Associate Analyst (P-2)

23512 OTP 

Deadline for Applications:		21/06/2024 (midnight The Hague time)
Organizational Unit:		Suspects at Large Tracking Team (SALTT), Office of the Prosecutor
Duty Station:		The Hague – NL
Type of Appointment:		Fixed-Term Appointment
Post Number:		T-3317
Minimum Net Annual Salary :		€71,886.00
Contract Duration:		To be determined

A roster of suitable candidates may be established for this post as a result of this selection process for fixed-term appointments against both established posts and positions funded by general temporary assistance (GTA).

Organisational Context

The Suspects At Large Tracking Team (SALTT) is a  multidisciplinary team, within the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP), comprising investigators, analysts, lawyers, and international cooperation advisers responsible for the tracking and tracing of persons of interests, and individuals for whom the ICC has issued warrants of arrest. The Suspect At Large Tracking Team is situated within the Executive Office of the Prosecutor.

The analytical component of the Suspect At Large Tracking Team is made up of individuals of different professional and educational backgrounds to maximise efficiency and are able to work in multiple languages. The Associate Analyst will report to the Analyst and will be expected to proactively research and analyse data; not limited to internet content, digital data extracted from different carriers, and reports from different organisations, telecommunications, video and satellite imagery and assist in developing suspect profiles and undertaking analysis.

The OTP is committed to gender equality and places special emphasis to the development of gender analysis in support of investigations.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the SALTT Analyst, and the overall management of the Head of SALTT, the incumbent will perform the following tasks:

• Leads – Proactively identifies leads and advises the team about potential sources of information, including electronic media, social media, potential witnesses (victims, insiders, experts or other), telecommunications data and archives;
• Databases – Effectively utilises and maintains the databases available for analysis tracking and investigations, including advanced searches and analytical output;
• Analytical products – Produces accurate and sourced analytical products in response to the requirements of the team, including reports of different kinds (on incidents, pattern, profiles, groups and networks etc.), relational charts, timelines, and; Effectively disseminates analytical findings through such analytical products and presentations;
• Operational support – Responds to the immediate analytical needs of the operations of the team.
• Information collection – Participates in information collection operations on an exceptional basis if required by the team.

Essential Qualifications

Education:

Advanced university degree in Social Sciences, Law or other relevant fields. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience is accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree;

Training in analysis techniques for criminal investigation, intelligence or social science, including specialized software and databases is required;

Experience:

A minimum of 2 years (4 years with a first level university degree) of professional experience with analytical work, preferably with a focus on complex criminal investigations.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong reasoning skills, including ability to understand complex scenarios of crime, to simultaneously handle conflicting information and hypotheses, to identify source biases, and to develop sound logical inferences;
• Advanced knowledge of internet investigation techniques;
• Advanced computer skills, including ability to efficiently operate databases, search engines and data mining, analytical software, GIS, statistics and graphic applications;
• Excellent ability to handle complex and voluminous sets of records and data;
• Ability to work effectively and constructively in multi-disciplinary teams comprised of other analysts, investigators, lawyers and support staff;
• Ability to work under stressful conditions and to meet strict deadlines;
• Ability to work in a non-discriminatory manner, with respect for diversity regarding fellow officers, as well as witnesses and external partners;
• Ability to keep strict standards of confidentiality and security;
• Professional integrity.

Knowledge of Languages:

Proficiency in one of the working languages of the Court, English or French, is required. Working knowledge of the other is considered a strong asset. Knowledge of another official language of the Court (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish), or another language directly relevant to the investigations, is an additional asset.

Notes:

Successful applicant(s) can expect to be deployed at a designated Duty Station, but may also be required to be redeployed to another duty station including to conflict or post-conflict environments, all dependent on the nature and phase of the investigation.