Project Linguistic Assistant – Council of Europe (CoE)

Vacancy Notice N° o3/2016
Project Linguistic Assistant (Grade B3)
Office of the Directorate General of Programmes
Office in Ankara

Job mission

Under the authority of the Head of Office and the supervision of the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law, the Project Linguistic Assistant carries out multiple assignments to meet the overall and specific objectives for the implementation of the European Union/Council of Europe Joint Programme “Strengthening Judicial Ethics in Turkey”, in co-operation with the donors, partners and other stakeholders, and in compliance with the organisation’s regulations and/or donor requirements.

Note: The incumbent may be required to travel within Turkey.

Employment is limited to the duration of the Project (end date 11/12/2017).

Key activities

The Project Linguistic Assistant shall perform the following tasks, in close co-operation with the Project team, and in accordance with the Organisation’s procedures, guidelines and priorities, with a concern for quality, efficiency, accuracy and confidentiality:

– interprets consecutively during meetings between project staff, consultants and national authorities and in meetings where simultaneous interpretation is not provided inside and outside of Turkey;
– translates a wide range of documents including legal and technical documents, project reports; checks spelling, grammar and edits in Turkish and English relevant project documents and correspondence;
– reviews translations done by external companies;
– edits documents and publications when requested;
– updates the information / documents on the website of the project;
– ensures the circulation of pertinent information and documents among the project team and the Office;
– contributes to the efficient functioning of the Office, in collaboration with the Head of Office, the Deputy Head of Office and the project managers.

Please note that the incumbent may be required to perform other duties not listed in the vacancy notice.

Location : Ankara, Turkey

Closing date: 25 January 2016

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