OHCHR Associate Interpreter Jobs 2023 – Kenya NGO Jobs

OHCHR Associate Interpreter Jobs 2023 – Kenya NGO Jobs.

OHCHR Kenya looking for “Associate Interpreter”.

Applicants with a University degree may apply on or before 08 November 2023.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, commonly known as the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) or the United Nations Human Rights Office, is a department of the Secretariat of the United Nations that works to promote and protect human rights that are guaranteed under international law and stipulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948. The office was established by the United Nations General Assembly on 20 December 1993 in the wake of the 1993 World Conference on Human Rights.

OHCHR Associate Interpreter Jobs 2023

The OHCHR has published a job vacancy announcement on 30 October 2023 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Associate Interpreter to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

OHCHR Job Vacancy 2023

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Associate Interpreter/ Translator will be responsible for the following main duties and functions:

• Assists in providing accurate translation and simultaneous interpretation, as required, from English to Arabic and vice versa, while integrating a gender perspective, especially in relation to age and gender sensitive use of language and documentation of sexual and gender-based violence;
• Participate in field missions and interprets interviews of victims, witnesses and sources;
• Assists in the production of accurate and verbatim translation of written and oral witness statements, media articles and other documents from English to Arabic and vice versa as required;
• Maintains strict security and confidentiality of information;
• Performs any other tasks as necessary.

Qualification:

• An advanced university degree in translation, interpretation, languages, or a related field. A first level university degree in the mentioned fields of study in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience is accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• A minimum of 2 years of work experience in translation and/or interpretation, including as part of academic research work, is required.
• One year of work experience in these fields within the United Nations Common Systems or regional organizations is desirable.

Languages:

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English and Arabic (both oral and written) is required. Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.

Other Details

• Contract Type: Full Time
• Selection Process: Interview
• Salary: negotiable
• Application Process: Online

How to Apply OHCHR Associate Interpreter Jobs 2023

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to this link Click Here

The Closing Date: 08 November 2023

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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