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Reviser, P-4

United Nations


Job offer description:

City: Beirut
Country: LEBANON

Responsabilities:

Revising translations, mainly from Arabic into English, dealing with a broad range of subjects dealt with by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).

Competencies:

Professionalism: Solid analytical, writing and translation skills; high standards of accuracy, consistency and faithfulness to the spirit and nuances of the original text such as to require little or no revision.

Qualifications:

Education:

A first-level degree from a university or institution of equivalent status. Candidates for this position must have passed the United Nations Competitive Examination for English Language Translators/Précis-writers.

Experience:

A minimum of five years of experience in translation, of which three should have been within the United Nations and some experience in revision.

Languages

A perfect command of English which must be the candidate’s main language and an excellent knowledge of Arabic is required.

Others:

Familiarity with United Nations terminology databases and knowledge of other computer software used in United Nations are desirable.



Organization: United Nations
Unit / department: Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Job type: Conference services
Job reference: 10-CON-ESCWA-423505-R-BEIRUT
Added on: March 5 (2010)
Expires: March 14 (2010)


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