Visiting Professional - Public Information and Outreach Section (Filipino or Cebuano)

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking a Visiting Professional to support the Public Information and Outreach Section. The role involves supporting communication projects, media monitoring, social media and website activities, and assisting with public affairs and events to promote the Court's mandate and activities.

Responsibilities

• Support major projects in the communications team such as developing the ICC’s Youth and Academic programs, virtual visits, exhibits and multimedia story series on various topics including the legal process, e-Court system, working at the Court and stories from the field, and social media campaigns on various themes such as SDG16: Peace and Justice.
• Monitor media and format the ICC Daily Press Review, featuring news articles relevant to developments in the ICC’s situation countries, as well as media coverage of the Court’s activities and proceedings (in English and French).
• Monitor social media and support with compiling reports.
• Support new website/social media projects, assisting in designing infographics and visuals and/or drafting content.
• Assist with photography projects including researching, identifying and proposing use of external photography, compiling selected photos for specific themes and projects, assist in securing permission to use external photographs.
• Assist with video projects including drafting scripts and storyboards, capturing relevant clips for social media, uploading archive of videos onto the server and ad hoc support for social media and campaign videos.
• Help maintain the Public Affairs Unit mailing list and contacts database/networking system.
• Assist journalists at the Court’s Information Desk during key public hearings, providing them with badges to access the media centre and other practical information.
• Escort visitors and arrange meetings when necessary.
• Take notes at specific meetings.
• Provide other assistance as requested.

Requirements

• Candidates must have a degree from a recognized university with a very good record of academic performance.
• Candidates must have at least 3 years of relevant professional experience.
• Adaptability to a multicultural and multilingual working environment encompassing the principal legal traditions of the world.
• Ability to work effectively in a team as well as independently.
• A good standard of computer literacy, especially Microsoft Office applications.
• Discretion, reliability, intellectual rigor, precision, perseverance, honesty, creativity, co-operative spirit and integrity.
• Proficiency in one of the working languages of the Court, French or English, is required.
• Working knowledge of the other working language (French or English) is considered an asset.
• Knowledge of another official language of the Court (Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.
• Knowledge of Filipino and/or Cebuano is required.

Skills

• Public Information
• Outreach Activities
• Media Monitoring
• Social Media Management
• Website Content Management
• Event Support
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Bilingual Communication
• Teamwork
• Independent Work
• Communication Projects
• Language Proficiency
• Filipino Language
• Cebuano Language

Languages

English, French, Filipino, Cebuano