Internship - Public Information Unit - Office of the Prosecutor

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Due to the volume of applications received, only successful applicants will be contacted.

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, results and completion date.
• One short essay on a subject relevant to the work of the Court, focusing on the role of the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) (maximum of 750 words, single- spaced, typewritten

Contract Duration
 

• Interns are required to work full time for a period between three and six months (to be agreed to prior to commencement). Six month assignments are preferred. Internship placements will not be extended beyond six months.

The Opportunity

The International Criminal Court (ICC) investigates and, where warranted, tries individual charges with the gravest crimes of concerns to the international community: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes of aggression. The Court is participating in the global fight to end impunity, and through 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 Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) is responsible for the independent and impartial investigation and prosecution of individual perpetrators of crimes within the Court’s jurisdiction, in a manner complementary to national jurisdictions.

The Immediate Office of the Prosecutor (IOP) provides support and critical services to the Prosecutor and the OTP, facilitating the Office’s overall aims of being an effective and efficient organ of the Court.

Public Information Unit (PIU) works in close cooperation with the IOP and is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely presentation of information relating to the OTP through the website and social media; managing contacts with the media, including the development of press lines and responses to media queries; producing media round-ups for key events; conducting event-related media work; drafting action and communication plans based on the overall strategic approach for public information; and managing a variety of communication projects.

Duties and Responsibilities

​​​​Under the supervision of the Public Information Officer and/or other member of the PIU, the incumbent will assist in a variety of tasks in the area of public information, including:

• Assist in the implementation of media relations of the Office, including media monitoring, analysis, reporting, media logs, drafting and deployment of media responses, facilitation of interviews, media accreditation and media briefings;
• Conduct research and draft texts;
• Assist with photography and basic photo editing;
• Assist in drafting and deploying social media content;
• Assist in the development and implementation of a variety of public information projects and events;
• Perform other tasks as required.

Required Qualifications
 

Education:

All Candidates must have a degree or be in the final stages of their studies at a recognised university. 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.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural and multilingual working environment.
• Strong teamwork skills (listens, consults and communicates proactively).
• Excellent digital skills, including computer literacy and the use of social media.
• Excellent drafting skills in English.
• Photography and basic photo editing skills.
• Good analytical and organisational capabilities.
• Discretion, reliability, intellectual rigour, honesty, creativity, and perseverance.

Knowledge of Languages:

• Proficiency in one of the working languages of the Court, French or English. Working knowledge of the other is desirable.
• Knowledge of another official language of the Court (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, or Spanish) is an asset.

Other criteria:

It is the Court’s objective to have diversity and gender balance. 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 the ICC is not able to provide all participants in the Internship and Visiting Professional Programme with remuneration, nor is it possible to provide reimbursement for expenses incurred during the internship or visiting professional placement.

Applicants should therefore be able to support themselves for the duration of their internship or placement. 

Limited funding may, however, be available through the ICC’s Trust Fund for the Development of Interns and Visiting Professionals, which receives donations from States Parties and other donors to fund nationals of States Parties from developing regions. These donations are equally divided between the four Organs of the Court.

If funding is available, the Human Resources Section shall assess a candidate’s eligibility in accordance with the terms of reference of the Trust Fund as agreed by the donors. 

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 Statue and appears 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.