FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Professional Vacancy Announcement No: KCCM-467-09-PRJ*
Deadline For Application: 1 December 2009
Position Title Translation Workflow and Terminology Officer (Russian)
Duty Station Rome
Grade Level P-2
Duration Fixed term: 12 months (extendable)**
CCOG Code: 1O06
Organizational Unit Meeting Programming and Documentation Service, KCCM Conference, Council and Protocol Affairs Division, KCC Knowledge and Communication Department, KC

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Reviser (Russian) and in close collaboration with the Terminology and Reference Officer, will be responsible for Computer-Assisted Translation (CAT) processes including pre-translation and insertion of any existing material, references and terminology, finalization and archiving of documents. In particular, will:

  • review incoming texts for translation and coordinate their workflow within the Group’s work phases, liaise with staff in the Programming, Reference and Terminology Group and prepare reference and pre-translated material for external translators;
  • establish modalities for the processing of documents using CAT software, including alignment of text, pre-translation and insertion of existing materials and references;
  • translate into Russian a wide range of material including meeting and administrative documents, and official correspondence from English and French or Spanish;
  • contribute to linguistic research in consultation with staff of the Service and relevant divisions to solve technical terminology problems;
  • contribute to the further development of FAOTERM in Russian in liaison with the Programming, Reference and Terminology Group staff;
  • ensure assistance to the Russian translation group for the implementation and use of computer applications, databases and translation memories and other translation tools;
  • perform other related duties as required.

** Promotion/Selection to this post is for duration of assignment only

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Candidates should meet the following:

  • University Degree in one of the following: Linguistics, Translation or Management/Business Administration with additional studies on translation
  • Three years of relevant experience in the production of multilingual documents which included experience in terminology, reference or computer-assisted translation work
  • Excellent knowledge of Russian and professional working knowledge of English and French or Spanish

SELECTION CRITERIA
Candidates will be assessed against the following:

  • Relevance of experience in translation and translation workflow functions
  • Depth of knowledge of modern translation methods, including application of computer techniques to linguistics, database management and modern communication tools
  • Extent of experience in document production for complex, multilingual products
  • Relevance of experience in the use of Internet tools for linguistic searches and processing of documents in mark-up languages such as HTML and XML
  • Extent of experience in planning and monitoring translation workflow processes, including liaison with and support to external consultants and service providers

Please note that all candidates should possess computer/word processing skills and should be capable of working with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
* The length of appointment for internal FAO candidates will be established in accordance with applicable policies pertaining to the extension of appointments.

TO APPLY: Carefully read and follow the Guidelines to applicants

Send your application to:

V.A KCCM-467-09-PRJ
Chief, Meeting Programming and Documentation Service
FAO Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 Rome ITALY
Fax No: +39 06 570 56241
E-mail: VA-467-09-PRJ-KCCM@fao.org

This vacancy is open to male and female candidates. Applications from qualified women candidates and applications from qualified candidates from non/under-represented member states are encouraged. Please note that FAO staff members are international civil servants subject to the authority of the Director-General and may be assigned to any activities or office of the organization.

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