Case Manager

Organization: Global Rights Compliance Closing date: 26 Oct 2026 General Background Mobile Justice Teams (MJTs) are groups of local and international experts, and practitioners collaborating with, and in support of, local justice actors, such as Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General (OPG) and Regional Prosecutor Offices (RPOs), to advance Ukraine's capacity to investigate and build complex command-level cases into international crimes through tailored support and the institutionalisation of international standards and best practices. The MJTs are organised across thematic areas to address context-specific and cross-cutting legal issues. The teams work in the most affected regions of Ukraine to provide advisory and case-building support, focusing on supporting prosecutors and investigators in their investigations and prosecutions. We are seeking a Case Manager to join our team. The Case Manager serves as the operational and data management anchor of the mobile justice team. The role is responsible for designing, populating, and administering relational databases; establishing and maintaining evidentiary workflows; safeguarding chain of custody; and coordinating electronic disclosure and dossier presentation as well as sharing best practices with project beneficiaries. This initiative focuses on investigating, documenting, and preparing legal dossiers concerning international crimes (crimes against humanity) committed in the context of the armed conflict in Ukraine. The evidentiary landscape is marked by high volumes of digital or digitized materials. Full / Part-time: Full-time Location: Remote, travel anticipated as needs present. The Role Relational Database Administration & Data Architecture: • Database Management & Schema Implementation: Configure, maintain, and administer relational databases (e.g., SQL-based platforms, Relativity, Case Matrix Network, Nuix, Airtable enterprise, or bespoke case management systems) to systematically map entities, incidents, sources, locations, units, chains of command, and legal elements of crimes. • Data Ingestion & Normalisation: Ingest large datasets of structured and unstructured information into the case database. Normalise metadata, run deduplication routines, execute Optical Character Recognition (OCR), and resolve entity disambiguation (e.g., transliteration variations of Cyrillic names, locations, and military call signs). • Advanced Querying & Cross-Referencing: Execute complex Boolean, SQL, and relational queries to cross-reference evidence across distinct investigation tracks (e.g., linking specific military units and command structures to distinct bombardment incidents or detention facilities). • System Integration: Collaborate with digital forensics specialists, data engineers, and OSINT analysts to integrate external analytical tools, spatial mapping (GIS), and timeline visualisation software into the primary case database. Evidence Management & Chain of Custody: • Chain of Custody Maintenance: Implement and monitor strict evidentiary custody procedures from the point of collection/reception through storage, processing, and submission, ensuring compliance with international criminal standards (e.g., ICC Regulations of the Court, domestic criminal codes). • Digital Preservation & Verification: Ensure digital files, video captures, and web-scraped open-source evidence are hashed (MD5, SHA-256) upon intake, securely archived, and accompanied by comprehensive verification and provenance metadata (including Berkeley Protocol compliance). • Evidence Logging & Indexing: Catalogue, classify, and register all physical and digital exhibits, witness interview records, expert assessments, and intercept logs into the master evidence registry. Case File Organization & Investigative Support: • Dossier Compilation: Support legal teams in assembling comprehensive factual and legal dossiers, element-of-crime mapping tables, and witness bundles for pre-trial, indictment, or submission stages. • Transcript & Translation Coordination: Coordinate the transcription, translation, and verification workflows for multilingual evidentiary materials (primarily Ukrainian, Russian, and English), tracking language versions within the database. • Information Security & Redaction: Implement data security, access control protocols, and witness protection measures. Manage redactions of sensitive, identifying, or classified material in line with judicial protective orders and Do-No-Harm principles. Your Background • 4+ years of progressively responsible experience in case management, trial support, paralegal work, or evidence management within an international criminal tribunal, hybrid court, national war crimes unit, specialized human rights documentation NGO, or complex litigation practice. • Degree in Law, Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Management, Paralegal Studies, Criminology, or a related field; OR Completed secondary education diploma or formal paralegal qualification, combined with an additional 2 to 3 years of qualifying specialised experience in litigation database administration, digital forensics, or trial support. • Demonstrated hands-on experience structuring and administering relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, Airtable/Notion enterprise architectures) or specialized e-discovery platforms (e.g., Relativity, Nuix, ZyLAB, Ringtail). • Proven track record handling digital evidence pipelines, including metadata verification, cryptographic hashing, and chain-of-custody logging. • Familiarity with the Berkeley Protocol on Digital Open Source Investigations is desirable. • Understanding of military structures, nomenclature, and geographical contexts relevant to the armed conflict in Eastern Europe is desirable. • Basic scripting or data wrangling skills (e.g., Python, regex, SQL) for data cleaning, text parsing, or bulk file renaming is desirable. • Strong understanding of the Ukrainian factual, legal and institutional contexts is desirable. • Fluency in English, written and verbal skills. How to apply Please submit your CV and a short cover letter (in English) to Application Form - Case Manager by the 26th October 2026. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.