eDiscovery Assistant

Contract Duration:

To be determined

A roster of suitable candidates will 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).

Important:

Recruitment for this post in the General Service category is done on a local basis. As a result, staff are generally recruited from the area in which the particular office is located but could be of any nationality. Candidates applying to a post in the General Services category shall meet the relevant employment and immigration requirements in the country of the duty station, including fulfilling residence and work permit conditions.

Applicants will be responsible for any expenses incurred in relation to: visa, travel to and from, and relocation to and from the duty station, in the event of an employment offer.

A staff member in the General Service category who has been locally recruited shall not be eligible for the entitlements and/or benefits exclusively applicable to internationally recruited staff.

Organisational Context

The position of eDiscovery Assistant is a member of the Evidence and Discovery Management Unit (EDMU) within the Information, Knowledge, and Evidence Management Section (IKEMS). 

IKEMS is headed by an Information Management Coordinator (IMC), and combines the OTP’s information, knowledge, and evidence management operations into one consolidated section. IKEMS aims to maintain a coordinated, flexible, and operationally responsive IKEM support capacity throughout the OTP in order to meet the full spectrum of the OTP’s information and evidence operational needs. The eDiscovery Assistant reports to the Head of eDiscovery and Data Analysis Unit. 

EDMU provides specialised technical and data analytic support to the unified investigation and prosecution teams through the use of dedicated tools and by developing techniques, specialised scripts, and programs or algorithms which exploit large, structured and unstructured data sets within the framework of the OTP’s systematic application of an organ-wide Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM). 

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Head of Evidence and Discovery Management Unit and the overall management of the Information Management Coordinator, the incumbent will perform the following duties :

Assist in the identification, preservation, and collection of electronic evidence in accordance with established procedures and best practices, including participating in field missions if and when required for the purposes of collecting and/or preserving evidence; Perform data processing, search, and production tasks using eDiscovery software, such as data filtering, deduplication, deNISTing, and keyword searching in support of eDiscovery Officers; Assist in the review, analysis and disclosure of all-source electronic evidence to identify, collate and/or disclose relevant information, including in support of information or assistance requests; Maintain accurate and complete records of eDiscovery-related activities in the Evidence Lifecycle Management System (ELMS) and provide regular status updates to team members and other stakeholders with respect to eDiscovery; Support the development of custom eDiscovery applications and eDiscovery workflows, including disclosures, as required.

Essential Qualifications

Education:

Diploma of Secondary education;

Experience:

A minimum of 8 years of experience in handling large quantities of documentary and/or evidentiary materials in a legal, archival, information or evidence management role is required. An advanced or first-level university degree may be considered as a substitute for two years' working experience only to determine eligibility. Relevant experience in a legal environment is desirable. Demonstrated experience with an electronic Evidence Lifecycle Management System is required. Knowledge of data filtering, de-duplication, and keyword searching is required, as well as advanced search techniques such as Boolean logic and proximity searching is required. Knowledge of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) and eDiscovery best-practices is required. Experience using eDiscovery software such as Relativity, Nuix, or similar tools is required.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Ability to translate detailed instructions on requirements for identifying relevant documents into technical queries to apply to the text database. Excellent computer skills (MS Office365 applications, Adobe, Kofax/Ascent, Relativity, Nuix, eDiscovery tools). Excellent organizational skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Strong client orientation and the ability to identify clients’ needs and proactively seek solutions. Demonstrated skills of applying attention to detail with complex data sheets and database searches. Ability to communicate technical concepts relating to the reliability of the searches being performed to convey the understanding of risk that is relevant to reliance on the end product and understanding the need for additional review. Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines, manage conflicting deadlines. Professional and personal integrity with strong adherence to discretion.

Knowledge of languages:

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

ICC Leadership Competencies
Purpose
Collaboration
People
Results

ICC Core Competencies
Dedication to the mission and values
Professionalism
Teamwork
Learning and developing
Handling uncertain situations
Interaction
Realising objectives

Learn more about ICC and .

---