Internship - Procurement Unit, The Hague

Due to the volume of applications received, only successful applicants will be contacted by the Court.

Please note that the purpose of this vacancy announcement is to provide hiring managers with a list of suitable candidates from which they may make a selection throughout the year. To this end, candidates are required to specify their availability in the relevant field when applying.

Required Documents for this Application

Please note that you will need to have the following information ready in order to complete your application:

• A completed “Duties and Responsibilities Form” (refer to step 1 on your eRecruitment Profile page).
• Motivation letter (maximum of 400 words).
• Two reference letters (one academic).
• Scanned copies of university degrees and/or diplomas.
• Scanned copies of official academic transcripts that state your courses, subjects results and completion date.
• One short essay on a subject relevant to the work of the Court (maximum of 750 words, single spaced, type written).

Contract Duration

Interns are required to work full time for a period of preferably six months (dates to be agreed to prior to commencement). Internship placements shall not be extended beyond six months.

The Opportunity

The International Criminal Court (ICC) investigates and, where warranted, tries individual charges with the gravest crimes of concerns to the international community: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes of aggression. The Court is participating in the global fight to end impunity, and through international criminal justice, the Court aims to hold those responsible accountable for their crimes and to help prevent the crimes from happening again. You can contribute to this cause by joining the ICC.

Organisational Context

The Procurement unit (PU) of the Court is part of the Section of General Services (GSS) that is reporting to the Division of Management Services (DMS) under the Registry organ. The PU provides the Court the core procurement functions for administrative and operational support for the Presidency, the Judicial Divisions, the Office of the Prosecutor, the Registry and the Trust Fund for Victims for the Head Quarter Premises in The Hague, the New York office and the situation countries’ Field Offices. The PU also provides support for the Office of Public Counsel for Victims, the Office of Public Counsel for Defence and the organisation of the Assembly of States Parties.

The procurement team performs all the processing work for issuing the tenders or the sole source negotiation, the interface between the Certifying officers, Registry Legal Office and the Finance for the processing of the procurement with the vendors. It supports the other units in processing the contractual agreement, renewal, termination and claims management.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Procurement Coordinator, assist the Procurement Unit with the following tasks

• Conduct general vendor and market segments research and analysis;
• Conduct enquiries for cooperation with United Nations and other international organisations.
• Assist in administration, digitisation and record management of the purchase orders, contracts awards and claim management.
• Assist with the data entry and preliminary vendor and contract assessment for registration in the Vendor Information Management System and Contract Tracking software;
• Prepare summaries of important decisions in procurement planning and keep track in the planning tool;
• Attend meetings when requested and prepare minutes; the aim is to improve the processes for planning and solicitation.
• Conduct other tasks as needed, including occasional assignments for one of the other units of the Section as appropriate.
• Provide a final report assessment through a concise word document and excel sheet model that shall enable the Court procurement team to present the internship learning and deliveries.

Essential Qualifications

Education:

All Candidates must have a degree or be in the final stages of their studies at a recognised university. Candidates are expected to have a very good record of academic performance.

Experience:

Internship placements focus on candidates in the early stages of their professional careers. Practical experience is not an essential prerequisite for selection. Should there be a practical experience that is relevant to the work of the Court, it may be considered an asset. Applicants must have less than three years of relevant full-time professional experience to be considered for an internship.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Analysis and drafting skills in either of Commercial, Legal or Business Administration,
• Has acquired a good standard of computer skills including Excel and Word;
• Possesses strong teamwork skills (listens, consults and communicates proactively)
• Able to adapt to a multicultural and multilingual working environment
• Other important qualities are discretion, reliability, intellectual rigor, precision, perseverance, creativity, co-operative spirit and integrity.

Languages:

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

Other criteria:

It is the Court’s objective to have diversity and gender balance. In line with the ICC’s efforts to improve geographical representation among staff, nationals of non-represented and under-represented countries at the ICC are encouraged to apply. The list can be found here.

Remuneration

Please note that internship and visiting professional placements at the ICC are unfunded. The ICC is not able to provide participants in the Internship and Visiting Professional Programme with any remuneration, nor is it possible to provide reimbursement for expenses incurred prior, during or after the internship or visiting professional placement.

Applicants should therefore be able to support themselves for the duration of their internship or placement.