24502 | Registry

Deadline for Applications: 12/08/2026 (midnight The Hague time) Organizational Unit: Court Management Section (50002578), Registry Duty Station: The Hague - NL Type of Appointment: Established Post Minimum Net Annual Salary: €45,408.00 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 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 Court Management Section (CMS) keeps audiovisual and written records of proceedings in both working languages of the Court, as well as receives, registers and distributes decisions, orders and documents from Chambers, parties and participants in situations and cases. The Section ensures scheduling and publication of courtroom proceedings and serves as the communication hub for parties, participants, Chambers and relevant Registry sections in all matters relating to the organisation of hearings. CMS processes electronic evidence obtained by the Registry, which requires the maintenance of inhouse knowledge in digital forensics as well as of an industrystandard laboratory.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Head, Judicial Operations Unit, the incumbent performs the following tasks:

• Implements scheduling and preparation of hearings;
• Organises courtrooms prior to hearings;
• Assists the ALO/CO during hearings;
• Assists the ALO/CO in the maintenance of the evidence material;
• Creates and maintains statistics;
• Suggests changes to the SOPs related to court clerk duties and implement them accordingly;
• Maintains multiple chain of custody forms and consultation request records;
• Audits the vault content and vault database;
• Stores and retrieves evidence, audio visual material and other items when required;
• Organises dry cleaning of robes and bibs, maintains the record of robes issued and returned.

Essential Qualifications

Education:

Diploma of secondary education.

Experience:

A minimum of four years of relevant work experience in a judicial organisation or legal setting, of which at least two years should be devoted to the management of legal records. An advanced or a first-level university degree may be considered as a substitute for two years' working experience only to determine eligibility.

Experience in legal proceedings and procedural requirements pertaining to evidence is required.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Organisational skills: keeps priorities in line, deadlines are met, accurate and meticulous processing, distributing and storing of records; ability to work independently and under pressure.

Communication skills: maintain a positive working atmosphere with the team, the Unit, the Section and the clients.

Computer skills: IT software (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Knowledge of languages:

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