Senior Reviser, French

Leads French revision and translation quality at UNON, revising complex UN texts and summary records, setting terminology standards and overseeing translators while supporting training, workflow planning and operational decisions across the conference-services language team.

Department: French Translation and Text-Processing Unit

• Revise complex and sensitive translations and original summary records to required quality and workload standards
• Translate and self-revise texts across political, legal, economic, scientific and technical subjects
• Draft and revise summary records and perform quality control on external translations
• Lead terminology research, standards and use of language technology
• Coach revisers and translators and develop manuals, training activities and guidance
• Assign work, coordinate staff and support long-term workflow planning
• Advise management on policy, administrative and operational matters
• Lead data collection and analysis for planning, reporting and decision-making

• First-level university degree or equivalent
• Successful completion of the United Nations Language Competitive Examination for relevant language professions
• Minimum ten years of progressively responsible experience in translation, précis writing, editing, revision or related language work
• Experience using standard computer-assisted translation tools
• Eight years of experience in a multilingual setting
• At least four years of revision experience in an international organisation or United Nations system entity
• English and French at UN Level IV across reading, writing, listening and speaking

• Temporary appointment for an initial 364 days
• Any extension is subject to funding
• Recent UN Secretariat consultants and individual contractors may be subject to a six-month eligibility interval