23105 | OTP
Posting Date: 11/07/2023 Deadline for Applications: 08/08/2023 (midnight The Hague time) Organizational Unit: Unified teams, Prosecution Pillars, Office of the Prosecutor Duty Station: Various duty stations Type of Appointment: Fixed-Term Appointment Minimum Net Annual Salary: Depending on Duty Station
A roster of suitable candidates will be established for this post as a result of this selection process for fixed-term appointments against both established posts and positions funded by general temporary assistance (GTA).
Organisational Context
The Unified Teams (UTs) comprise investigators, analysts, lawyers, an international cooperation adviser, an information management assistant, a case manager, trial support assistants, and other specialists as required. Under the overall leadership of the Head of the Unified Team (HUT), these professionals conduct together high quality, efficient investigations and prosecutions. A designated Lead Analyst supports the Unified Team and its HUT for strategic decision-making, planning and supervision of analysis staff.
The analytical component of the Unified 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 records of 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.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Leads – Proactively identifies leads and advises the team about potential sources of evidence, including electronic media, social media, potential witnesses (victims, insiders, experts or other), telecommunications data and archives;
- Databases – Effectively utilises the databases available for analysis (Fact Analysis Database), evidence and investigations, including advanced searches and analytical output;
- Analytical products – Produces accurate and sourced analytical products in response to the requirements of the Unified Teams, including reports of different kinds (on incidents, crime pattern, profiles, groups and networks etc.), relational charts, timelines and GIS (Geographic Information Systems), in compliance with OTP standards, and taking into account the social context of the crimes and background of the alleged perpetrators; Effectively disseminates analytical findings through such analytical products and presentations;
- Operational support – Responds to the immediate analytical needs of the operations conducted by the Unified Teams, including support for investigative planning, missions, interviews, etc.;
- Evidence collection – May participate in some evidence collection operations on an exceptional basis if required by the investigation, including to collect documentary evidence or to support the interview of key witnesses;
Essential Qualifications
Education:
- Advanced university degree preferably in Law, Social Sciences or other relevant fields, is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience is accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree;
- Training in analysis techniques for criminal investigation, intelligence or social science, including specialized software and databases;
Experience:
- A minimum of 2 years (4 years with a first level university degree) of professional experience with analytical work, preferably with a focus on complex criminal investigations, is required.
Skills:
- 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 knowledge of internet investigation techniques;
- 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, and to interact effectively with legal officers;
- Ability to work effectively and constructively in multi-disciplinary teams comprised of other analysts, investigators, lawyers and support staff;
- Ability to work under stressful conditions and to meet strict deadlines;
- Ability to work in a non-discriminatory manner, with respect for diversity regarding fellow officers, as well as witnesses and external partners;
- Ability to keep strict standards of confidentiality and security;
- Professional integrity.
Languages:
- Proficiency in one of the working languages of the Court, English or French, is required. Working knowledge of the other is considered a highly desirable.. Knowledge of another official language of the Court (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish), or another language directly relevant to the investigations, is an additional asset.
Notes:
Successful applicant(s) can expect to be deployed at a designated Duty Station, but may also be required to be redeployed to another duty station including to conflict or post-conflict environments, all dependent on the nature and phase of the investigation.
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