Associate Disbursements Officer P-2
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Special Notice
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. GS-level posts are subject to local recruitment only.
The terms and conditions of service for staff members appointed under a short-term appointment are governed by ICC/AI/2016/001.
The responsibilities of the Disbursement Unit are
Financial management area of all ICC accounts payable (under the approved regular budget and Trust Funds (TF)) and the TFV, in compliance with ICC Financial Rules and Regulations (FRR), procedures, and IPSAS. This includes ensuring the accurate recording of the following vouchers in the accounts to prepare financial statements aimed at an unqualified audit opinion:
The Disbursements Unit also leads development and implementation of change initiatives for continuous improvement impacting the Court’s business processes, designing KPIs used by Senior management, identifying ERP enhancements, and Court wide projects involving a wide range of stakeholders.
The Unit provides recommendations and guidance to management and other staff members in relation to financial policy and business processes.
Duties and Responsibilities
Within this framework and under the direct supervision of the Head, Disbursement Unit, the incumbent will perform the following duties:
Education
Advance university degree in Accounting, Finance or in Business Administration with a solid background in finance or accounting. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of experience is accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
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 language of the Court (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish) would be considered an asset.
ICC Leadership Competencies
Purpose
Collaboration
People
Results
ICC Core Competencies
Dedication to the mission and values
Professionalism
Teamwork
Learning and developing
Handling uncertain situations
Interaction
Realising objectives
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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 - 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.