Internship – Language Services Branch

About Us

The OPCW internship programme is aimed at motivated students with an interest in gaining experience in international organisations. The programme normally provides work placements in the Technical Secretariat for a three to six month period. The objective of the internship is to provide you with first-hand experience in the day-to-day working environment of an international organisation. You will work with our international experts towards the OPCW mission to achieve a world permanently free of chemical weapons.

As part of our team, working directly with outstanding and inspiring career professionals, you will be exposed to high-profile conferences, participate in meetings, and contribute to our analytical work as well as the organisational policy of the OPCW.

General Information

• Contract Type
  Intern
• Remuneration
  540 EUR
• Closing Date
  24/05/2024

Responsibilities

Job Summary

The Language Services Branch provides the policy-making organs of the Organisation and the Technical Secretariat with editorial, translation, and interpretation support, which includes:

– The provision of authoritative advice on the usage of the official languages of the OPCW and of specific terminology related to the Chemical Weapons Convention;
– The planning and provision of interpretation services into all the official languages for the sessions and meetings of the policy-making organs, subsidiary bodies, as well as for other meetings and events that might require multilingual support;
– The editing of official-series documents of the OPCW, and of certain verification-related and other types of documents; and
– The translation of official-series documents, and of certain verification-related and other kinds of documents, into all the languages of the OPCW.

The intern will gain experience in supporting Language Services Branch within an international organisation working on projects related to document and information management, terminology, translation, and computer-assisted translation tools.

Main Responsibilities

During this internship, the intern will assist in compiling and maintaining Language Services Branch multilingual terminological database. Also, the intern will assist in conducting research on potential CAT and translation management tools, and assist in building and maintaining the Language Services Branch Portal on SharePoint.

Qualifications and Experience

Education

Essential:

• Enrolled in and have completed at least one year of a degree programme in a university (or equivalent tertiary institution) or; in a graduate school programme (second university degree or higher) or;
• Have graduated from a university or a graduate school within a year prior to the commencement of the internship and;
• Be a citizen of an OPCW Member State.

Desirable:

• Degree in Information Management, or Translation/Specialized Translation.

Skills and Competencies

• Knowledge of computer-assisted tools would be an asset;
• Must have a good working knowledge of English;
• Knowledge of another official language is an asset.

Languages

Fluency in English is essential and a good working knowledge of one of the other official languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish) is desirable.

Additional Information

Acceptance for the programme shall not carry with it any expectation of employment with the OPCW. Interns may not apply for, or be appointed to, any posts or positions at the OPCW within six months of the internship agreement end date. The internship programme is run in accordance with the applicable internal rules and where applicable the OPCW Staff Regulations and Interim Staff Rules.

1. Participants in the Internship Programme receive no financial remuneration from the OPCW for expenses that they incur in relation to the programme. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, taxes, accommodation, living expenses and repatriation, etc. are the responsibility of the intern. The intern has to enter and exit the country in accordance with the applicable immigration procedures in The Netherlands.
2. Participants will be asked to provide proof that they have sufficient financial means for living expenses for the period of their internship.
3. Interns will work with the normal working pattern of the OPCW which will amount to no more than 40 hours a week.
4. Participants who are citizens of non-EU countries should agree not to undertake other work in the Netherlands during their internship other than as an intern at the OPCW, notwithstanding whether such other work is compatible with the discharge of their functions with the OPCW.

Only fully completed applications submitted before the closing date and through OPCW CandidateSpace will be considered.

Only applicants under serious consideration for a post will be contacted.

Applications from qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged.

OPCW General Terms and Conditions