Organisational Context

Under the supervision of the Prosecutor, the Head of the Ukraine Unified Team is responsible for conducting investigations and prosecutions in relation to the Ukraine situation.

The Unified Team comprises investigators, analysts, lawyers, international cooperation advisers, and various support functions. The analytical component of the teams include different levels of analysts and analysis assistants, of different nationalities and professional backgrounds (criminal investigations, military and police mainly). They work with all kinds of information and evidence, including internal documentation of different groups involved in alleged crimes (military, political or others), telecommunications data, electronic data, online content and meta-data, intercepted audio records, witness statements (victims, insiders, experts etc.), videos and satellite imagery.

Analysts choose the appropriate analytical solutions and tools to meet the team’s requirements and strategically support the decision-making by the HUT and management. They aim at producing the analytical solutions that are most user-friendly and integrated with the overall team processes.

The OTP is committed to diversity and gender equality, it applies gender analysis to its work, and expects staff to behave with respect and appreciation for multiple personal and professional profiles.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Databases – To utilise and manage effectively the databases available for all-source collations, evidence management and investigations, including advanced searches and analytical output;
• Analysis of crimes – To identify the relevant crime incidents and patterns and their perpetrators, including production of timelines, analytical reports, statistics, relational charts and maps;
• Analysis of structures – To identify the organisational systems of the groups and networks under investigation (military, political, etc.), including their key members, communications, premises, deployment, logistical and financial resources;
• Evidence collection – To assist in the collection of relevant evidence, through the identification and exploitation of archives, communication records, interviews of insiders and experts, and open sources; including through cooperation with national and international partners, field missions in areas of armed conflict, and through online investigations;
• Dissemination – To convey the relevant analysis through accurate analytical products sourced against specific items of evidence, including reports, relational charts, databases, and maps;
• Leads – To identify proactively leads and advise the team about potential sources of evidence, including various kinds of data, documents and witnesses;
• Testimony – When required, to testify in court and convey before the Judges of the ICC the relevant analysis, on the basis of specific items of evidence and analytical products. To address examination by the Prosecution and cross-examination by the Defence with high standards of integrity and accuracy;
• Supervision – When required, to supervise staff assisting with data input, searches and collations;
• Others – To assist the OTP with any other analytical needs related to the investigations; to deploy to the field of operations.

Essential Qualifications

Education:

• Advanced university degree preferably in Law, Social Sciences, Political Science, Cultural Studies relevant to the investigation to which assigned or other relevant fields, is required. A first-level university degree in combination with 2 additional years of qualifying experience is accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree;
• Professional training in analytical techniques and software is highly desirable. 

Experience:

A minimum of 5 years (7 years with a first level university degree) of progressively responsible professional experience with analytical work, preferable with a focus on complex criminal investigations is required.

Skills:

• Strong reasoning skill, including ability to understand complex scenarios of crime, handle simultaneously conflicting information and hypotheses, to identify source biases, and to develop sound logical inferences;
• Advanced computer skill, including databases and analytical software;
• Ability to work effectively and constructively in highly diverse teams, including multiple personal and professional profiles;
• Project planning and management skills;
• Understanding of the ICC legal framework, and ability to interact effectively with legal officers and investigators
• Ability to work under stress conditions, including in the field in a conflict situation, evolving requirements, and strict deadlines;
• Empathy and understanding for the victims, their experiences and rights;
• Appreciation for diversity, ability to identify strengths across personal profiles and cultures;
• Professional integrity and ability to keep strict standards of confidentiality and security;

Knowledge of Languages:

Proficiency in one of the working languages of the Court (English or French) is required. Working  knowledge of the other working language is a strong asset. Knowledge of Russian and/or Ukrainian is highly desirable. Knowledge of another official language of the Court (Arabic, Chinese, Spanish), is an additional asset.

NOTE:

Successful applicant(s) will be required to demonstrate flexibility and adaptability. Successful candidates will be required to undertake repeated and sometimes lengthy deployments to conflict or post-conflict environments, or to be posted to conflict or post-conflict duty stations.