Judicial Cooperation Officer; P

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Requisition
24558
-Posted
15/10/2026

- Professional

- Legal Affairs

- The Hague - NL

Judicial Cooperation and Support Section, Judicial Cooperation Unit, Registry

The Hague - NL

Established Post

S-9025

€92,803.00

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).

Under the direct supervision of the Director of the Division of External Operations (DEO), the Judicial Cooperation Support Section (JCSS) is responsible for providing a coordinated, strategic approach to judicial cooperation within the Registry and Court’s stakeholders as a whole, both internally and externally, allowing the Registry to exercise a more prominent and strategic role in this regard.

The Section is responsible for developing strategies and implementing external relations actions to further judicial cooperation objectives (including, inter alia, the conclusion of (voluntary) cooperation agreements related to the court proceedings, external engagements and participation at conferences and meetings on cooperation matters).

The JCSS consists of two units, the Judicial Cooperation Unit (JCU) and the Suspects-at-Large Unit (SLU). The Judicial Cooperation Unit (JCU), under the direction of the Head of Unit and the oversight of the Chief of JCSS, is responsible for cooperation matters pertaining to the implementation of Judicial Orders (including, inter alia, tracing and freezing of assets, (interim) release, witness appearance and evidence collection, observations from States) and to the provision of support to Defence, Legal Representatives of Victims and Registry sections for the discharge of activities in the context of their respective mandate.

Within this framework, and under the direct supervision of the Head of the Judicial Cooperation Unit, the incumbent will perform the following duties:

• Support coordination and development of judicial cooperation activities as well as the external relations activities for facilitating judicial cooperation, services and initiatives, to promote and build international cooperation and partnerships in support of the ICC external relations strategy;
• Identify opportunities and/or specific situations and develop the approach, specific plans, projects and related documents including notes verbale, diplomatic correspondence, grant proposals, etc. to promote cooperation;
• Research and provide advice on the full range of issues relating to Judicial cooperation and/or specific external relations and state cooperation issues arising from ICC proceedings;
• Support coordination with and provision of advice to the Chief of Country Offices in the implementation of judicial cooperation and state cooperation activities, strategies and follow up, as well as liaise with diplomatic and State representatives, judicial authorities and other intergovernmental organisations;
• Support consultation and coordination with the Office of the Prosecutor and Presidency to ensure consistency in the Court’s external relations demarches;
• Participate in meetings, conferences and field missions and undertake speaking engagements and/or makes presentations to groups on the Court’s work and activities;
• Support planning and coordination of the work of the…