Executive Assistant to Judge

Provides confidential executive support to an ICJ Judge in The Hague on temporary assignments. The assistant manages calendars, correspondence and judicial documents, coordinates meetings, travel, finance and protocol, maintains legal records, supports onboarding and liaises with Registry and external counterparts.

Department: Registry of the International Court of Justice

• Manage the Judge's calendar, priorities, deadlines and office worklog
• Screen communications and prepare meeting documentation and follow-up records
• Review and route correspondence and judicial documents in English or French
• Organise legal reference collections, databases and contact lists
• Coordinate administrative, financial, procurement, travel and protocol matters
• Arrange high-level meetings, diplomatic visits and Court events
• Support onboarding, separation logistics and HR administration for the Judge's team
• Provide informal English-French translation when requested

• High school diploma or equivalent
• At least seven years of progressively responsible experience supporting senior executives, reduced to five years with a first university degree
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications
• UN Level III in either English or French and UN Level II in the other

• Roster for temporary appointments replacing staff on leave, sometimes at short notice
• Locally recruited position with no expectation of conversion to a fixed-term appointment