Chinese Language Workflow Coordinator

Coordinates Chinese translation and interpretation workflows for FAO, ensuring accurate Chinese resources across its multilingual communications. The consultant oversees quality assurance and external assignments, interprets high-level meetings, develops terminology and supports meeting preparation and language-service delivery.

• Oversee quality assurance for translation of official FAO documents from English into Chinese
• Plan, coordinate and monitor Chinese translation workflows and external assignments against terminology and document-management standards
• Support planning and delivery of interpretation services for FAO meetings and conferences, including non-FAO languages
• Provide simultaneous and consecutive English-to-Chinese interpretation for high-level official, technical and bilateral meetings
• Prepare post-meeting reports and feedback to improve interpretation quality and efficiency
• Guide interpreters, translators, revisers and terminologists on terminology development and validation
• Contribute to continuous improvement of Chinese translation and interpretation services

• Advanced university degree in interpreting, translation or terminology, or first-level degree plus two years of relevant experience
• At least 5 years of relevant interpreting, translation or terminology experience
• Chinese mother tongue
• Excellent working knowledge of English at level C

• Knowledge of another FAO language

• Chinese translation
• Simultaneous Interpretation
• Consecutive Interpretation
• Terminology Management
• Language quality assurance
• Translation workflow coordination
• Meeting preparation
• Multilingual communications

• FAO terminology
• Document management systems

• Appointment is subject to medical fitness, accreditation, residency or visa requirements and security clearances
• Apply through the FAO recruitment portal with an online profile and letter of motivation