INTERPRETER, IN1

The position is located at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The incumbent will provide interpretation into Portuguese of speeches given in Spanish, occasionally assigned to sensitive meetings and may function as a team leader of interpreters.

Responsibilities

• Provide interpretation into Portuguese of speeches given in Spanish.
• Occasionally assigned to sensitive meetings.
• Possibly function as a team leader of all interpreters assigned to a given meeting.

Requirements

• A first-level degree or equivalent qualification from a university or institution of equivalent status, preferably one at which Spanish or Portuguese are the principal languages of instruction.
• A Master's degree in interpretation, or a Master's degree in translation and/or a post-graduate diploma in Conference Interpretation of at least one academic year of full-time study is desirable.
• In the absence of an advanced degree in interpretation, a first-level university degree in combination with a minimum of 50 proven days of work in conference interpretation into Portuguese may be accepted as qualifying experience.
• Residence in Chile is required.
• Official test certificate for the second language is required; if not available, explanation on how to provide proof of language level is needed.
• A minimum of 50 proven days of work in conference interpretation into Portuguese is desirable only in the absence of a Master's degree in translation and/or a post-graduate diploma in Conference Interpretation of at least one academic year of full-time study.
• Experience in booth interpretation is required.
• At least two years of experience in a language position or language related job is required.
• English or French is required as a working language.
• Spanish and Portuguese are required at UN Level IV proficiency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Skills

• Conference Interpretation
• Booth Interpretation
• Portuguese-Spanish Interpretation
• Language Proficiency in Spanish
• Portuguese Proficiency
• English Language Proficiency
• Language Proficiency in French
• Team Leadership
• Interpretation Certification
• Translation
• Language Testing
• Conference Interpretation Experience

Languages

Spanish, English, French, Portuguese