Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)E (most hardship)
Family Type (not applicable for home-based)
Non Family with Residential Location
Staff Member / Affiliate TypeCONTR Local Entry and Mid-Level Support
Target Start Date2023-10-05
Job Posting End DateSeptember 30, 2023
Terms of Reference- Support the Protection, Shelter and NFIs and Cash Thematic Working Groups with coordination.
- Clerical work would include setting meetings, keeping calendars up to date, taking minutes, and disseminate communications.
- Interpret oral conversations, discussions and counselling sessions with refugees and asylum-seekers, including psycho-social counselling, and other counselling sessions with vulnerable and/or traumatized individuals.
- Unofficial translation of documents relevant to the sectors in addition to facilitate interpretation when coordinators have to liaise with non-English speakers (authorities and national NGOs).
- Interpret at public meetings or events, as required.
- Interpret and/or translate from hand-written reports and applications, certificates, documents, newspapers, magazines etc.
- Translate documentation and correspondence from local languages into English and/or Arabic and vice versa.
- Accompany UNHCR staff on their missions to the field for interpretation and other assistance, as needed.
- Provide other support to the UNHCR thematic working groups coordinators and performs clerical duties to support.
- Assist other units, including the public information and external relations units regarding interpretation and translation.
- Perform other related duties as required.
The candidate will have to poses clerical skills as their assignment will include both clerical works along with translation, Clerical work would include un-official translation of documents relevant to the sectors in addition to facilitate interpretation when coordinators have to liaise with non-English speakers (authorities and national NGOs). set meetings, keep calendars up to date, record minutes, disseminate communications.
The individual contract does not include medical insurance. Therefore, selected candidates must have a proof of valid medical insurance coverage for the duration of the initial contract.
Standard Job Description
Required Languages English
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Desired Languages
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Additional Qualifications
SkillsCO-Cross-cultural communication, IT-Computer Literacy, TI-Interpretation
EducationBachelor of Arts (BA): Secretarial and office work, Bachelor of Science (BS): Business Administration, Bachelor of Science (BS): Translation, High School (Required)
Certifications
Work Experience
Other informationThis position doesn't require a functional clearance