Translator; Arabic into English; P

Duties and Responsibilities

The incumbent of the post will work in the Language Services Unit of the Office of the Prosecutor under the overall supervision of the Language Coordinator and will be responsible for the following duties:

Advanced university degree in translation, interpretation, linguistics, law or any other related field, is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience is accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree;

A minimum of 5 years (7 years with a first-level university degree) of work experience in translation, interpretation, linguistics or law preferably in an international organisation, is required;

Some specialisation in topics dealt with by the Court, e.g. legal, military, medical, forensic, human rights, administrative and financial will be considered an asset.

Mother‑tongue (or equivalent) proficiency in English and a high-level of proficiency in Arabic are required. Knowledge of the other working language of the Court, French, is desirable. Knowledge of another official language of the Court (Hebrew, Chinese, Russian or Spanish) and one or more of the Court’s situation‑related languages (such as Ukrainian, Rohingya, Cebuano, Tagalog, Burmese, Dari, Pashto, Hebrew and Swahili) will be considered an asset.