Associate Analyst

The Associate Analyst will conduct Open Source Investigations using advanced OSINT techniques and deliver clear, accurate, and timely sourced analytical products to support investigations and prosecutions within the Office of the Prosecutor at the ICC. The role involves providing analytical support to Unified Teams and other OTP sections, including military analysis, open-source investigation, and geo-spatial and imagery analysis.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the provision of OSINT and Open-Source Investigation support for Unified Teams and the Suspects at Large Tracking Team (SALTT).
• Conduct complex searches using advanced OSINT techniques to identify and verify relevant information and datasets of value to Unified Teams.
• Proactively identify leads and advise the team about potential sources of information, including electronic media, social media, potential witnesses (victims, insiders, experts or other), telecommunications data and archives.
• Effectively utilise the databases available for analysis and open source investigation, including advanced searches and analytical output.
• Produce accurate and sourced analytical products in response to the requirements of Unified Teams, including reports of different kinds (on incidents, suspect dossiers, profiles, groups and networks etc.), relational charts, timelines.
• Effectively disseminate analytical findings through such analytical products and presentations.
• Respond to the immediate analytical needs of the operations conducted by IFC.
• Participate in information collection operations on an exceptional basis, including open source collection, if required by IFC.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree preferably in Data Sciences, Social Sciences, Law or other relevant fields. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience is accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Training in analysis techniques for criminal investigation, intelligence or social science, including specialized software and databases is required.
• A minimum of 2 years (4 years with a first level university degree) of professional experience with analytical work, preferably with a focus on complex criminal investigations.
• Direct relevant working experience in conducting open source and internet investigations, telecommunications analysis, or fugitive tracking is required.
• Strong reasoning skills, including ability to understand complex scenarios of crime, to simultaneously handle conflicting information and hypotheses, to identify source biases, and to develop sound logical inferences.
• Advanced knowledge of internet investigation techniques and/or Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) methods, tools and tradecraft.
• Advanced computer skills, including ability to efficiently operate databases, search engines and data mining, analytical software, GIS, statistics and graphic applications.
• Excellent ability to handle complex and voluminous sets of records and data.
• Ability to work effectively and constructively in multi-disciplinary teams comprised of other analysts, investigators, lawyers and support staff.
• Ability to work under stressful conditions and to meet strict deadlines.
• Ability to work in a non-discriminatory manner, with respect for diversity regarding fellow officers, as well as witnesses and external partners.
• Ability to keep strict standards of confidentiality and security.
• Professional integrity.
• Proficiency in one of the working languages of the Court, English or French, is required. Working knowledge of the other is considered a strong asset.
• Knowledge of another official language of the Court (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish), or another language directly relevant to the investigations, is an additional asset.

Skills

• Data Analysis
• Criminal Investigation Analysis
• Intelligence Analysis
• Social Science Analysis
• Open Source Investigations
• Telecommunications Analysis
• Fugitive Tracking
• Reasoning Skills
• Internet Investigation Techniques
• Open-Source Intelligence Research
• Database Operations
• Data Mining
• Analytical Software
• GIS
• Statistical Analysis
• Graphic Applications
• Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
• Confidentiality Management
• Security Standards Implementation
• OSINT Tradecraft

Languages

English, French