Translators and Verbatim Reporters, French

vor 2 Wochen

Schweiz United Nations Vollzeit

Applicants who succeed in the examination and are placed on the Global Language Roster may be offered work as individual contractors (“contractual work”) or employment on a temporary contract or "when actually employed" (WAE) basis to perform the assignments in the language combinations and functions for which they were assessed, on-site or off-site, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, and the United Nations Offices at Geneva, Nairobi or Vienna. Contractual and temporary work is done under the general supervision of the Chief of the respective language Service/Section/Unit.

**Responsibilities**:
Competencies
PROFESSIONALISM:
TECHNOLOGICAL AWARENESS:
COMMUNICATION: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively. Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately. Asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication. Tailors language, tone, style and format to match the audience. Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.

Education
Applicants must hold at least a first-level degree or an equivalent qualification in modern languages, translation or a related language field from a university or institution of equivalent status, in which French is the principal language of instruction.

Work Experience
At least two (2) years of practical experience in French translation or another writing-related profession is required.

Previous experience working for international organizations is desirable.

Languages
All applicants must have French as their main language (the language into which they are best able to translate, usually the mother tongue or main language of education). They must also have an excellent knowledge of Arabic, English, Russian or Spanish.

Assessment

- Applications will be assessed and screened on the basis of how well applicants meet the education, work experience and language requirements listed above, and only those applicants deemed qualified will be invited to sit the examination.

This examination will likely be held in June 2023.
- The examination, which will be conducted entirely online, will consist of the following written tests, of which applicants may choose to take one or several:

- Translation into French of a text in English (legal);
- Translation into French of a text in English (technical/scientific);
- Translation into French of a general text in Arabic:

- Translation into French of a general text in Russian;
- Translation into French of a general text in Spanish;

Special Notice
- As indicated in ST/AI/2010/4/Rev1, temporary appointments may be granted for a single or cumulative period of less than one year to meet seasonal or peak workloads and specific short-term requirements. Temporary appointments for translators governed by agreements with the Association internationale des traducteurs de conférence (AITC) whereby a temporary appointment may be granted for a maximum of 729 days (or 521 working days) within a 27-month period at the same duty station. Persons granted temporary appointments may need to work on United Nations premises, depending on the duty station. The grade level of the translator will be determined in accordance with the requirements indicated in the AITC agreement.

United Nations Considerations

Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.

Applicants are urged to follow carefully all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira. For more detailed guidance, applicants may refer to the Manual for the Applicant, which can be accessed by clicking on “Manuals” hyper-link on the upper right side of the inspira account-holder homepage.

Job openings advertised on the Careers Portal will be removed at 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on the deadline date.

No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.

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