Interpreter at CMS COP14

 

 

Result of Service

Interpretation services professionally and appropriately provided during the meetings in three languages (English, French, Spanish).

Work Location

Samarkand, Uzbekistan

 

Expected duration

Start Date: 19 October 2023
End Date: 29 October 2023

Duties and Responsibilities

The Secretariat for the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) is seeking interpreters to serve at the following meetings in Samarkand, Uzbekistan:

– 54th Meeting of the Standing Committee (StC54): 22 October 2023
– 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP14): 23 – 26 and 28 October 2023
– 55th Meeting of the Standing Committee (StC55): 28 October 2023

The interpreters are needed to work during the COP plenary sessions from 22-26 October 2023 and on 28 October 2023. Meetings will be held in three languages (English, French and Spanish).
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Specific tasks and responsibilities:

1) Providing simultaneous Interpretation from or to the following languages:

– English
– French
– Spanish

2) Familiarizing themselves with the topics to be discussed via the meeting documents which are available online

Interpretation session is recorded in the digital recording

Qualifications/special skills

Academic Qualifications: Postgraduate degree/diploma in interpreting techniques, English, French and Spanish
A minimum of one year of experience in interpreting English-French-English, English-Spanish-English, and French- Spanish-French in international environmental meetings is required.
Knowledge of terminology used in the UN, UNEP and the CMS Secretariat is required.
Membership of AllC is an asset.

Languages

Language: Fluency in English, French and/ or Spanish (oral & reading) is required.

 

 

 

 

 

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.