United Nations Secretariat Reviser Jobs 2023 – Kenya NGO Jobs. United Nations Secretariat Kenya looking for “Reviser”. Applicants with a First-level degree may apply on or before 18 January 2023.
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United Nations Secretariat Reviser Jobs 2023
The United Nations Secretariat has published a job vacancy announcement on 22 December 2022 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Reviser to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | United Nations Secretariat |
| Position | Reviser, Arabic |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | First-level degree |
| Experience Required | A minimum of five (5) years |
| Application Deadline | 18 January 2023 |
United Nations Secretariat Job Vacancy 2023
Responsibilities:
- Revises translations dealing with a broad range of subjects dealt with by the United Nations, while meeting or exceeding required workload standards.
- Translates, mostly without revision, texts covering a broad range of subjects dealt with by the United Nations, particularly those subjects requiring experience and recognized proficiency, while meeting or exceeding required workload standards. Makes full use of standard computer-assisted-translation (CAT) tools and actively contributes to their utilization and implementation of any related IT tools and improvements.
- Develops new terminology for use where none exists in the target language.
- Carries out linguistic research and provides input to multilingual terminology database and related reference tools and acts as focal point for these activities as required.
- Validates new terminology and coordinates terminology work with other duty stations and international organizations.
- Counsels and assists translators and briefs them on the procedures and practices of the Unit, terminology and a broad range of subjects, as required.
- Assists the Chief of Unit/Senior Reviser in administrative and operational responsibilities as required.
- Supervises the work of small groups of translators during meetings by acting as focal point for meetings, including during staggered and night shifts.
- Performs quality control of outsourced documents.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Qualification:
- A first-level degree from a university or institution of equivalent status is required.
Experience:
- A minimum of five (5) years of progressive responsible experience in translation, précis-writing, editing, self- revision, verbatim reporting, copy preparing, proofreading or production editing is required.
- Experience using United Nations or similar international organization terminology databases and word-processing programmes is required.
- Experience in the use of standard computer-assisted-translation (CAT) tools is required.
- Three (3) years of experience working within an international organization is required.
Languages:
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, Fluency in Arabic, which must be the candidate’s main language is required; and knowledge of English is desirable. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is also an advantage.
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply United Nations Secretariat Reviser Jobs 2023
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The Closing Date: 18 January 2023
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.un.org |
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