Senior Interpreters

DUTY STATION:               Sarajevo

GRADE:                               7

CONTRACT TYPE:            National Consultant (4 positions)

Duration:                             Until end of the year

PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF POSITION:

As a part of a team of professionals, Senior Interpreters translate and interpret a wide variety of written and spoken communications in English and local languages, thus facilitating communication between OHR staff and non-English speaking local politicians and other officials at the highest level.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

·        Interpret consecutively (verbally) and perform ‘chuchotage’ interpretation for OHR ACCU staff at conferences, seminars and meetings or trips involving the highest national and international officials; 

·        Translate a wide variety of top level documents from English to local languages and vice versa, including laws, agreements, basic documents, Principals’ correspondence etc.

·        Translate other technical, political, legal, financial and economic documents and daily correspondence;

·        Interpret during working diners and receptions attended by the OHR ACCU Principals.

·        Prepare verbal or written summaries of documents.

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS / QUALIFICATIONS:          

·        University degree with major in English language studies or equivalent;

·        Professional experience of at least 5 years as translator/interpreter is essential, preferably with the international community;

·        Computer literacy;

·        Flexibility and ability to cope with stress and long working hours;

·        Team-work oriented attitude.

Any personnel with the above qualifications should provide (in English) a CV with a one-page cover letter and references to the following: