23722 | Registry 

Due to the volume of applications received, only successful applicants will be contacted by the Court.

Please note that the purpose of this vacancy announcement is to provide hiring managers with a list of suitable candidates from which they may make a selection throughout the year. To this end, candidates are required to specify their availability in the relevant field when applying.

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).

• Two reference letters (one academic).

• Scanned copies of university degrees and/or diplomas.

• Scanned copies of official academic transcripts that state your courses, results and completion date.

• One short essay on a subject relevant to the work of the Trust Fund (maximum of 750 words, single spaced, type written).

Contract Duration

Interns are required to work full time for a period of six months (to be agreed to prior to commencement). Internship placements shall not be extended beyond six months.

The starting date of the placement may vary, upon agreement. The Trust Fund for Victims will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis, and not only after the deadline for applications. 

The Opportunity

The International Criminal Court (ICC) investigates and, where warranted, tries individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concerns to the international community: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes of aggression. The Court is participating in the global fight to end impunity, and through international criminal justice, the Court aims to hold those responsible accountable for their crimes and to help prevent the crimes from happening again. You can contribute to this cause by joining the ICC.

Organisational Context

The International Criminal Court (the Court or ICC) is the permanent international court based in The Hague, The Netherlands, established by the Rome Statute in 1998 to investigate and prosecute individuals accused of the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression. The ICC has jurisdiction over the most serious crimes committed after 1 July 2002, in the territories of States that have accede or ratified the Rome Statute or by their nationals. 

The Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) is provided for by the Rome Statute that established the ICC. Its mandate is to mobilise resources and implement Court-ordered reparations, and other programmes for the benefit of victims of the crimes under the jurisdiction of the ICC. The TFV is governed by a Board of Directors (BoD), appointed by the Assembly of States Parties, and supported by a Secretariat, administratively attached to the Registry of the ICC. The TFV has currently programmes in seven situations under the jurisdiction of the Court and is implementing also programmes responding to four reparation orders issued by ICC judges.

The TFV Secretariat is funded through the regular budget of the Court sourced through assessed contributions by States Parties. The programmes for the benefit of victims, be Court-ordered reparation programmes or other programmes decided by the Board of Directors in situations under the jurisdiction of the ICC, are funded, inter alia through public and private contributions.

Duties and Responsibilities

Assist the Trust Fund for Victims with the following tasks, under the supervision and overall coordination of the Legal Adviser:

• Conduct legal research and analysis;

• Assist in the preparation of submissions before the Court;

• Assist in contract management issues;

• Assist and support in the organisation and conduct of various meetings;

• Assist in  data management;

• Other tasks as needed.

Required Qualifications

Education:

All Candidates must have a law degree or be in the final stages of their studies at a recognised university. Candidates are expected to have a very good record of academic performance.

Experience:

Internship placements focus on candidates in the early stages of their professional careers. Practical experience is not an essential prerequisite for selection. Should there be a practical experience that is relevant to the work of the Court, it may be considered an asset. However, such working experience should not exceed 3 (three) years.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Legal analysis and drafting skills;

• Able to adapt to multicultural and multilingual working environments;

• Possesses strong teamwork skills (listens, consults and communicates proactively);

• Has acquired a good standard of computer skills (including Microsoft Office applications).

Knowledge of Languages:

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

Other criteria:

It is the Court’s objective to have diversity and gender balance. And in line with the ICC’s efforts to improve geographical representation among staff, nationals of non-represented and under-represented countries at the ICC are encouraged to apply. The list can be found here.

Remuneration

Please note that internship and visiting professional placements at the ICC are unfunded. The ICC is not able to provide participants in the Internship and Visiting Professional Programme with any remuneration, nor is it possible to provide reimbursement for expenses incurred prior, during or after the internship or visiting professional placement.

Applicants must therefore be able to support themselves for the entire duration of their internship or visiting professional placement.