Internship – Country Analysis Unit

Position description

Duties and Responsibilities

• Media and news monitoring as well as targeted research and information collection from open source including social media;
• Assist in collection and collation of specific open source information on trends, risks, perceptions and developments of relevance for the implementation of Registry objectives in ICC situation and non-situation countries;
• Assist in drafting reports and preparing presentations on assigned topics;
• Conduct general administration tasks;
• Any other tasks as entrusted by supervisor;
• The internship will take place entirely in the HQ and aims at supporting the Country Analysis Unit in its tasks.

Required Qualifications

Education:

All Candidates must have a degree or be in the final stages of their studies in political science, international relations, security management or other relevant field. Candidates are expected to have a very good record of academic performance.

Experience:

Internship placements focus on candidates in the early stages of their professional careers therefore; practical experience is not an essential prerequisite for selection. Practical experience in one or more of the following areas may be considered an asset:

• Open source monitoring;
• Countries affected by armed conflicts;
• Information research and analysis;
• Security and risk management.

However, such working experience should not exceed 3 (three) years.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong drafting skills are required.
• IT software/research skills are considered an asset.
• Adaptability to a multicultural and multilingual working environment encompassing the principal legal traditions of the world.
• Ability to work effectively in a team as well as independently.
• A very good standard of computer literacy (especially Microsoft Office applications)
• Other important qualities are discretion and respect of confidentiality, reliability, intellectual rigor, precision, perseverance, honesty, creativity, co-operative spirit and integrity.
• Able to adapt to multicultural and multilingual working environments.
• Possesses strong teamwork skills (listens, consults and communicates proactively).

Knowledge of Languages:

Proficiency in one of the working languages of the Court, French or English, is required. Knowledge of another official language of the Court (Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.

Application instructions

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