Associate Outreach Officer

Contract Duration:

For initial appointments, the Court offers a two-year appointment with the possibility of extension (six month probationary period).

A roster of suitable candidates may be established for this post as a result of this selection process for both fixed-term established and general temporary assistance posts.

Organisational Context Under the direct supervision of the Director of the Division of External Operations, the Public Information and Outreach Section (PIOS) ensures that the proceedings are accessible to the public, raises awareness, and promotes an understanding about the Court’s mandate and activities with the ultimate goal of getting support. It does so in relation to a number of target audiences, including global audiences, mainly encompassing international press and media, victims and communities affected by crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court; and key stakeholders such as legal communities, academics and non-governmental organisations. PIOS achieves its objectives through the use of a variety of communication means including granting interviews to media, production of press releases and other publications and audio visual materials as well as through the website and new social media platforms. PIOS also organises campaigns and is responsible for the organisation of events and visits ranging from general groups to high profile visitors. Outreach Unit Interaction with affected communities and victims of crimes before the Court is a critical function of the Registry field teams by way of which ICC justice can become meaningful to concerned populations. PIOS Outreach Unit liaises with field officers on Public Information matters; advises on strategic planning; oversees good use of monitoring systems to assess performance and report on impact; keeps abreast offices at HQ, as appropriate, of feedback received from country teams and ensures responses to such feedback when necessary. It interacts with concerned populations of countries with situations and cases before the Court where there are no Registry field officers performing that function. Duties and Responsibilities Within this framework and under direct supervision of the Head of Outreach Unit, the incumbent will be responsible for the following tasks: Ensures information flow between Headquarters and the field, provides field staff with timely information on judicial developments and other relevant events as well as with responsive lines developed at Headquarters, canalises questions raised by field staff on substantive matters, identifies problems and issues to be addressed and recommends corrective actions, identifies and tracks follow-up actions. Gathers, analyses and processes country action plans received from Field Officers (Outreach) and provides advice to Head of Unit on messages, outreach tools and cross cutting information campaigns needed to effectively engage identified national and local stakeholders. Drafts and/or adapts the content of outreach tools as necessary. Provides substantive support for policy coordination and evaluation of outreach strategies, including the review and analysis of emerging development issues and trends. With input from the Field Offices, contributes to various written outputs: drafts sections of strategies, annual reports and reports requested by Chambers; maintains updated content of outreach pages of ICC website. Develops and executes country action plans in situations with no presence of outreach field staff, including calendar of activities and resources needed; undertakes outreach activities, makes presentations on assigned topic and activities, participates in the development of training workshops, seminars, participates in field missions including provision of substantive and administrative support. Participates in discussions and consultations with representatives of civil society organisations, researchers and other allies presenting outreach plans, reports and/or updates of the evolution of outreach in specific Field Offices. Essential Qualifications Education: Advanced university degree in Liberal Arts, Law, International Affairs, Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law, Gender studies, Social Communication, Journalism, Psychology, Social Work or related field. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of relevant experience is accepted in lieu of the advanced degree. Experience: A minimum of two years (four with a first level university degree) of relevant work experience in public information, outreach or related area is required. Demonstrated experience at an international level is desirable; Demonstrated experience in organisations dealing with law, human rights or a related subject is desirable. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills. Ability to listen to others, respond to their information needs in a manner that audiences will understand, even when difficult legal topics are under discussion Excellent report-writing skills Ability to analyse sensitive contexts and suggest actions accordingly while maintaining diplomacy and tact Prioritisation, creativity, initiative and organisation Knowledge of Languages: Proficiency in one of the working languages of the Court, French or English is required. Working knowledge of the other is required. Knowledge of another official language of the Court (Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish) would be considered an asset. ICC Core Competencies Dedication to the mission and values
- Acts consistently in accordance with the mission and values of the Organisation;
- Maintains confidentiality, acts with integrity and shows respect for diversity;
- Shows commitment to the organisation;
- Presents a positive image of the organisation during external discussions.
Professionalism
- Applies professional and technical expertise;
- Keeps abreast of organisational issues;
- Produces workable solutions to a range of problems;
Teamwork
- Listens, consults and communicates proactively;
- Handles disagreements with tact and diplomacy;
- Recognises and rewards the contribution of others;
Learning and developing
- Identifies development strategies needed to achieve work and career goals and makes use of developmental or
training opportunities;
- Learns from successes and failures;
- Seeks feedback and gives feedback to others to increase organisational effectiveness;
- Seeks opportunities for improvement of work;
- Has an open mind and contributes to innovation.
Handling uncertain situations
- Adapts to changing circumstances;
- Deals with ambiguity, making positive use of the opportunities it presents;
- Plans activities and projects well in advance and takes account of possible changing circumstances;
- Manages time effectively.
Interaction
- Expresses opinions, information and key points of an argument clearly;
- Handles contacts with diplomacy and tact;
- Communicates in a transparent and open way with internal and external contacts while complying with
confidentiality requirements.
Realising objectives
- Accepts and tackles demanding goals with enthusiasm;
- Keeps to agreements with others;
- Focuses on client needs;
- Takes responsibility for actions, projects and people;
- Monitors and maintains quality and productivity - 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 preferably 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, but nationals from non-state parties may also be considered.
- 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 Court reserves the right not to make any appointment to the 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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