Assistant Analyst (P-1)

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

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.

The terms and conditions of service for staff members appointed under a short-term appointment are governed by ICC/AI/2016/001.

The Office of the Prosecutor (“OTP”) is an independent organ of the International Criminal Court (“ICC”). It is responsible for examining and investigating situations under the jurisdiction of the Court where genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes appear to have been committed.

The two Deputy Prosecutors, under the delegated authority of the Prosecutor, manage two Prosecution Pillars comprising multiple Unified Teams for different situations.

The Unified Teams are multidisciplinary teams comprising investigators, analysts, lawyers, and other specialists as required. Under the leadership of the Head of Unified Team (HUT), these professionals conduct high-quality and efficient investigations and prosecutions. Assistant Analysts work within the Unified Team under the supervision of the Lead Analyst and the HUT.

The incumbent will perform the following analytical tasks and duties:

An Advanced University degree in law, criminology, human rights, political science, social sciences, international relations or any other releavnt fields is required. A first level university degree in combination with two years of qualifying experience is accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

A minimum of two years of relevant professional experience is required with a first-level university degree, as indicated above, including research, data processing and analysis for complex investigations at the national or international level. In possession of an advanced university degree, no experience is required.

Proficiency in Arabic language is required.

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

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 - ICC-ASP-23-Res.2-ENG [link removed]) 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 - ICC-ASP-23-Res.3-ENG [link removed]) 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.

- The International Criminal Court applies the Inter-Organization Mobility Accord and can support secondment of staff from organizations of the United Nations Common System.