JOB DESCRIPTION

24239 | IOM

Organisational Unit:: Independent Oversight Mechanism

Duty Station:: The Hague – NL

Contract Duration:: 6 months

Deadline for Applications:: 15 January 2026 (midnight The Hague time)

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).
• One reference letter.
• Optional: Short essay on a subject relevant to the court (max. 750 words)

Contract Duration

Visiting Professionals are required to work full time for a period of preferably six months (dates to be agreed to prior to commencement).

The Opportunity

The International Criminal Court (ICC) investigates and, where warranted, tries individual charged 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 Independent Oversight Mechanism performs the functions of evaluation, investigation, and inspection in accordance with article 112, paragraph 4, of the Rome Statute. The Independent Oversight Mechanism (IOM) is a subsidiary body of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute. The IOM shall exercise operational independence under the authority of the President of the Assembly. The purpose of IOM is to ensure the Assembly of the effective and comprehensive oversight of the Court in order to enhance its efficiency and economy.

The evaluation function helps the organisation in contributing to organisational learning and accountability. The evaluation function is represented by one full-time Senior Evaluation Specialist at the IOM.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Evaluation Specialist and general direction of the Head of the IOM, the incumbent shall perform the following:

1. Assist with the planning, organization and conduct of evaluations, as appropriate.
2. Assist with the conduct of evaluation interviews by taking and summarising notes, validating them with interviewees and ensuring they are filed.
3. Identify, collect and analyse qualitative and quantitative data and information relevant to any evaluation in order to integrate these into evaluation reports.
4. Search for, collect, organise and manage evaluation information and knowledge, ensuring that it is up to date and archived in both electronic and hard copy formats, as necessary.
5. Assist with the communication on the evaluation function, mandate, processes and developments.
6. Assist with evaluation quality assurance, capacity development, and monitoring and evaluation activities.
7. Assist in planning for and preparing briefings, meetings and presentations related to IOM evaluation mandate.
9. Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Evaluation Specialist

Required Qualifications

Education:
All candidates must have a university degree (preferably in evaluation, social psychology, sociology, international development, economics or any other social science or related field) from a recognized university. Candidates are expected to have a very good record of academic performance.

Experience:

Visiting Professional placements focus on candidates who have extensive experience in their professional careers in relevant fields of work. Practical experience that is relevant to the work of the Court may be considered an asset. Candidates for a Visiting Professional placement must have at least 3 (three) years of relevant professional experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong analytical and drafting skills
• Able to adapt to a multicultural and multilingual working environment
• Possesses strong teamwork skills (listens, consults and communicates proactively)
• Has acquired a good standard of computer skills (including Microsoft Office applications);
• 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, is required. Working knowledge of the other is desirable. 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 must therefore be able to support themselves for the entire duration of their internship or visiting professional placement.