Posting Title: 2015-LCE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRANSLATOR/PRÉCIS-WRITER, P2/P3, P3
Job Code Title: TRANSLATOR, ENGLISH
Department/ Office: Department for General Assembly and Conference Management
Duty Station: VIENNA; NAIROBI; NEW YORK; GENEVA
Posting Period: 15 February 2015-17 March 2015
Job Opening number: 15-LAN-DGACM-40081-L-MULTIPLE D/S (L)
Job Code Title: TRANSLATOR, ENGLISH
Department/ Office: Department for General Assembly and Conference Management
Duty Station: VIENNA; NAIROBI; NEW YORK; GENEVA
Posting Period: 15 February 2015-17 March 2015
Job Opening number: 15-LAN-DGACM-40081-L-MULTIPLE D/S (L)
Org. Setting and Reporting
These positions are located at United Nations Headquarters in the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM) and in the Geneva, Nairobi and Vienna Offices of the United Nations, as well as in four of the five regional commissions: the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA, www.uneca.org) in Addis Ababa, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC,www.cepal.org) in Santiago, the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA, www.escwa.un.org) in Beirut and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP,www.unescap.org) in Bangkok. These positions are under the general supervision of the Chief of the English Translation Service at Headquarters or of the respective Chief of Section/Unit at duty stations away from Headquarters. Further details can be found in the language careers section of the DGACM language careers portal (www.unlanguage.org).
Education
• Minimum of three-year first-level degree or equivalent qualification from a university or institution of equivalent status in which English is the language of instruction.
• The above-mentioned requirement for a university degree or equivalent from a university or institution of equivalent status may be waived for staff members of the United Nations Secretariat who, in the judgement of the Board of Examiners, have adequate post-secondary educational qualifications from a university or institution of equivalent status and adequate secondary educational qualifications from an establishment at which the principal language of instruction is English, in addition to five years of continuous service with the United Nations Secretariat by 31 December 1989.
• The above-mentioned requirement for a university degree or equivalent from a university or institution of equivalent status may be waived for staff members of the United Nations Secretariat who, in the judgement of the Board of Examiners, have adequate post-secondary educational qualifications from a university or institution of equivalent status and adequate secondary educational qualifications from an establishment at which the principal language of instruction is English, in addition to five years of continuous service with the United Nations Secretariat by 31 December 1989.
Work Experience
No work experience is required.
Languages
• Candidates must have English as their main language (understood to be the language in which the candidate is best able to work);
• Candidates must also have an excellent knowledge of at least two of the other official languages of the United Nations (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish). Applicants’ claims to knowledge of official languages must be supported by relevant documentation attached to their application. Further evidence of degrees/diplomas, knowledge of languages and/or relevant experience may be required prior to convocation to sit the examination;
• Candidates must also have an excellent knowledge of at least two of the other official languages of the United Nations (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish). Applicants’ claims to knowledge of official languages must be supported by relevant documentation attached to their application. Further evidence of degrees/diplomas, knowledge of languages and/or relevant experience may be required prior to convocation to sit the examination;
Details and to apply at: careers.un.org
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