The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) is the UN headquarters in Africa and the Director-General of UNON is the representative of the Secretary-General in Kenya. UNON supports programme implementation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the Resident Coordination System (R...
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Interpreter, Chinese
- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
- Experience5 years
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldArt / Crafts / Languages 
Responsibilities
- Under the broad supervision of the Chief, Chinese Interpretation Unit, the Interpreter will be responsible for the following duties:
- Services up to seven meetings per week (exceptionally eight), usually of no more than three hours duration, of various United Nations bodies.
- Provides interpretation, as required, into Chinese of speeches or statements given in English and/or French and interpretation into English and/or French of speeches given in Chinese.
- Routinely covers sensitive meetings.
- Routinely functions as team leader of all interpreters assigned to a given meeting.
- May be called upon to serve as Team Leader on missions.
- May assist in the screening, training and examining of prospective Chinese interpreters.
- May provide guidance and coaching to junior interpreters.
- May function as Programming Officer.
- May perform other related duties, as required.
Education
- A first level degree from a university or from an institution of equivalent status is required. A Master’s degree is desirable.
Work Experience
- At least five (5) years of professional interpreting experience in international organizations is required.
- Relevant language experience within the UN System may be taken into consideration in meeting the requirements of this post.
- Experience providing accurate interpretation of a broad range of UN subjects is desirable.
- Experience in training and coaching interpreter trainees and junior staff interpreters is desirable.
- Experience in grading interpretation exams and/or assessing freelance colleagues' performance is desirable.
- Two (2) years or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
Method of Application Interested and qualified? Go to Department for General Assembly and Conference Management DCS Nairobi on careers.un.org to apply
