United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP)

Chief of Conference and Documentation Services Section, P-5
Office of the Executive Secretary

(Application deadline: 14 December 2024)

Among other attributes, the ideal candidates will have:
•A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience inediting/translation/interpretation or related field is required;
•Experience with language-specific software and terminology databases is required;
•Experience with documentation and work monitoring systems is desirable;
•Experience in managing a programme of work and maintaining relations with otherlanguage services to coordinate programmatic, substantive and managerial aspects is desirable;
•Experience in building and maintaining effective working relationships with a widerange of both internal and external clients, including freelance and in-house languageprofessionals, and government representatives, is desirable;
•Proven track record of leadership in multicultural settings, including management andcoordination of teams of both international and local staff, is desirable;
•Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in language studies(editing/translation/interpretation) or related field is required.

Complete information about the responsibilities and requirements for this position is available at https://careers.un.org and at http://unescap.org/jobs.

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