Visiting Professional - Trust Fund for Victims (Legal)

The Trust Fund for Victims | 18866

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 500 words).
• Two reference letters (professional and/or academic).
• Scanned copies of university degrees and/or diplomas
• One short essay on a subject relevant to the work of the Trust Fund (maximum of 750 words, single spaced, type written).

Contract Duration

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

The starting date of the placement may vary, upon agreement. Applications of candidates indicating availability beyond the present selection cycle may be considered in the context of the next selection cycle.

Organisational Context

The Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) was created by the Rome Statute (Art 79). It is governed by a Board of Directors, elected every three years by the Assembly of States Parties. The Board is supported by a Secretariat, which carries out the daily management of the TFV’s activities.

The TFV has been entrusted by the Assembly with two main mandates: (i) to implement Court-ordered reparations to victims in a convicted case; and (ii) to provide assistance (physical and psychological rehabilitation and material support) to victims and their families in ICC situation countries.

The mission of the TFV is to respond to the harm resulting from the crimes under the jurisdiction of the Court by ensuring the rights of victims and their families through the provision of reparations and assistance.

The strategic goals of the TFV aim to:

1. Ensure reparative justice for victims to overcome their harm and transform their lives
2. Facilitate assistance and reparations by ensuring financial growth and sustainability
3. Advocate for the rights of victims in the international public domain
4. Ensure good governance, accountability and transparency by creating an effective organisational structure

Whenever appropriate and feasible in the operation of its mandates, the TFV acts as a grant-making mechanism to locally based implementing partners. According to the TFV Regulations, the TFV receives administrative support from the Registry. In as far as not determined by the TFV Regulations, the TFV’s financial-administrative practice complies with the Court’s relevant regulatory provisions.

Duties and Responsibilities

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

• Conduct legal research and analysis on questions of international criminal law, public international law, and other international and domestic legal materials, as appropriate;
• Preparation of summaries of submissions and decisions;
• Assist in the preparation of legal advice on the interpretation and application of the Court’s documents, decisions and submissions
• Cite checking of submissions before the Court;
• Assist in the preparation of submissions before the Court;
• Support the TFV in procedures in regard to administrative eligibility screening in reparations proceedings;
• Other tasks as needed.

Required Qualifications

Education:

All Candidates must have a law degree at a recognised university. Candidates are expected to have a strong record of academic performance.

Experience:

Visiting Professional placements focus on candidates who have extensive experience in their professional careers in relevant fields of work. Practical experience that is relevant to the work of the Court may be considered an asset. Candidates for a Visiting Professional placement must have at least 3 (three) years of relevant professional experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent legal analysis and drafting skills;
• Able to adapt to multicultural and multilingual working environments;
• Possesses strong teamwork skills (listens, consults and communicates proactively);
• Is able to work under minimum supervision;
• 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.

Remuneration

The ICC Trust Fund for the Development of Interns and Visiting Professionals receives donations from States Parties to finance IVP’s coming from developing countries. These donations are equally divided to fund interns and visiting professionals coming for the four Organs of the Court.

However, please note that the ICC is not able to provide all the participants in the Internship and Visiting Professional Programme with remuneration, nor is it possible to provide reimbursement for any expenses incurred during the internship or visiting Professional placement.

Accordingly, applicants must have the necessary resources or other financial support for the duration of the placement for which they have been selected.

Funding may be a possibility for a limited number of interns and visiting professionals for cost of living and travel. If funding is available, the Human Resources Section will conduct an assessment of the candidate determining eligibility for funding in accordance with the Court’s Policy on Internships and Visiting Professionals and relevant funding conditions.

In order to be eligible, the applicant must, among other criteria, be a national from a country that is a State Party to the Rome Statue and appear on the United Nations Statistics Division’s list of developing regions.

Candidates eligible for funding shall receive detailed information and further instructions after the selection process is finalized. Stipends will always be agreed at the time of offering the internship. No funding will be provided at a later stage.