Senior Budget Assistant (G-6)
International Criminal Court
Career Opportunities: Senior Budget Assistant (G-6) (24177)
24177 | Registry
| Deadline for Applications: | 31/10/2025 (midnight The Hague time) |
| Organizational Unit: | Budget Section, Division of Management Services, Registry |
| Duty Station: | The Hague - NL |
| Type of Appointment: | Fixed-Term Appointment |
| Minimum Net Annual Salary: | €55,355.00 |
| Contract Duration: | For initial appointments, the Court offers a two-year appointment with the possibility of extension (six month probationary period). |
A roster of suitable candidates may be established for this post as a result of this selection process for fixed-term appointments against both established posts and positions funded by general temporary assistance (GTA).
Important:
Recruitment for this post in the General Service category is done on a local basis. As a result, staff are generally recruited from the area in which the particular office is located but could be of any nationality. Candidates applying to a post in the General Services category shall meet the relevant employment and immigration requirements in the country of the duty station, including fulfilling residence and work permit conditions.
Applicants will be responsible for any expenses incurred in relation to: visa, travel to and from, and relocation to and from the duty station, in the event of an employment offer.
A staff member in the General Service category who has been locally recruited shall not be eligible for the entitlements and/or benefits exclusively applicable to internationally recruited staff.
Organisational context
Under the direct supervision of the Director of Management Services (DMS), the Budget Section ensures that the Registry puts in place adequate services, for the benefit of all Organs and activities of the Court. The Budget Section provides effective, timely, accurate budgeting and control services to the Court, as well as budget and forecast information and reports to management, the Committee for Budget and Finance (CBF) and the Assembly of State Parties (ASP). The Section works in close cooperation with the Finance Section (FS), the SAP team and the Human Resources Section (HRS) for all services related to resource management of the Court.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Within this framework, and under the direct supervision of the Budget Planning and Monitoring Officer, the incumbent will perform the following duties:
- Support the Budget Planning and Monitoring Officer in the accurate and timely preparation, implementation, forecasting and planning of the annual budgets of the Court through the applicable financial systems.
- Responsible for the accurate and timely creation of budget input forms and reports in SAP-BPC, reviewing and refining them as required in accordance with recommendations from the CBF/ASP, judiciary and prosecutorial decisions, budgetary policies and procedures and the Financial Regulations and Rules (FRR).
- Provide substantive support to budget holders in the preparation of their budget submissions in the SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) module; Review, analyse and assist in the preparation and finalization of cost estimates and budget proposals (staff and non-staff requirements), including programmatic aspects.
- Assist in the review and analysis of cost estimates and budget proposals from Organs/Sections at Headquarters and the Country Offices including programmatic aspects.
- Establish the ICC Standard Salary Costs for the budget based on the United Nations’ salary scales.
- Together with the SAP team, responsible for the maintenance of budget data in SAP and BPC.
- Compile and consolidate data and other information required for forecasting and monitoring budget implementation; inclusion in performance reports; and in the review and analysis of budget submissions by internal and external stakeholders.
- Provide advice and support to budget stakeholders in the preparation of their budget submissions; budget implementation, as well as in budgetary processes and procedures.
- Conduct research for available financial management tools and/or enhancements to existing systems to facilitate the overall efficiency of the Section, especially with regards to data collection and forecasting and monitoring acitivities.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Diploma of secondary education
Work Experience:
A minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible experience in budget or related area is required. Advanced or first-level university degree may be considered as a substitute for two years’ working experience only to determine eligibility.
- Knowledge of Financial Regulations and Rules as well as budgetary/accounting procedures is required.
- Professional experience with ERP systems, in particular SAP, is required.
- In-depth knowledge of SAP-BPC module is desirable.
- Professional experience in an international organisation is desirable
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- ICC Financial Rules and Regulations, as well as its administrative policies and practices;
- Advanced knowledge in Excel
- Develop clear goals that are consistent with the agreed strategies;
- Identify priority activities and assignments, adjusting priorities and plans as required;
- Effectively present information and respond appropriately to questions from managers and external bodies/organisations;
- Good interpersonal skills with an ability to work in a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic environment with respect for sensitivity;
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals.
Languages:
Proficiency in one of the working languages of the Court, English or French, is required. Working knowledge of the other is desirable. Knowledge of another official language of the Court (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish) would be considered an asset.
Purpose
Collaboration
People
Results
ICC Core Competencies
Dedication to the mission and values
Professionalism
Teamwork
Learning and developing
Handling uncertain situations
Interaction
Realising objectives
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General Information
- Candidates appointed to posts at a P-5 grade or in the Director category are subject to a maximum aggregate length of service of seven years. This is pursuant to a decision of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP Resolution ICC-ASP/23/Res.2) to implement a tenure policy at the Court as of 1 January 2025.
- The selected candidate will be subject to a Personnel Security Clearance (PSC) process in accordance with ICC policy. The PSC process will include but will not be limited to, verification of the information provided in the personal history form and a criminal record check.
- Applicants may check the status of vacancies on ICC E-Recruitment web-site.
- Post to be filled by a national of a State Party to the ICC Statute, or of a State which has signed and is engaged in the ratification process or which is engaged in the accession process. This is pursuant to a decision of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP Resolution ICC-ASP/23/Res.3) to introduce a moratorium on the recruitment by the ICC of staff of non-States Parties’ nationality.
- In accordance with the Rome Statute, the ICC aims to achieve fair representation of women and men for all positions, representation of the principal legal systems of the world for legal positions, and equitable geographical representation for positions in the professional category.
- Applications from female candidates are particularly encouraged.
- Personnel recruited at the General Service level are not entitled to all of the benefits granted to internationally-recruited staff;
- The International Criminal Court applies the Inter-Organization Mobility Accord and can support secondment of staff from organizations of the United Nations Common System.
