African Union Commission Interpreter / Translator - Portuguese Jobs in Nigeria

African Union Commission Interpreter / Translator - Portuguese Jobs in Nigeria


Job Purpose

  • Be responsible for the Interpretation at sessions and meetings of the Court as well as for translation of the documents of the Court from English or French into Portuguese.

    Major Duties and Responsibilities

  • Under the overall supervision of the Registrar of the Court, and under the direct supervision of the Deputy Registrar, the Interpreter / Translator – Portuguese will perform the following duties and responsibilities:

  • Provide proper, clear, faithful interpretation from English or French into Portuguese during sessions and meetings of the Court using the standard, clear and accurate language;

  • Translate properly documents, primarily from English language or French language into Portuguese, ensuring the highest standard of accuracy, and maintaining the spirit, context, quality, technical language and nuances of the original version, using precise, clear and proper terminology;

  • To do this work, the Interpreter / Translator (Portuguese) shall:

  • Check appropriate references to ensure exact understanding and use of AU technical terminologies;

  • Consult colleagues, authors of texts, and specialized technical dictionaries / glossaries, data banks…;

  • Keep abreast with developments in the language field, both in the source and target languages, by compiling and regularly up-dating specific terminologies, phrases, lexicons, acronyms and special expressions in order to widen the stock of vocabulary with the aim of enhancing skills and ability;

  • Help develop terminology / lexicons of the AU;

  • Provide consecutive interpretation, when required, during audiences and of statements at conferences, meetings, discussions, etc;
    Perform any other duty as may be assigned.

    Educational Qualifications

  • Candidates must have a minimum of a University degree in Languages, Humanities or related discipline and a professional qualification from a recognized interpreters / translators school.

    Work Experience:

    Candidates must have a minimum of eight (8) years of progressively relevant experience in interpretation
    and translation. Experience in working with legal documents is highly desirable.
    Other relevant skills:

  • Demonstrate leadership abilities and professionalism

  • Concentration, accuracy, and working under minimum supervision.

  • Respect for confidentiality and good public relations;

  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to organize and work under pressure in a multi-cultural environment;

  • Mastery of Computer Assisted Translation (CAT) Tools (TRADOS)

  • Good communication and planning skills

  • Excellent knowledge of international organizations;

  • Computer literacy, including formatting of documents.

    Language Requirement:

  • An excellent command of the Portuguese and English languages or French language. Knowledge of any of the other AU languages will be an added advantage.

    How to Apply

  • Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to:

  • humanresources@african-court.org Using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
    Or
    Applications should be addressed to the postal address below:

    African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights,

    P.O. Box. 6274,

    Arusha, Tanzania.

    Tel: +255 27 2970 430 / 431/432/433/434





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