Translator French into Portuguese (Court of Justice)
(1 Position)
Internationally recruited position
- Department: Specialised Institution
- Directorate: Languages
- Grade: P4
- Annual Salary: USD 44,328 - USD 51,637
- Supervisor: Languages Services Coordinator
- Reference: ECW-CCJ/INT7P/001/2015
- Duration: Permanent
- Duty Station: Abuja, Nigeria
- Closing Date: 30 July 2015
Duties and Responsibilities
- Translate court proceedings from French into Portuguese;
- Translate official documents for Judges and staff members as required;
- Report directly to the Revisor.
Qualifications/Experience/Skills
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- A University degree plus a diploma or certificate in translation from a recognised translation institute or school; OR a university degree in translation from a recognised school;
- At least three (3) years’ experience in translation from French into Portuguese preferably in an intergovernmental or international organisation;
- Excellent writing skills;
- Knowledge of law would be an advantage;
- Ability to translate from Portuguese into English would be an advantage.
- Full command of all the skills involved in preparing technical translations, including the use of terminology databases, electronic dictionaries, research tools, and post editing of raw machine-translated output;
- Ability to acquire knowledge and information about a wide range of subjects and apply it to translation tasks;
- Ability to respect deadlines without sacrificing quality;
- Ability to work under pressure in order to meet tight deadlines;
- Familiarity with the principles and practices of documentary translation;
- Excellent organizational and analytical skills, complemented by excellent communication and interpersonal skills combined with the ability to write, speak, and present in a clear and concise, diplomatic, tactful, and courteous manner.
- Ability to perform on sight translation and liaison interpretation.
Age
Candidates must not be over fifty (50) years of age at the point of recruitment and must be citizens of ECOWAS.
Language
- Excellent command of French language;
- Ability to work into other languages of working combination would be an asset
