Translator – English- Arabic

JOB TITLE: Translator – English- Arabic

GRADE: Professional, Level 3 (P3)

SALARY SCALE:    COM$ 42,239 – COM$ 51916 per annum plus allowances

DIVISION: Administration

REPORTING TO: Chief of Conferences

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Facilitating communication between anglophones and Arabic speaking Countries through the medium of translation.

TASKS

Under the direct supervision of the Chief, Conferences Unit and the general direction of the Director of Administration the incumbent will perform the following functions:

• Translating working papers for meetings for all divisions in the Secretariat, reports, letters and other documents from English into Arabic;
• Proofreading and revising all documents which have been translated;
• Checking and revising all documents translated by freelance translators hired by COMESA; and
• Any other related duties that may be assigned by his/her superiors from time to time.

EDUCATION

Minimum Bachelors in linguistics Degree or equivalent professional qualification in translation. A Postgraduate degree in linguistics would be an added advantage.

EXPERIENCE

At least eight (8) years experience in translation of English to Arabic at international level.

WORKING LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT

Must be fluent in English and/or French and/or Arabic (speaking and writing). A combination of any two or all of these languages will be an added advantage.

ELIGIBILITY FOR APPLICATION

Applicants must be citizens of COMESA Member States.

FINAL DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS

Applications MUST be submitted through the Coordinating Ministries of the respective member States on the prescribed COMESA APPLICATION FORM which can be accessed on the COMESA website: http://www.comesa.int/,

Applications submitted directly to the Secretariat will not be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Accordingly, short-listing reports from the Coordinating Ministries attaching all the relevant documents of the successful candidates should reach the address below by Friday, 27th June, 2014:

The Director of Administration
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
COMESA Centre,
Ben Bella Road,
P.O Box 30051,
Lusaka
Zambia
Email: recruitment@comesa.int