24500 | Registry
Organisational Unit:
General Services Section, Registry
Duty Station:The Hague - NLContract Duration:6 monthsDeadline for Applications:09/08/2026 (midnight The Hague time)
Due to the volume of applications received, only successful applicants will be contacted by the Court.
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 in English or French).
- Two reference letters (one academic).
- Scanned copies of degrees and/or diplomas.
- Scanned copies of official academic transcripts that state your courses, subject, results and completion date.
- One short essay on a subject relevant to the work of the Court (maximum of 750 words, single spaced, type written).
Interns are required to work full time for a period of six months (to be agreed to prior to commencement).
The Opportunity
The International Criminal Court (ICC) investigates and, where warranted, tries individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concern 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 General Services Section (GSS) organisationally belongs to the Division of Management Services in the Registry. The GSS consists of three units; the Facilities Management Unit (FMU); the Logistics, Travel and Transport Unit (LTTU), and the Procurement Unit (PU).
The Facilities Management Unit is in charge of the operation and management of the ICC headquarter premises. The FMU provides management, supervision and coordination of contracts with external FM service providers for hard and soft services (e.g. Quality catering, cleaning, office moves, maintenance and utilities). FMU manages the in-house support services (FMU services desk, meeting room arrangements), manages the conference facilities and provides conference support services at the ICC HQ. FMU also provides preventive and corrective services supervision at the ICC HQ including air conditioning systems, lighting, security and other building management systems. FMU also provides facility management support services to the Court's Country Offices. This position is within the FMU Soft Services division.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Associate Facilities Officer, the intern will perform the following duties:
- Assist in coordinating routine maintenance tasks and promptly addressing facility-related issues.
- Assist in planning and coordinating internal moves and changes within the organization
- Support in managing relationships with facility service vendors.
- Assist in space planning and allocation of office space to optimize functionality.
- Utilize facility management software (Planon) to create and manage work orders, track facility requests, and generate reports.
- Contribute to planning and executing events, coordinating logistics such as room setup and catering.
- Support sustainability initiatives and explore opportunities to reduce energy consumption and waste.
- Attend facility management team meetings and contribute ideas.
- Assist with other duties as required.
Education:
All Candidates must have a secondary education or be in the final stages of a relevant study at a recognised educational institution. Candidates are expected to have a very good record of academic performance. Candidates with a degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, Business Administration or in a related field are strongly encouraged to apply. Other academic qualifications are welcome.
Experience:
Internship placements focus on candidates in the early stages of their professional careers. Practical experience is not an essential prerequisite for selection. However, practical experience that is relevant to the work of the Court may be considered an asset, but should not exceed 3 (three) years. Knowledge of Planon (Facilities Management software) is considered an asset.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Able to adapt to multicultural and multilingual working environments.
- Possesses strong teamwork skills (listens, consults and communicates proactively).
- Has acquired a good standard of computer skills.
Proficiency in one of the two working languages of the Court, French and English, is required. Knowledge of the other, as well as 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.
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