Investigator
Lead initiation of investigations and ensure successful execution
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Overview
Lead initiation of investigations and ensure successful execution
You have:
- A master/advanced degree in law, police studies, human rights, journalism or a related field is required.
- A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible work experience in criminal or other related investigations concerning genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes is required.
- Substantial experience conducting investigative interviews with insider witnesses and vulnerable victim/survivor-witnesses, including with victims of sexual and gender-based violence, detention-related crimes, and torture in a criminal investigation or other related context is required.
- Substantial investigative experience, including experience planning and conducting complex investigations including by integrating considerations of gender into an investigation concerning ISIL is required.
- Knowledge of ISIL, its ideology, practices, structure, and operation.
- Relationships with organizations and individuals who can be approached as investigative leads to advance a project on ISIL.
- Fluency in English is required for this position.
- Fluency in French is desirable.
Contract
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Result of Service
Leading the successful initiation of the investigation through the discharge of enumerated duties and responsibilities and the delivery of required outputs.
Work Location
Various Locations
Expected duration
3 months
Duties and Responsibilities
This position, is within the Collections and Analysis Section (CAS) of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011 (IIIM), located in Geneva, Switzerland. The successful candidate will report to the P4 Investigation Team Leader in CAS, and the Legal Officer responsible for the ISIL line of inquiry. The duties and responsibilities of the Contractor can be undertaken remotely but will require their presence in Geneva and other locations in Europe and the Middle East. The successful candidate’s responsibilities will include: Responsibility 1: Providing strategic and tactical direction to ensure that the draft investigation plan is aligned with the goals of the project and leverages opportunities that are available to gather relevant evidence. Responsibility 2: Leading the implementation of the initial phase of the investigation plan. Responsibility 3: Identifying and developing an initial list of sources/intermediaries who can be approached for investigative leads. Responsibility 4: Conducting remote and in-person investigative activities, including meetings with sources and intermediaries and interviews with witnesses, including sensitive and otherwise vulnerable sources and witnesses. Responsibility 5: Providing strategic and tactical direction on necessary updates to the investigation plan for further phases of the investigation. Fulfilment of the responsibilities of this position may necessitate engagement with material and/or information that may be distressing. "The United Nations contracts Consultants and Individual Contractors regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds or disabilities"
Qualifications/special skills
A master/advanced degree in law, police studies, human rights, journalism or a related field is required. A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible work experience in criminal or other related investigations concerning genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes is required. Substantial experience conducting investigative interviews with insider witnesses and vulnerable victim/survivor-witnesses, including with victims of sexual and gender-based violence, detention-related crimes, and torture in a criminal investigation or other related context is required. Substantial investigative experience, including experience planning and conducting complex investigations including by integrating considerations of gender into an investigation concerning ISIL is required. Knowledge of ISIL, its ideology, practices, structure, and operation. Relationships with organizations and individuals who can be approached as investigative leads to advance a project on ISIL.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the Secretariat. Fluency in English is required for this position.
Additional Information
Not available.
No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you had to adapt your investigation approach based on the needs of a vulnerable witness? | This question assesses your ability to handle sensitive situations and demonstrate empathy. | Discuss a specific example, focusing on how you adapted your approach to ensure the witness felt safe. |
| How do you prioritize different investigative leads when resources are limited? | This question evaluates your decision-making and prioritization skills in complex investigations. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies do you use to ensure that your investigative team remains aligned with the overall project goals? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Discuss a challenging interview you conducted. What made it difficult and how did you handle it? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you incorporate gender considerations into your investigative practices? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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