Administrative Assistant (G-4)
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Description
24390 | OTP
Administrative Services Unit, Prosecutorial Administrative Services Division, Office of the
Prosecutor
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).
Important
Recruitment for this post in the General Service category is done on a local basis. As a result, staff are generally recruited from the area in which the particular office is located but could be of any nationality. Candidates applying to a post in the General Services category shall meet the relevant employment and immigration requirements in the country of the duty station, including fulfilling residence and work permit conditions.
Applicants will be responsible for any expenses incurred in relation to: visa, travel to and from, and relocation to and from the duty station, in the event of an employment offer.
A staff member in the General Service category who has been locally recruited shall not be eligible for the entitlements and/or benefits exclusively applicable to internationally recruited staff.
Organisational Context
The Prosecutorial Administrative Services Division (PASD), under the overall management of its Director and management team, provides operational and technical support to the Office of the Prosecutor as a whole, and to the Prosecutorial Pillars and their Unified Teams in particular. Within the Prosecutorial Administrative Services Division, the Administrative Support Unit serves the entire Office, providing a unified point of coordination for all administrative tasks with agreed quality requirements and timelines.
The Unit also contributes to the agility and efficiency of the Office by supporting Office-wide projects related to procurement, office space projects, providing logistical support for events (including NGOs and civil society events), and providing general administrative support to the Court’s secondment programme.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Project Officer in the Prosecutorial Administrative Services Division, Office of the Prosecutor (OTP), the incumbent will perform the following duties:
Education
Diploma of secondary education is required.
Experience
A minimum of 4 years of secretarial/administrative experience is required. An advanced or a first-level university degree may be considered as a substitute for two years' working experience only to determine eligibility.
Knowledge of languages
Proficiency in one of the working languages of the Court, English or French is required. Working knowledge of the other is an asset. Knowledge of another official language of the Court (Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish) would be considered an asset.
General Information
- Candidates appointed to posts at a P-5 grade or in the Director category are subject to a maximum aggregate length of service of seven years. This is pursuant to a decision of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP Resolution ICC-ASP/23/Res.2) to implement a tenure policy at the Court as of 1 January 2025.
- 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.
- Post to be filled 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. This is pursuant to a decision of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP Resolution ICC-ASP/23/Res.3) to introduce a moratorium on the recruitment by the ICC of staff of non-States Parties’ nationality.
- In accordance with the Rome Statute, the ICC aims to achieve fair representation of women and men for all positions, representation of the principal legal systems of the world for legal positions, and equitable geographical representation for positions in the professional category.
- Applications from female candidates are particularly encouraged.
- Personnel recruited at the General Service level are not entitled to all of the benefits granted to internationally-recruited staff;
- The International Criminal Court applies the Inter-Organization Mobility Accord and can support secondment of staff from organizations of the United Nations Common System.
