short report detailing their experiences and activities.

 *Information related to developing countries eligible to participate can be found here, under the "Developing regions"grouping: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm

Organisational Context

The Investigative Analysis Section (IAS) is part of the Investigations Division (ID) and it is dedicated to support with high-quality factual analysis investigations on crimes allegedly committed under the jurisdiction of the ICC. The ICC OTP is committed to gender equality and the IAS is responsible, among other analytical duties, for the development of gender analysis in support of investigations. 

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Head of IAS or a designated analyst, the Visiting Professional is expected to perform one or more of the following duties:

• To support investigations with factual analysis, including analytical data processing, drafting analytical reports and other analytical products (relational charts, maps, statistics etc.)
• To support IAS with research on technical and substantive issues, including methods for investigative analysis, specialized software and databases, analysis of crime patterns, GIS (Geographic Information Systems), analysis of command structures and oganisational systems, area-specific analysis of relevant groups and communities, systematic analysis of different sources of evidence, exploitation of internet sources, and gender analysis.
  
• To contribute to the development of tools and standards on the abovementioned and other areas relevant to investigative analysis.  
  
• To contribute to training on the abovementioned and other areas relevant to investigative analysis.  
  
• To support management with strategic advice.

Essential Qualifications

Education:

All Candidates must have an advanced degree in law or a relevant legal qualification of a recognised university, preferably in relation to empirical research, criminology, social sciences or criminal law; Candidates are expected to have a very good record of academic performance.

Experience:

A minimum of 3 years of professional experience with analytical work or related duties, preferably with a focus on complex criminal investigations;

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

•  Strong reasoning skills, including ability to understand complex scenarios of crime, to simultaneously handle conflicting information and hypotheses, to identify source biases, and to develop sound logical inferences;
• Advanced computer skills, including ability to efficiently operate databases, search engines and data mining, analytical software, GIS, statistics and graphic applications;
• Excellent ability to handle complex and voluminous sets of records and data;
• Ability to understand the requirements of international criminal law and procedural law;
• Ability to work effectively and constructively in multi-disciplinary teams;
• Ability to work under stressful conditions and to meet strict deadlines;
• Ability to work in a non-discriminatory manner, with respect for diversity;
• Ability to keep strict standards of confidentiality and security;
• Professional integrity.

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.

Other criteria:

It is the Court’s objective to have diversity and gender balance. Some ICC States Parties are currently (as at 30 June 2020) not represented, or under-represented:  Afghanistan, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Gabon, Germany, Grenada, Guyana, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Kiribati, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Nauru, North Macedonia, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Republic of Korea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Seychelles, Slovakia, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia.