Translator/Minute-Writer (Chinese)
Budget: £10 – £15 GBP
UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism
This is a twin-graded post P-2/P-3. Initial appointment will be according to seniority.
OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST
Under the overall authority of the Director for Conferences, Languages and Documents, and the direct supervision of the Chief of the Chinese Translation Unit, the incumbent will be expected to perform the following tasks:
Translate official documents for the Organization's governing bodies and other materials, general or specialized (education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, communication, administration, finance, budgeting, accounting, etc.), from English, and when sufficiently qualified from French, into Chinese, using UNESCO’s CAT tools as appropriate.
Translate, subject to revision, texts from Chinese into English or French, using UNESCO’s CAT tools as appropriate.
Prepare minutes and edit summary and verbatim records at sessions of the Organization's governing bodies and other meetings.
Revise and edit documents drafted in Chinese, and participate in reading committees.
Participate in the Unit's terminology work and contribute to the development and upgrading of UNESCO’s CAT tools.
This is a twin-graded post P-2/P-3. Initial appointment will be according to seniority.
OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST
Under the overall authority of the Director for Conferences, Languages and Documents, and the direct supervision of the Chief of the Chinese Translation Unit, the incumbent will be expected to perform the following tasks:
Translate official documents for the Organization's governing bodies and other materials, general or specialized (education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, communication, administration, finance, budgeting, accounting, etc.), from English, and when sufficiently qualified from French, into Chinese, using UNESCO’s CAT tools as appropriate.
Translate, subject to revision, texts from Chinese into English or French, using UNESCO’s CAT tools as appropriate.
Prepare minutes and edit summary and verbatim records at sessions of the Organization's governing bodies and other meetings.
Revise and edit documents drafted in Chinese, and participate in reading committees.
Participate in the Unit's terminology work and contribute to the development and upgrading of UNESCO’s CAT tools.