Deadline: 27 October, 2020
Location: Home-based
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Interpreter.
FAO is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.
Responsibilities
- Provide written translations (English-Russian-English, Russian-local-Russian, etc.)
- Provide high quality translations within deadlines set, ensuring the adequate use of relevant terminology
- Produce concise and accurate translations in an appropriate style which will not be subject to further review
- Provide consecutive and/or simultaneous interpretation services during project workshops
Requirements
- Advanced university degree in Linguistics or Translation and/or diploma from an internationally recognised interpreter/translator school specialising in English or Russian
- Three years of relevant experience in simultaneous and consecutive interpretation and translation
- Excellent writing, editing, and oral communication skills
- Skills and experience in consecutive and simultaneous interpretation from/into English, Russian or any other official language of the United Nations, as well as from/into the official language of the country is an asset
- Fluency in spoken and written Russian and English and/or the official language of the country
- Excellent knowledge of one of the organisation’s languages, which should be the candidate’s mother tongue, and working knowledge of at least two other languages of the organisation
- Advanced computer skills and word processing (MS Office)
- Advanced user of translation/interpretation software and equipment
To apply and for more information, click here.
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