Interpreter
Category | Grade:Professional | NO-CDeadline:9 Aug 2026Job ID:281689Posted on:26 Jul 2026
Overview
Provides high-level English-Arabic interpretation and translation for the UN Special Envoy's office, supporting negotiations, conferences, missions and official communications while maintaining terminology resources, linguistic accuracy, cultural adaptation and confidentiality in sensitive engagements.
Languages
Required: English, Arabic
Job Areas
- Translation & Language Services
Minimum Experience
5 years
Estimated Salary
Not available
Responsibilities
- Provide consecutive and simultaneous English-Arabic interpretation
- Deliver escort and field interpretation for delegations
- Translate official correspondence, reports and agreements
- Review translations for accuracy and UN terminology
- Maintain terminology databases and glossaries
- Coordinate interpretation for sensitive engagements
Requirements
- First-level university degree or equivalent
- At least five years of English-Arabic translation and interpretation experience
- UN Level IV proficiency in English and Arabic
- Jordanian nationality
Skills
Simultaneous InterpretationConsecutive InterpretationWritten TranslationTerminology ManagementTranslation EditingProofreading
Additional info
- Reports to the Chief of Staff