The Prosecutor may decide to redeploy the incumbent and/or the post either temporarily or permanently to another duty station pending the operational requirements of the Office.

Organisational Context

The Information, Knowledge and Evidence Management Section (IKEMS), headed by an Information Management Coordinator, reports directly to the Prosecutor, and combines the Office of the Prosecutor’s (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 support the full spectrum of OTP information and evidence operations.

The Information and Evidence Unit (IEU), as part of IKEMS, is responsible for:

• The overall custodial services of all information and evidence possessed by the OTP, including its registration, digitization, preservation, storage and disclosure.
• The facilitation of evidence review in both physical and digital form.

Duties and Responsibilities

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

• Supervise technicians and processes associated with securing evidence at the seat of the Court;
• Ensure the registration, digitization (wherever possible), the secure permanent storage, the registration and tracking of hardcopies (where appropriate) and the forwarding of all physical information and evidence material for court proceedings, including the maintenance of the chain of custody along the entire evidence continuum (receipt, ingestion, processing, storage and retrieval);
• Actively process, coordinate and quality control the registration and processing of all types of information and evidence as well as all associated metadata;
• Understand the structures and purposes of collected data and advise teams on appropriate measures to extract relevant information while maintaining forensic integrity of the evidence;
• Populate evidence selection systems to allow teams to select potentially relevant items for registration as evidence;
• Perform other duties as required.

Essential Qualifications

Education:

Advanced university degree in archive and records management, information management, law, or other relevant field.  A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience is accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Training in database management or certified training in the field of data management, evidence and property room management or other relevant fields is required.

Experience:

A minimum of two years of practical experience (four years with a first-level university degree) in the field of information and evidence management, and data management, preferably in a legal, investigative or law enforcement environment, is required;

Demonstrated supervisory experience is required.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Advanced skills in the use of MS Access database and/or advanced skills in the use of evidence management software is required;
• Experience in the use and population of litigation support or evidence review tools is required;
• Excellent communication skills and client orientation;
• Ability to work effectively and constructively in teams;
• Ability to work in a non-discriminatory manner, with respect for diversity;
• 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 desirable. Knowledge of another official language of the Court (Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish) is considered an asset.

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General Information
- In accordance with the Rome Statute, the ICC is committed to achieving geographical representation and gender equality within its staff as well as representation of the principal legal systems of the world (legal positions). Nationals from the list of non-represented and under-represented States are strongly encouraged to apply. In addition, applications from women are strongly encouraged for senior positions at the Professional (P) and Director (D) levels. Posts shall 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, as appropriate.

- 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.
- 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.