The Associate eDiscovery Systems Officer (P-2) is a member of the Evidence Discovery Management Unit (EDMU) within the Information, Knowledge and Evidence Management Section (IKEMS) of the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP), International Criminal Court, in The Hague. The post reports to EDMU's eDiscovery Systems Officer. EDMU provides specialised technical and data analytic support to the unified investigation and prosecution teams. It uses dedicated tools and develops techniques, scripts, programs and algorithms that exploit large structured and unstructured data sets, within the OTP's application of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM).
Duties and responsibilities:
- Assist in developing tailored eDiscovery and cloud-based software solutions that are robust, efficient and scalable.
- Facilitate and support the integration of multiple eDiscovery systems within the EDMU, ensuring data flow and interoperability.
- Provide routine maintenance, troubleshooting and technical support for existing eDiscovery systems.
- Develop and deliver training to end-users, and create documentation for eDiscovery systems and processes.
- Research emerging eDiscovery technologies and methodologies, and help draft strategic plans for integrating new technologies.
- Apply and enforce policies and standards so that eDiscovery systems, Microsoft Azure and related processes meet ICC-OTP legal and security requirements.
- Other duties as required.
Qualifications and experience:
- Advanced university degree in computer science, software engineering, engineering, information systems, mathematics or a related field. A first-level degree plus two additional years of qualifying experience is accepted in lieu.
- Minimum 2 years of relevant experience (4 years with a first-level degree) in a complex eDiscovery setting within a legal, investigative or law enforcement environment.
- Minimum 2 years with software development methodologies (SCRUM, UML, BPMN, service-oriented architecture).
- Minimum 2 years administering the Microsoft Azure ecosystem or an equivalent public cloud.
- Minimum 1 year in electronic evidence acquisition, handling, analysis and exploitation, including chain of custody and authenticity.
- Experience building analytical workflows and gathering case-related user requirements.
- Desirable: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) or Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204), RelativityOne certification, Cognitive Services experience, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB or MongoDB, Kubernetes, and familiarity with international criminal law, AI and computer vision tools.
- Proficiency in English is required. Working knowledge of French is desirable. Another official ICC language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish) is an asset.
Contract: fixed-term appointment, initial two years with possible extension (six-month probation). Minimum net annual salary: €72,913. A roster of suitable candidates may be established. The post is open to nationals of States Parties to the ICC Statute (or States in the signature, ratification or accession process). Applications from female candidates are particularly encouraged. The selected candidate will undergo a Personnel Security Clearance process.
Deadline for Applications: 10/11/2026
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply through the ICC E-Recruitment website (SuccessFactors) using the Apply button on the vacancy page. Requisition ID 24556, Post Number E-4007. Deadline for applications: 10/11/2026 (10 November 2026, read as DD/MM/YYYY).
https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=24556&company=1657261P