Overview
Support the Public Information and Outreach Section of the Registry in its mission to make Court proceedings accessible to the public, raise awareness, and promote understanding of the Court’s mandate and activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Support for major projects in the communications team such as developing the ICC’s Youth and Academic programs, virtual visits, exhibits and multimedia story series on a range of 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.
- Monitoring media and formatting 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)
- Monitoring social media and support with compiling reports
- Support new website/social media projects, assisting in designing infographics and visuals and/or 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 our server and ad hoc support for social media and campaign videos
- Help maintain the Public Affairs Unit mailing list and contacts database/networking system
- Assisting journalists at the Court’s Information Desk during key public hearings, providing them with badges to access the media centre and other practical information
- Escorting visitors and arranging meetings when necessary
- Take notes at specific meetings
- Provide other assistance as requested
Required Experience
Candidates for a Visiting Professional placement must have at least 3 (three) years of relevant professional experience.
Qualifications
All Candidates must have a degree from a recognized university. Candidates are expected to have a very good record of academic performance.
