Overview
Support the Translation Officer in ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality transcription and translation services for OTP operations, mainly for situation languages.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Translation Officer in ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality transcription and translation services for OTP operations, mainly for situation languages.
- Identify, test, evaluate and select freelance translators and translation staff to meet OTP translation requirements, with a focus on situation languages.
- Support the Translation Officer in overseeing and conducting induction and training for new translators, primarily in situation languages.
- Assist in developing and implementing quality assurance mechanisms to ensure consistency and accuracy of translations.
- Contribute to the development, update, and implementation of translation guidelines, procedures and workflows—particularly those related to situation languages.
- Support the Translation Officer in monitoring workload levels and in preparing budget and human resources plans and recommendations.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Required Experience
- A minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional experience (four (4) years with a first‑level degree) in translation, linguistics, language service provision, or any relevant field is required.
- Experience using CAT and MT tools is required.
- Experience within an international organisation is highly desirable.
Qualifications
- Advanced university degree in languages, linguistics, translation, or any relevant field is required.
- A first‑level university degree combined with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.
