Spécialiste Juridique de la Chambre d’Accusation spéciale de la Cour pénale spéciale

Provide legal and technical support to the Special Criminal Court's Special Indictment Chamber in reviewing appeals, analysing complex legal questions and preparing judicial decisions. The specialist will also mentor and train national magistrates and staff, strengthen knowledge-sharing systems, and help embed international-criminal-law expertise and durable judicial capacity in the Central African Republic.

• Research and analyse Central African, international criminal, humanitarian and human-rights law
• Prepare legal notes, memoranda and analyses for judges' deliberations
• Develop and disseminate jurisprudence collections and technical reference tools
• Advise the Chamber President and judges on substantive and procedural issues
• Support examination of appeals, motions and complex legal questions
• Help prepare hearings and draft decisions, orders and judgments
• Design mentoring, coaching and training for national magistrates and staff
• Support institutional knowledge transfer and the sustainability of the Court's legal capacity

• Advanced university degree in law, criminology or related legal social sciences, or equivalent professional legal training and experience
• At least 5 years of professional experience with a master's degree or 7 years with a bachelor's degree
• Strong knowledge of civil-law systems and criminal procedure
• In-depth knowledge of international criminal, humanitarian and human-rights law
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Internet tools
• Fluency in spoken and written French

• Experience investigating, prosecuting or reviewing international or complex crimes
• Experience identifying best practices and lessons learned
• Experience training and building capacity
• Experience with international or hybrid tribunals
• Experience in multicultural, peacekeeping or post-conflict environments
• Strong spoken and written English

• Legal Research
• Legal Analysis
• Judicial Drafting
• International Criminal Law
• International Humanitarian Law
• Human Rights Law
• Appeals Analysis
• Legal Advice
• Capacity Building
• Mentoring

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Internet

• The specialist is contractually managed by UNDP but does not advise on UNDP legal or judicial files