Visiting Professional - Victims Participation and Reparation Section

20720 | Registry

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.

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. They are also expected to work with their own computer and internet connection.

Contract Duration

Visiting Professionals are required to work full time for a period of preferably six months starting as of January 2020. Visiting Professional placements shall not be extended beyond six months.

Organisational Context

The Victims Participation and Reparations Section (VPRS) facilitates victims’ participation and reparations before the ICC. Amongst its main tasks, the VPRS informs victims of their rights before the ICC, assists them in filling in application forms for participation in the proceedings and/or for reparations, and assists the Judges with the preliminary processing and analysis of victims’ applications whenever required. The VPRS is also responsible for organising the common legal representation of victims whenever needed. The VPRS establishes systems both in the field and at Headquarters in The Hague to manage and process information received from victims, to file such information in the relevant judicial proceedings together with reports for Chambers and to respond to any instructions that may be issued by Chambers relating to participating victims or their applications throughout the proceedings.  To this end, its activities include, inter alia: selection and training of intermediaries and elaboration and dissemination of key messages in the field, in close collaboration with the field and other relevant ICC offices; processing of victims’ applications (which involves registration, data entry, legal assessment and redactions ); preparing filings for the transmission of victims’ applications to the parties and to Chambers; legally analysing information received from or concerning victims; preparing reports on participation and/or on reparations issues before Chambers, upon request or on a proprio motu basis; organising common legal representation for victims and preparing reports thereon; and facilitating victims’ interaction with their legal representatives. In addition, the VPRS responds to orders from Chambers, requests from the legal representatives of victims, requests for input from other Sections of the Registry and cooperates with / renders assistance to the Trust Fund for Victims whenever necessary, particularly on matters relating to reparations.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Field Coordinator, the candidate would assist the VPRS with the following tasks:

• Carry out research and assist in the drafting of mapping reports; this entails the analysis of the relevant local context of a given ICC Situation, and identification of groups of potential victims entitled to participate in proceedings and/or request reparations;  
• Assist in the mapping and identification of: (i) individuals and organisations that may be intermediaries of victims (including non-governmental organisations, community or religious organisations, local authorities, etc.); and (ii) international agencies with a field presence which may cooperate with the Registry in relation to victim participation and reparations;  
• Assist in the identification of needs of intermediaries in terms of support and training, and help prepare training and related activities to respond to these needs; 
• Prepare summaries of relevant reports and documents;
•  Attend meetings, lectures etc when requested and prepare minutes;
•  Conduct other tasks as needed, including occasional assignments for one of the other units of the Section as appropriate.

 
Essential Qualifications
Education:
All candidates must have a university degree (preferably in social sciences such as political science, communication, cultural studies, international relations, human rights, law) - or be in the final stages of their relevant studies. 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.
 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Legal analysis and drafting skills
• Able to adapt to a multicultural and multilingual working environment
• Possesses strong teamwork skills (listens, consults and communicates proactively)
• Has acquired a good standard of computer skills (including Microsoft Office applications); knowledge of TRIM and Ringtail is an asset
• Other important qualities are: discretion, reliability, intellectual rigor, precision, perseverance, creativity, co-operative spirit and integrity.

Knowledge of 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. Arabic speakers are particularly encouraged to apply.

Other criteria:

It is the Court's objective to have diversity and gender balance. Some ICC States Parties are currently (as at 31 May 2021) not represented, or under-represented, and we therefore encourage nationals from the following States Parties to apply:  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, Niger, North Macedonia, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Republic of Korea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia.

Remuneration

Please note that the ICC is not able to provide participants in the Internship and Visiting Professional Programme with remuneration, nor is it possible to provide reimbursement for any expenses incurred during the internship or Visiting Professional placement. Accordingly, applicants must have the necessary resources or other financial support for the duration of the placement for which they have been selected.

If a State Party to the Rome Statute provides a donation to the Internship Programmes Fund, it may be possible to offer a limited number of interns a stipend for cost of living and travel. If funding is available, the Human Resources Section will conduct an assessment of the candidate determining eligibility for funding in accordance with the Court’s Policy on Internships and Visiting Professionals and relevant funding conditions. In order to be eligible, the applicant must, among other criteria, be a national from a country that is a State Party to the Rome Statute and appear on the United Nations Statistics Division’s list of developing regions.

Candidates eligible for funding shall receive detailed information and further instructions after the selection process is finalized. Stipends will always be agreed at the time of offering the internship. No funding will be provided at a later stage.