22981 | OTP
Deadline for Applications: 14/08/2023 (midnight The Hague time) Organizational Unit: Unified Teams - Prosecution Pillars, Office of the Prosecutor Duty Station: The Hague - NL Type of Appointment: Fixed-Term Appointment Minimum Net Annual Salary : €54,918.00 Contract Duration: To be determined
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 two Deputy Prosecutors, under the delegated authority of the Prosecutor, will manage the two Prosecution Pillars. The Deputy Prosecutors will be responsible for an equal division of situations and cases based on a Unified Team concept. The Case Manager will serve within one of the Unified Teams.
The Deputy Prosecutors oversee preliminary examinations, investigations, prosecutions, and when applicable, appeals proceedings; providing strategic advice and guidance to the Prosecutor on each situation and case under their responsibility. This will include recommendations on prioritisation and effective use of resources
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Head of the Unified Team (HUT), the incumbent performs the following functions:
- Administrative management of prosecution cases, including filing of Court documents, maintaining prosecution's Court files, preparing and finalising exhibits for display in Court, liaison with Court technicians and effective and efficient presentation of exhibits in Court;
- Disclosure of exhibits to Defence and (Pre-) Trial Chambers, including tracking, collating and indexing of disclosure materials and maintaining disclosure logs;
- Maintaining the case calendar;
- Assistance to Trial Lawyers, including assisting in the identification and retrieval of information relevant to the case and maintaining appropriate electronic and physical systems for the organisation of information and evidence;
- Performing other tasks as instructed by the Head of Unified Team, Senior Trial Lawyers or Trial Lawyers.
Essential Qualifications
Education:
Advanced university degree in law (criminal, international, humanitarian or international criminal), arts, social sciences or related, is required. A first level university degree in combination with two additional years of work experience is accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
Experience:
A minimum of two years (or zero years with an advanced level university degree) of practical experience working in litigation support, case management and/or legal secretarial support and related areas, is required.
Experience with the management of electronic and physical evidence presentation and filing systems is highly desirable.
Advanced practical experience with Ringtail or CaseMap, as well as transcription software such as Transcend or LiveNote, data warehousing systems or other advanced content management systems is highly desirable.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Exceptional analytical, planning and organisation skills;
High degree of initiative, flexibility and adaptability;
Ability to work in a non-discriminatory manner, with respect for diversity;
Professional and personal integrity.
Knowledge of Languages:
Proficiency in one of the working languages of the Court, English or French, is required. Working knowledge of the other is considered as a strong asset. Knowledge of another official language of the Court (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish) would be considered an asset.
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General Information
- In accordance with the Rome Statute, the ICC is committed to achieving geographical representation and gender equality within its staff as well as representation of the principal legal systems of the world (legal positions). Nationals from the list of non-represented and under-represented States are strongly encouraged to apply. In addition, applications from women are strongly encouraged for senior positions at the Professional (P) and Director (D) levels. Posts shall be filled preferably by a national of a State Party to the ICC Statute, or of a State which has signed and is engaged in the ratification process or which is engaged in the accession process, but nationals from non-state parties may also be considered, as appropriate.
- The selected candidate will be subject to a Personnel Security Clearance (PSC) process in accordance with ICC policy. The PSC process will include but will not be limited to, verification of the information provided in the personal history form and a criminal record check.
- Applicants may check the status of vacancies on ICC E-Recruitment web-site.
- The Court reserves the right not to make any appointment to the vacancy, to make an appointment at a lower grade, or to make an appointment with a modified job description.