22383 | Trust Fund for Victims
Posting Date: 11/08/2022 Deadline for Applications: 18/08/2022 (midnight The Hague time) Organizational Unit: Trust Fund for Victims Duty Station: The Hague - NL Type of Appointment: Short Term Appointment Minimum Net Annual Salary: €63,087.00 Contract Duration: Until 31/12/2022
Special Notice:
A Short-Term Appointment is used to recruit staff to meet short-term needs. The duration of this assignment is provided above. The maximum duration of a short-term appointment including extensions shall not exceed 12 months.
A Short-Term Appointment does not carry any expectancy, legal or otherwise, of renewal and shall not be converted to any other type of appointment.
Due to the short-term nature of the assignment, the ICC reserves the right to make an appointment at one grade lower than that stated in the vacancy with a modified job description.
A current ICC staff member who is holding a fixed-term appointment may apply for any short-term position. Where a current ICC staff member is selected to a short-term position, he or she will be temporarily assigned to the position in line with section 4.10 of ICC/AI/2016/001. GS-level posts are subject to local recruitment only.
The terms and conditions of service for staff members appointed under a short-term appointment are governed by ICC/AI/2016/001.
Organisational Context
The Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) is the first of its kind in the global movement to end impunity and promote justice. With the adoption of the Rome Statute in 2002 and the establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an independent international organisation, the international community has provided a new platform to achieve justice for the victims of the most serious crimes, namely genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and crimes of aggression.
Acknowledging the importance of victims’ assistance as part of the global justice system, the Assembly of States Parties, under Article 79 of the Rome Statute, set up the TFV. The TFV responds to the harm resulting from the crimes under the jurisdiction of the ICC by ensuring the rights of victims and their families through the provision of reparations and assistance.
The TFV is mandated by the Rome Statute, the ICC’s founding treaty, to support and implement programmes that address harms resulting from ICC crimes. It does so in two ways:
Reparations: implementing Court-ordered reparations awards against a convicted person when directed by the Court to do so.
Assistance: using voluntary contributions and private donations, to provide victims and their families in situations under Court jurisdiction with physical rehabilitation, material support, and/or psychological rehabilitation.
To implement its two-fold mandate, the TFV works closely with NGOs, community groups, women’s grassroots organisations, governments, and UN agencies at local, national, and international levels. The TFV empowers victims of crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide and crimes of aggression and their families as main stakeholders in the process of rebuilding their lives.
With the unique roles of implementing both Court-ordered reparations and general assistance activities to victims of crimes under the ICC’s jurisdiction, the TFV works towards providing reparative value to victims and their families, and affected communities.
Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting directly to the Legal Adviser the incumbent performs the following tasks:
Legal filings - undertake research, drafting and reporting activities in relation to submissions on behalf of the Trust Fund for Victims to the Chambers, in regard of both the reparations and assistance mandates;
Legal monitoring and stakeholder consultation – collaborate with the programme management team in the Country Offices in relation to assigned cases from a legal perspective; monitor ongoing trial and reparation proceedings in selected cases in regard of legal and contextual elements that may be of relevance to the TFV’s implementation practice. Prior to and throughout the reparations phase, provide support to coordination and consultations with the TFV’s stakeholders at and around the Court, including Chambers, Registry, external reparations experts, OPCV and the legal representatives for each of the (anticipated) reparations proceedings; as well as with TFV programme staff in Headquarters and in the field offices;
Victim eligibility screening for reparations – participate in the administrative victim eligibility processes in the reparations proceedings to which they are assigned; develop forms, identifying the required supporting documentation to meet the Trial Chamber determined burden of proof, and establish the field intake procedures; assist in the development of field trainings regarding the modalities for assisting potential beneficiaries;
Draft implementation plans for reparations;
Support and guide the work of visiting professionals and interns in order to achieve outcomes serving the TFV’s legal and implementation practice;
Assist in the drafting of communications in the public domain about the TFV’s institutional mandates and their operations in practice.
Qualifications
Education
Advanced university degree in law (international law, criminal law, victims’ rights issues or other field of law related to the mandates of the Trust Fund for Victims). A first level university degree in combination with two additional years of relevant experience is accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.
Experience
A minimum of two years (four years with a first level university degree) of legal work experience is required. Experience of working with international tribunals and/or focus on reparations or victims issues and/or in-house legal departments would be considered an asset.
Proven experience of working on legal briefs, ideally in the setting of an international criminal tribunal is highly desirable.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of Court-ordered reparations and the related reparations implementation mandate of the Trust Fund for Victims; Proven track record of researching and drafting legal filings, in particular in regards of reparations to victims; Excellent legal drafting skills, including an eye for detail, under time pressure; Excellent stakeholder management skills; Ability to work independently, monitor progress against agreed timelines, to honour commitments and take responsibility for short comings.
Knowledge of Languages
Proficiency in one of the working languages of the Court, French or English, is required. Working knowledge of the other is highly desirable. Knowledge of another official language of the Court (Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish) would be considered an asset.
ICC Leadership Competencies
Purpose
Collaboration
People
Results
ICC Core Competencies
Dedication to the mission and values
Professionalism
Teamwork
Learning and developing
Handling uncertain situations
Interaction
Realising objectives
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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 the ICC policy. The PSC process will include but is not limited to, verification of the information provided in the personal history form and a criminal record check. All candidates should be in a positon to submit electronic copy of their passport and all diplomas listed on their profile when requested;
- Applicants may check the status of vacancies on ICC E-Recruitment web-site;
- Personnel recruited at the General Service level are not entitled to all of the benefits granted to internationally-recruited staff;
- The ICC reserves the right to not make any appointment to the vacancy, to make an appointment at a lower grade, or to make an appointment with a modified job description.
This vacancy is archived.