Assistants – ICC Dispute Resolution Services (Paris)

As the institutional representative of over 45 million businesses in more than 170 countries, the International Chamber of Commerce operates with a core mission to “make business work for everyone, every day, everywhere”. 

We act as the primary voice of the real economy in a range of intergovernmental organisations – from the World Trade Organisation to the UN climate process – championing the needs of local business in global decision making. 

The convening power of our global network enables us to set rules and standards that facilitate over $10 trillion dollars in trade each year – as well as providing tailored products and digital services that directly address the real challenges faced by businesses operating internationally. 

We also provide the world’s premier private global dispute resolution services, leveraging ICC’s unique independence, integrity, and expertise. 

The Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration is currently recruiting two Assistants, one to work with its case management team mainly focusing on cases with Eastern Europe, and another one to help different case management teams (floating assistant). 

The role 

The role involves administrative tasks including: 

• Daily mail (preparation of letters, correction, formatting, sending out emails and express courier letters) 
• Electronic and paper archiving 
• Follow up of cases under the supervision of lawyers 
• Database management for the Court procedures 
• Preparing Court’s documents and notification of Court’s decisions 

Requirements 

The candidate will: 

• Be well organised, efficient, and able to work autonomously with initiative 
• Have excellent computer skills (mainly Word, and Outlook) 
• Be able to work in a multicultural team 
• Have some administrative experience   
• Possess excellent oral and written English skills 
• Ideally speak an additional language (French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German for the floating assistant. A language from the region for the Eastern Europe team assistant) 

Terms and conditions  

Start date: As soon as possible 

Department: Dispute Resolution Services 

The Floating Assistant reports to the Internal Training & Administration Processes Manager. 

The assistant of the Eastern European case management team reports to the Counsel. 

Contract type and duration: CDI 

Remuneration: Competitive, contingent on skills and experience 

How to apply:  Interested candidates should send the following to Michèle Clergeaud, Internal Training & Administration Processes Manager, at recruitment_court_assistant@iccwbo.org  

• Cover note (one page maximum) highlighting key skills and experience in line with the candidate’s profile and key competencies 
• Professional CV (two pages maximum) 

Candidates should specify “Court vacancies Assistant May 2023” in the subject line of their email application.   

Candidates should have their administrative work done and should have the authorisation to work in France.  

At ICC, we make business work for everyone, every day, everywhere. And when we say “everyone”, we mean it. We celebrate the diversity of our people and strive to inspire acceptance, cultivate a culture where difference matters, inclusion is essential, and equality of opportunity is for everyone.