Associate Analyst (P-2)

24479 | OTP 

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 Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) investigates war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide allegedly committed within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Within the Integrated Services Division and as part of the Tracking and Information Fusion Section, the Information Fusion Centre (IFC) provides analytical support and advice to the Unified Teams and other OTP sections in specialised areas of analysis, including military analysis, open-source/OSINT investigation as well as geo-spatial and imagery analysis. IFC carries out targeted collection and processing, all-source collation and analysis, and dissemination of fused analytical products in support of investigations and prosecutions. The IFC 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 be expected to conduct Open Source Investigations, applying advanced OSINT techniques, and delivering clear, accurate, and timely sourced analytical products in response to the requirements of the Unified Teams and other OTP Sections/Units.

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

Duties and Responsibilities

• Specialised OSINT support - Ensure the provision of OSINT and Open-Source Investigation support for Unified Teams and the Suspects at Large Tracking Team (SALTT);
• OSINT searches & verification - Conduct complex searches using advanced OSINT techniques to identify and verify relevant information and datasets of value to Unified Teams;
• 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 the databases available for analysis and open source investigation, including advanced searches and analytical output;
• Analytical products – Produces accurate and sourced analytical products in response to the requirements of Unified Teams, including reports of different kinds (on incidents, suspect dossiers, 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 conducted by IFC;
• Information collection – Participates in information collection operations on an exceptional basis, including open source collection, if required by IFC.

Essential Qualifications

Education:

• Advanced university degree preferably in Data Sciences, 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.
• Direct relevant working experience in conducting open source and internet investigations, telecommunications analysis, or fugitive tracking is required.

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 and/or Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) methods, tools and tradecraft;
• 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.

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General Information

-Candidates appointed to posts at a P-5 grade or in the Director category are subject to a maximum aggregate length of service of seven years. This is pursuant to a decision of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP Resolution ICC-ASP/23/Res.2 - ICC-ASP-23-Res.2-ENG) to implement a tenure policy at the Court as of 1 January 2025.

- 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 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. This is pursuant to a decision of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP Resolution ICC-ASP/23/Res.3 - ICC-ASP-23-Res.3-ENG) to introduce a moratorium on the recruitment by the ICC of staff of non-States Parties’ nationality.

- 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.

- Personnel recruited at the General Service level are not entitled to all of the benefits granted to internationally-recruited staff;

- The International Criminal Court applies the Inter-Organization Mobility Accord and can support secondment of staff from organizations of the United Nations Common System.