ICC Visiting Professional – Victims Participation and Reparation Section 126 views

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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.
• 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 until the re-opening of the ICC’s premises.

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 Victims Participation and Reparations Section (VPRS) facilitate victims’ participation and reparations before the ICC. Amongst its main tasks, it 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 required. 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.

Duties and Responsibilities

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

• Carry out research and 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;
• 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;
• Conduct other tasks as needed.

Essential Qualifications

Education:

All candidates must have a university degree in law. Candidates are expected to have a very good record of academic performance.

Experience:

Examples of well-placed applicants include candidates with a minimum of 3 years professional experience working in governmental, non-governmental or inter-governmental organizations, national jurisdictions, and broader civil societies; or individuals who have practiced as judges, investigating magistrates, prosecutors or lawyers in a field relevant to the work of the Court; or who have engaged in extensive academic research, writing or teaching in any of the disciplines relevant to the legal work of the Court.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Field experience and/or knowledge and understanding of the countries or region in which the Court operates is desirable;
• Strong analytical 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);
• Experience to manage sensitive is an asset;
• 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, is required. Working knowledge of the other is considered an asset. Proficiency in Arabic is desirable. Knowledge of another official language of the Court (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.