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Associate Witness Support Officer

Job Opening
Job Opening ID: 220023
Job Network : Legal
Job Family : Jurists
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-2
Duty Station : GENEVA
Department/Office : Office of the IIIM-SYRIA
Date Posted : Oct 24, 2023
Deadline : Nov 25, 2023
Org. Setting and Reporting
This position is within the Operational Support Section (OSS) of the International Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011 (IIIM), located in Geneva, Switzerland. The Associate Witness Support Officer will report to the Witness Support Officer and will ensure the provision of support services to maintain the physical, emotional, and psychological well-being of staff and victims and witnesses who engage with the Mechanism. The incumbent’s responsibilities will encompass the identification of referral pathways for medical, psychosocial, and other support services for victims and witnesses; the pre-interview assessment of witnesses’ support needs; the provision of care before and during interviews; and ensuring post-interview follow-up/referral care.