Job: Translators,Interpreters,Conference Services

Location: Pristina,CS

Deadline: 11-09-2013

Description

Grade: G5

No. of Posts

2

Background

Short-term position in Election Division

Tasks and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the appointed International Election Advisor, the Language Assistant performs the following duties:

• Translates texts and documents of various kinds from/into English/Serbian that are relevant to the work of Department;
• Accompanies supervisor to provide interpretation services during meetings, conferences, seminars, round table discussions, etc; prepares draft minutes and reports on those events, as requested;
• Drafts correspondence in English/Serbian on the basis of instructions received and/or on the basis of own knowledge of the work; prepares summaries of relevant documents;
• Collects, reviews and sorts incoming mail, dispatches outgoing mail, sends messages via facsimile and electronic mail facilities;
• Maintains and updates files and reports, correspondence and other relevant material, keeps records on reports received from the field;
• Manages agenda of the International Election Advisor;
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Necessary Qualifications

• Completed secondary education
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Serbian languages
• Minimum four years of relevant experience, preferably with international organization
• Good communication and public relation skills
• Ability to work under pressure and within limited timeframes
• Ability to work with people of different nationalities, religions and cultural backgrounds
• Demonstrated gender awareness and sensitivity, and an ability to integrate a gender perspective into tasks and activities
• Ability and willingness to work with people of different cultural and religious backgrounds and diverse political views while maintaining impartiality and objectivity
• Computer skills including Windows 7, MS Word, Excel and Power Point

Remuneration Package

Monthly remuneration, subject to social security deductions is 946 Euro/month. Social benefits will include participation in the Vanbreda health insurance scheme.

How To Apply

For more details please visit the OSCE website employment section at http://www.osce.org/employment/43284. All qualified applicants are strongly encouraged to apply online, using the OSCE online application link. In case of technical difficulties with the online application, applicants may use the OSCE offline application form, which can be downloaded from 'Links/ Off-line application form' on the same page, and send it by e-mail to recruitment.omik@osce.org with vacancy number quoted in the title.Please note that applications received after the deadline, submitted in different formats than the OSCE Application Form or in other languages than the English language will not be considered.The OSCE is committed to achieving a better gender balance within the Organization.

Work experience of the applicants will be carefully reviewed for relevancy. Should a candidate not meet the number of years of experience required, the OSCE/OMIK reserves the right to employ the person at a lower grade level. The OSCE is an equal opportunity organization and encourages candidates belonging to ethnic minorities as well as female candidates to apply.

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