Intern (Library)
International Criminal Court (ICC)
Job Description
Organisational Unit: Information Management Unit, Information Management Services Section, Registry
Duty Station: The Hague - NL
Contract Duration: 3 to 6 months
Deadline for Applications: 31/12/2020
Required Documents for This Application
Please note that you will need to have the following information ready in order to complete your application:
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- A completed “Duties and Responsibilities Form” (refer to step 1 on your eRecruitment Profile page).
- Motivation letter (maximum of 400 words).
- Two reference letters (one academic).
- Scanned copies of university degrees and/or diplomas.
- Scanned copies of official academic transcripts that state your courses, 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).
- Carrying out circulation tasks (borrowing, renewing and reserving items, registering and checking out users)
- Answering email, telephone and in person enquiries including processing inter-library loan requests, locating online journal articles and responding to reference queries
- Helping library patrons conduct print and electronic bibliographic research, including online databases
- Recording library statistics
- Shelving, labelling and processing publications as necessary
- Opening and closing the Library
- Support cataloguing and classification workflows, including archiving of digital objects
- Contribute to library projects, for example:
- Creation of library guides
- Development and updating of the intranet/internet
- Delivery of training
- Assist the Archives and Legacy team as required with the appraisal and description of materials.
- Maintains a service-orientated attitude at all times.
- Has a genuine interest in international law, particularly international Criminal Law, and legal research.
- 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 (including Microsoft Office applications).