The United Nations will be holding a competitive examination for the recruitment of Chinese-language interpreters tentatively on 19 & 20 November 2008.

Applicants for the examination must:

• Have Chinese as their main language;
• Have a perfect command of Chinese and an excellent knowledge of English;
• Hold a degree from a university or institution of equivalent status and have 200 days of experience in interpreting, translation, editing or verbatim reporting; or hold a university degree in interpreting.

Candidates who are successful in this examination will be placed on a roster from which existing and future vacancies in the Interpretation Service in New York, Geneva, Vienna, Nairobi and Bangkok will be filled.

Applications for this examination must be received by 8 September 2008.

Further details regarding additional eligibility requirements and application procedures can be found at http://www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/examin/exam.htm (Please note that this address is case sensitive). Please do not apply unless you qualify.