An internal/external competition is open to fill this vacancy.

In accordance with paragraph 10 of Annex H of the Staff Regulations, applications may be submitted by established Centre officials or officials recruited under fixed-term contract who will have completed their period of probation by the closing date. An official who has not completed his/her probationary period or whose fixed-term contract is linked to a specific training project of a fixed-term duration of one year or more may participate in this competition as an external candidate.

If an external candidate is selected, he/she will be offered a fixed-term contract of one year, which may be renewed.  The conditions of employment relating to such contracts are described briefly in Appendix I to the present notice.

Candidatures of both men and women are equally welcome for this position.

INTRODUCTION

Within the Centre, the Translation, Interpretation, Editing and Reporting (TIER) Section is responsible for providing the full range of language services required to promote, implement and report on the Centre’s programme. This responsibility covers translation, interpretation and editing as required, primarily for its training and publications activities.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Reporting to the Manager of the Public Relations and Training Support Service and under the supervision of the Coordinator of the TIER Section, the incumbent will have the following main responsibilities:

1. Translate into Spanish from English and French, and occasionally from other working languages of the Centre, a wide range of complex documents on economic, social, legal and technical subjects He/she may be called upon to translate documents with very short deadlines (e.g. preparation of documents for the Board of the Centre).
2. Select external translators into Spanish to entrust with translations that cannot be undertaken in-house; follow the proper procedure for doing so; revise their translations when necessary; approve payment of their fees.
3. Edit documents, publications and manuals written by other services; proof-read final versions of documents and publications; work in conjunction with the Multimedia Design and Production unit to guarantee the linguistic excellence of the Centre’s publications.
4. Be responsible for translating and/or revising documents with very short deadlines before and during Board of the Centre sessions.
5. Compile and maintain lists of terminology in subjects of interest to the Centre.
6. Other tasks related to his/her functions.

• Adaptability: ability to adapt to major changes in work tasks or in the work environment.
• Client service: ability to meet (in-house and external) client needs effectively.
• Collaboration: ability to develop collaborative relationships and use them to achieve work goals.
• Communication: ability to convey information (including complex technical information) clearly to individuals or groups.
• Initiative: ability to take prompt action to accomplish objectives, even going beyond what is required.
• Integrity: ability to observe social, ethical and organizational standards and adhere to codes of conduct and ethical principles.
• Knowledge management: ability to develop and update professional knowledge base continuously; to assimilate and apply new job-related information in a timely manner.
• Sensitivity to diversity: ability to accommodate the differences found in other cultures and between genders to interact effectively with people of different cultures.

• Decision making: ability to identify and understand issues, problems and opportunities; to compare data from different sources and draw conclusions; to use effective approaches to choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; to take action that is consistent with available facts, constraints and probable consequences.
• Managing work: ability to manage one’s time and resources effectively to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
• Technical and other qualifications
• Experience of computer word-processing.
• Commitment and willingness to work to very short deadlines (even outside normal hours) during peak periods; strong sense of responsibility and initiative in a wide range of work situations.