Translator/Interpreter – United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East – Jordan

Posting Title : Translator/Interpreter, Office of the Director, 17

Job Code Title : Translator/Interpreter DUA

Department/ Office : UNRWA – Communications – Jordan

Location : FO Jordan

Posting Period : 11 June 2023-24 June 2023

Job Opening number : 23-PUB-UNRWA – Communications-210807-R-FO Jordan(R)

Staffing Exercise : N/A

Org. Setting and Reporting

• Supervisor: The incumbent reports to the Director of UNRWA Affairs, Jordan (DUA, J).

• Supervisees: The incumbent might supervise a number of professional and/or general

services staff members and/or other personnel.

Responsibilities

• Performs simultaneous and consecutive oral interpretations during internal & external

meetings, hearings, briefings, visits to local communities and other official occasions as

required. Accompanies the Director at every event that involves Arabic speaking people. Acts

as interpreter for the Deputy Directors or other senior management officials of the JFO.

Accompanies the Agency’s Commissioner-General during field visits and meetings with

government officials, refugee community and any visiting delegation, acts as interpreter

during the Commissioner-General’s press briefings.

• Translates correspondence, official documents, articles, reports, minutes of meetings,

petitions, and materials from Arabic to English and the vice-versa, for both internal and

external use, including field circulars, polices and initiatives, ASU statements and meeting

minutes; training materials and presentations, governmental documents and announcements,

documents requested from other JFO departments submitted through the DUA, etc.

• Drafts materials in English and Arabic for dissemination or for other purposes.

• Proofreads, edits, and revises translated materials; explains works and phrases of meaning

and appropriateness.

• Discusses translation requirements with clients and determines priorities.

• Performs other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor, comprising, where required, in

support of other offices or departments in the Agency, including from the HQA, as well as

administrative and other duties to support the Office of the Director.

Competencies

UN Core Values of Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for Diversity, and Core

Competencies of Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results apply by

default.

• Applying Technical Expertise

• Analyzing

• Planning and Organizing

• Delivering Results

• Demonstrating Self-Awareness

• Ability to work independently on translation tasks with little supervision.

• Good communicator in both spoken and written English, including ability to draft/edit a

variety of written reports and other studies.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

in a team environment and with people of diverse backgrounds, cultures and

nationalities.

• Ability to translate from Arabic to English and vice-versa.

• Well-developed political awareness and sound judgment on

importance/priority/confidentiality of issues.

Job Details

Preferred Candidate