Interpreter-Translator (Russian-Turkish-Russian)

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Application deadline 2 years ago: Monday 19 Jul 2021 at 21:59 UTC

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Organizational Setting:

FAO's Subregional Office for SEC is responsible for developing, promoting, overseeing and implementing agreed strategies for addressing subregional food, agriculture and rural development priorities. It develops and maintains relations with subregion-wide institutions including Regional Economic Integration Organizations (REIOs). The Subregional Office is a subsidiary of FAO's Regional Office for SEC. The Meeting Programming and Documentation Service (SEC)

Reporting Lines

Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative and/or Sub-regional Coordinator for Central Asia (FAOSEC), the subscriber works in close collaboration with respective Technical Officers, and FAO-SEC support services (Operations Unit and/or Administration Department) as required.

Technical Focus

Interpret and translate from/into non-FAO Languages a variety of project-related documents and workshops.

Tasks and responsibilities

  • Provide written translations of project proposals and a wide variety of texts dealing with agriculture and related subjects, as well as administrative, financial and legal matters, from Russian to Turkish and vice versa, preferably also from/to English, as required;
  • Provide high quality translations within deadlines set, ensuring the adequate use of relevant terminology, in the areas of FAO’s mandate namely: agricultural production, land and water (irrigation), plant production and protection, rural development, food security, food safety, rural development, agricultural investment, forestry, fishery, livestock production, and animal health;
  • As a self-revising translator, the incumbent must 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 from Russian to Turkish and from Turkish to Russian, preferably also from/to English, as required ;
  • Perform other related duties as required.

* The languages of the Organization are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

  • Advanced university degree in Linguistic Studies or Translation and/or diploma from an internationally recognized interpreter/translator school specialising in one of the following official languages of the United Nations: 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 Russian - and the official language of the country - Turkish; and preferably from/into English also;
  • Fluency in spoken and written Russian and the official language of the country - Turkish; and preferably English also;
  • Advanced computer skills and word processing (MS Office and other office equipment); advanced user of translation/interpretation software and equipment.

FAO Core Competencies

  • Results Focus
  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Building Effective Relationships
  • Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills

  • Extent and relevance of experience in supporting translation services of international organizations.
  • Familiarity with the FAO documentation, terminology and the reference work.
  • Familiarity with terminology research work.
  • Advance computer skills and word processing (MS Office and other office equipment).
  • Be able to produce results with rigid deadlines
  • Professional experience in providing translation services to international organization (written, oral)

Selection Criteria

  • Candidates will be assessed against the requirements listed above.
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