Field Assistant (VPR)

Essential Qualifications

Education: 

• Completion of secondary education.
  

Experience:

• A minimum of six years of relevant experience is required.
  

• An advanced or first-level university degree may be considered as a substitute for two years working experience only to determine eligibility.
  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated experience engaging with victims, affected communities, legal groups, civil society organisations, academics and other relevant stakeholders.
  
• Experience in managing sensitive information as the incumbent will be dealing with information relating to victims, intermediaries and third parties, whose identities are confidential in the proceedings.
  
• Field experience and/or knowledge and understanding of the countries or regions in which the Court operates.
  
• Knowledge of ICC law and procedure, the Courts’ legal texts, and the judicial proceedings related to the designated country is desirable.
  
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Public speaking skills and ability to convey complex information and messages in a simple way and easily understood by target audiences.
  

• Participate in the formulation and implementation of field strategies, policies, and activities relating to the Registry’s role in the participation of victims in proceedings and reparations, in accordance with the functions of the Registry and specific judicial orders;
  
• Liaise with victims on the ground, maintain relations with community-based organisations, and communicate their concerns to the VPRS at the HQ;
  
• Participate in field meetings and workshops and in the preparation of standard forms and informational materials relating to victim participation and reparations;
  
• Inform victims and survivors of their rights before the ICC;
  
• Support VPRS intermediaries and field clerks in accordance with the Court Guidelines on Intermediaries;
  
• Identify the needs of VPRS intermediaries, and help prepare and implement activities to respond to those needs; Guide, supervise and train VPRS intermediaries and field clerks when requested;
  
• Collaborate with the VPRS to distribute application forms and other materials relating to victim participation and reparation and assist victims in filling out the forms;
  
• Arrange for the collection and transmission of filled participation and reparations forms to HQ, including the scanning of such documents, while observing all protocols relating to the handling of confidential information;
  
• Review victims’ applications received to make an initial assessment of completeness and request further information from applicants if necessary;
  
• Review the quality of the work of the VPRS intermediaries and field clerks on the ground;
  
• Assist in the organization of all administrative aspects of the VPRS field work;
  
• Perform other duties as required.