Chief of Conference and Documentation Services, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

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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