International Lawyers/ Investigators (Conflict Related Sexual Violence MJTs), Global Rights Compliance

About Global Rights Compliance

Global Rights Compliance (GRC) is an international legal foundation focussed on bringing perpetrators to justice for atrocity crime. We have a presence in the Hague, London, Washington, and Ukraine.

GRC works in Ukraine in support of the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) through several GRC Mobile Justice Teams (MJTs), a component of the UK, EU and US’ Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group, that assist the OPG by providing crime scene evidence collection and analysis and real-time advice on investigations and case building. Our headquarters for this project are in Kyiv, Ukraine. GRC’s MJTs operate throughout Ukraine in areas of interest to the OPG.

GRC seeks to recruit 6 full-time international lawyers, investigators and criminal justice policy experts with practical experience of working on Conflict Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) cases and related policy and strategic issues. This experience will comprise working with relevant justice actors to devise investigative strategies and build cases, and/or to develop and implement policies, protocols, legislative reform and best practice guidance in relation to survivors, witnesses and the investigation of cases concerning sexual violence generally. Relevant experience may also encompass the prosecution of large-scale international crimes, alongside similar experience gained in a national jurisdiction. The candidates should have at least 8 years relevant experience.

The consultancy will commence as soon as possible, and run for five months.

The post will be based in Kyiv.

Requirements

• Over 8 years of relevant investigative, prosecutorial or policy experience relating to CRSV, and more generally, war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide
• Significant role in a national or international prosecution, investigation or executive team
• Experience of taking a significant role in large, complex or sensitive investigations or prosecutions and/or in the development of legislation and policy relevant to CRSV
• Practical experience working with a range of criminal justice actors, particularly those tailored to the CRSV context
• Flexible and creative; able to work in an unstructured, changeable & fast-moving environment, proactive, anticipating problems and solutions orientated.
• Not requiring detailed guidance to get started; can be given a ‘desired outcome’ and figure out the action areas required to reach it
• Practical thinker, able to break down and pursue the elements required to operationalise an investigative/prosecutorial strategy
• Administratively competent; able to manage competing urgent demands.
• Fluency in English
• Practical experience of working with highly sensitive material and an ability to demonstrate the requisite skill in storing, sharing and working with such material.

How to apply?

Please submit your CV and covering letter to jobs@globalrightscompliance.co.uk by 15th of December indicating the skill sets and experience that qualify you for these positions

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