Language Services Specialist (P-3)
Duty Station: | Vienna, Austria |
Issue Date: | 13 August 2012 |
Application Deadline: | 9 September 2012 |
Type/Duration of Appointment: | Fixed term, 3 years (subject to a probationary period of 1 year) |
Organizational Setting |
One of the main functions assigned to the IAEA by its Statute is to foster the exchange of scientific and technical information and the dissemination of knowledge in the nuclear field among Member States. To enable the effective exchange and dissemination of information relevant to the IAEA's work and mandate between the Secretariat and Member States, the Division of Conference and Document Services coordinates and supports the implementation of these activities for its users and clients, both internal and external, by organizing meetings and conferences, issuing documents in the six official IAEA languages, i.e. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish, and preparing and distributing publications. The Language Services Support Section coordinates the work of the six Translation Sections in the Division. It is responsible for processing incoming translation requests and transmitting them to the Translation Sections, for liaising with customers regarding all translation requests and with the Publishing Section for translations that are published or printed, and for providing terminology and reference support to the translators. |
Main purpose |
Reporting to the Section Head, the Language Services Specialist assists with the efficient coordination of linguistic services. |
Role |
The Specialist is: (1) a linguist and terminologist, providing terminology and reference support; (2) an editor, providing editing and/or quality control of texts sent for translation; (3) a coordinator, liaising among the production areas and between the production areas and customers. |
Partnerships |
The Language Services Specialist works with IAEA managers and staff in client programmes and in the six Translation Sections, with external translators, and with counterparts in other international organizations. Communication is mainly in written form via email. |
Functions / Key Results Expected |
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Knowledge, Skills and Abilities |
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Education, Experience and Language Skills |
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Remuneration |
The IAEA offers an attractive remuneration package including a tax-free annual net base salary starting at US $56 091 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance), a variable post adjustment which currently amounts to US $27 260*, dependency benefits, rental subsidy, education grant, relocation and repatriation expenses; 6 weeks' annual vacation, home leave, pension plan and health insurance. How to apply to the IAEA Complete an Online Application * Subject to change without notice |
Applications from qualified women and candidates from developing countries are encouraged Applicants should be aware that IAEA staff members are international civil servants and may not accept instructions from any other authority. Staff members may be assigned to any location. The IAEA retains the discretion not to make any appointment to this vacancy, to make an appointment at a lower grade or with a different contract type, or to make an appointment with a modified job description or for shorter duration than indicated above. Testing may be part of the recruitment process. |
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