About Us
Global Rights Compliance (GRC) is an international legal foundation focussed on using innovative approaches to international law to enable accountability for atrocity crimes. We have a presence in the Hague, London, Washington, and Kyiv.
GRC is an implementing partner of the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group (ACA). The ACA is a multilateral initiative established by the United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom to provide strategic advice and operational assistance to Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General (OPG) in the investigation and prosecution of atrocity crimes in Ukraine. As such, GRC in Ukraine works in support of the Office of the Prosecutor General (OPG) by deploying several Mobile Justice Teams (MJTs) which assist the OPG in all aspects of the investigation, case building and prosecution. Our headquarters for this project are in Kyiv, Ukraine. GRC’s MJTs operate throughout Ukraine in areas of interest to the OPG.
Prosecution and Investigation Track: GRC possesses unrivaled expertise and granular knowledge of the OPG, its working methodology and ongoing investigations and prosecutions within the context of the ongoing aggression by the Russian Federation. GRC is the only international organisation consisting of ICL specialists that have been consistently present in Ukraine since 2015, working with the OPG, law enforcement agencies and CSOs to support the documentation and investigation of international crimes and bring about accountability.
Our Ukraine team (of both Ukrainian and foreign lawyers and investigators) has, over time, acquired an intimate knowledge of the conflict operating environment, and built trust-based relationships with all criminal justice system actors, relevant governmental bodies, CSOs and international partners. Our blend of technical expertise, knowledge of the Ukraine context/conflict and language proficiency is unrivaled, and is, without doubt, our unique selling point.
Duty Station: Kyiv Ukraine, with potential for occasional travel to the regions.
Contract Duration: 12 months with probable extension, ideally commencing 1 April 2024.
The Challenge
The Senior Prosecutor will have significant complementary experience managing the prosecution of large-scale international crimes, alongside prosecutorial experience gained in a national jurisdiction.
The role holder will have specialisms/experience covering the full spectrum of criminal conduct that can constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, including deportation, detention/torture and other inhumane acts, CRSV, pillage, indiscriminate/disproportionate attacks, propaganda, aggression and genocide.
- Advise on a range of international crimes.
- Oversee implementation of the MJT strategy by the regional and thematic MJTs.
- Implement national investigative / prosecutorial strategy.
- Facilitate during meetings and other interactions with relevant stakeholders
- Facilitate and provide prosecutorial leadership during crime scene visits.
- Other expert assistance to senior and junior national and foreign lawyers.
- Tasking junior lawyers/investigators in the investigation and prosecutorial effort.
Your Background
- 10+ years of relevant investigative experience in war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
- Previously played a leading role in a national or international prosecution team.
- Practical experience working in the field with justice actors.
- Cultural sensitivity and experience building the capacity of national organisations/institutions.
- Flexible and creative; able to work in an unstructured, changeable & fast-moving environment, proactive, anticipating problems and solutions orientated.
- Self-starter – can be given a ‘desired outcome’ and is able to figure out the action areas required to reach it without detailed guidance.
- Practical thinker, able to break down and pursue the elements required to operationalise an investigative/prosecutorial strategy.
- Willing to support all aspects of a national investigative/prosecutorial strategy.
- Administratively competent; able to manage competing urgent demands.
- Practical experience in working with highly sensitive material and an ability to demonstrate the requisite skill in storing, sharing and working with such material.
- Fluency in English, written and oral skills.
- Experience of working in a post-Soviet country / legal system is desirable.
- Practical experience working with justice actors is desirable.
How to apply
Please submit your CV and a short cover letter (in English) to jobs@globalrightscompliance.co.uk by 22 March 2024 indicating the position you are applying for in the email subject.