International Criminal Court, Internship - Victims & Witnesses Section

• Assist the VWS Teams in the planning, administration and monitoring of its trial related operations and programmes in HQ and field offices;
• Support the day-to-day operational case management conducted by the VWS Teams;
• Assist with open source research on situation countries and on topics of relevance to the VWS;
• Assist in drafting minutes, reports and planning documents, cross checking data and preparing presentations on assigned topics;
• Conduct general administration tasks in support of operations and carry out legal research and summarise filings when applicable;
• Any other task as entrusted by the Team Leader.
• NB: Due to confidentiality and security reasons, during the internship, the intern will not travel to the field to conduct operations. The internship will take place entirely in the HQ and aims at supporting the Teams in its tasks.

• All Candidates must have a degree or be in the final stages of their studies at a recognised university – preferably in political science, law, international relations, administration or security management. Candidates are expected to have a very good record of academic performance.
• 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 years of relevant full-time professional experience to be considered for an internship.   
• Proficiency in one of the working languages of the Court, French or English, is required. Working knowledge of the other is desirable. Knowledge of Arabic or Russian is considered an asset.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Able to adapt to multicultural and multilingual working environments.
• Possesses strong teamwork skills (listens, consults and communicates proactively).
• Has acquired a good standard of computer skills (including Microsoft Office applications).
• Strong drafting skills are required.
• Other important qualities are discretion, reliability, intellectual rigor, precision, perseverance, honesty, creativity, co-operative spirit and integrity.