Internship - Occupational Health Unit (funded)

The Hague - NL

10 June 2026 (midnight The Hague time)

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

The Court will provide the selected candidate a monthly remuneration of €1,125 (with a mandatory deduction for emergency health insurance) as well as some financial help for travel purposes for candidates who are not based in the Netherlands at the time of the recruitment. Please note that (i) costs associated with Visas are the responsibility of the selected candidate, (ii) due to the nature of the assignment, participants cannot bring their families with them.

Interns are required to work full time for a period of six months (to be agreed upon prior to commencement).

The International Criminal Court (ICC) investigates and, where warranted, tries individual charges with the gravest crimes of concerns to the international community: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and crime of aggression. The Court is participating in the global fight to end impunity, and through the 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.

Under the supervision of the Staff Counsellor/Medical Officer the intern will participate in the realisation of the following duties:

All Candidates must be in the final stages of their studies at a recognised university. Candidates are expected to have a very good record of academic performance. Completed three years of university studies, BA, in one of the following areas: psychology, social sciences, or medicine.

Internship placements focus on candidates in the early stages of their professional careers therefore; practical experience is not an essential prerequisite for selection. However, practical experience that is relevant to the work of the Court may be considered an asset. Applicants must have less than three (three) years of relevant full-time professional experience to be considered for an internship.

English and French are the official working languages of the Court. For this internship, proficiency in English is required, and working knowledge of French and/or Dutch would be an asset.