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Assistant Legal Officer (P1)

Applications must be accompanied by a fully completed ICC Personal History Form. The ICC will not accept other than the ICC Personal History Form.

Vacancy Announcement No. 10-LEG-025-RE

Deadline For Applications 18.03.2010

Post number ICC-3530-E-P-1-1418

Duty Station The Hague

Organizational Unit Counsel Support Section, Registry

Type of Appointment and duration One year with the possibility of extension (six months probationary period)

Minimum net annual salary (single rate) € 41,033 (subject to change) tax-free

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the general supervision of the Chief of Counsel Support Section, the incumbent shall ensure the daily assistance to persons seeking legal assistance, counsels (including legal representatives of victims) and their teams.

The incumbent shall coordinate and liaise with relevant sections and ensure ,administrative and logistical support required for the appropriate performance of their functions. This includes monitoring legal aid budget and forecast for the future implementation of the budget, recruitment of junior legal members for counsels, assessment and review of missions proposed by counsel, monitoring work plan of counsels to ensure that activities carried out are in line with their work plan.

The incumbent shall also monitor judicial decisions and analyse possible consequences for legal assistance.

In the case of counsels or teams acting in the framework of the legal aid system, the incumbent shall also oversee processing requests for legal aid and time sheets, preparing the necessary memoranda for the payment of fees and expenses, and prepare the appropriate draft decisions to the Chief of the Section.

The incumbent shall also prepare draft legal or policy documents to be submitted to a variety of organs (Chambers, Presidency, Assembly of States Parties or its committees and working groups) on the issues expressed above, as required.

If necessary and possible, the incumbent shall also provide substantive support to the rest of the Section in discharging the rest of its tasks, such as management of the lists of counsel, assistants to counsel and professional investigators, consultation with independent bodies of counsel or organization of training programs for counsel.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

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  Advanced university degree in law from a recognized institution; two years of relevant work experience required for candidates with first level degree;
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  Experience as a training lawyer or as lawyer and in management of legal assistance would be an asset;
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  Excellent drafting, research and analytical skills;
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  Knowledge of case- and information management software would be an asset;
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  Planning and organisational skills including managing conflicting priorities and working with tight deadlines;
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  Demonstrated ability to work on a team, preferably with members from different backgrounds;
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  Ability to work in a non-discriminatory manner, with respect for diversity;
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  Personal and professional integrity.

KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGES

Fluency in either of the working languages of the Court, English or French, and working knowledge of the other is essential. Knowledge of another official language of the Court would be considered an asset (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish).

NB:

The Court reserves the right not to make any appointment to this vacancy, to make an appointment at a lower grade, or to make an appointment with a modified job description.

The International Criminal Court is a member organization of the Inter-Organization Mobility Accord and is interested in secondment of staff from organizations of the United Nations Common System.

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