Twinning Language Assistant
- German International Development and Cooperation Agency (GIZ Baku)
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TITLE: Language Assistant for German Resident Twinning Adviser in Twinning Project “Support to the Strengthening of the Commissioner for Human rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan”
START DATE/ TIME: February 2016
DURATION: 24 months
LOCATION: Baku, Azerbaijan
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Administrative Assistant to the Resident Twinning Adviser (RTA) in an EU funded Twinning Project “Support to the Strengthening of the Commissioner for Human rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan” between the German Federal Foreign Office and the Commissioner for Human rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The German RTA will supervise the project implementation and coordinate of all project activities in Baku. The language assistant will support the RTA in all his responsibilities. German International Cooperation (GIZ), which is supporting the Federal Foreign Office, in project and financial management, will be the contracting institution to the RTA Administrative Assistant.
PROJECT BACKGROUND:
The overall objective of this Twinning Project is to promote independent, national, non-judicial mechanisms for the protection of Human Rights in Azerbaijan.
Therefore, the project will support the Ombudsman institution and its regional centres to enhance their capacities to ensure the implementation of its mandate related to the National Preventive Mechanism, Rights of Child, Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Human Rights of Older People and Right to Access to Information.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the guidance of the RTA and in cooperation with the responsible counterpart in the Ombudsman institution, the RTA language assistant will be expected to carry out the following duties:
- Interpret during conferences, workshops, meeting and seminars or other oral conversations from Azeri/Russian to English and vice versa;
- Translate legal documents, regulations, training material, information material, reports and other written material from Azeri to English and vice versa;
- Draft written materials in relation to the project in Azeri and English language;
- Assist the RTA and the Short Term Experts involved in the project related to language problems;
- Assist the RTA in identifying, contracting and monitoring translation and interpretation services;
- Organize conferences, training sessions, workshops, meetings, expert missions, study visits, , etc.
- Assist the RTA in monitoring and reporting tasks;
- Assist the RTA in the evaluation of training activities and the project's progress;
- Perform necessary office management tasks, including filing;
- Stand in for the RTA Administrative Assistant in his/her absence;
- Perform other tasks as assigned.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Preferably University degree in Translation and Interpreting in English;
- At least 3 years of work experience in translation and/or interpretation activities;
- Professional Fluency in Azeri and English languages (both oral and written); knowledge German language would be an asset;
- Familiarity with legal/technical terminology in the field of human rights in Azeri and English languages;
- Excellent communication and organizational skills;
- Excellent knowledge of office applications (e.g. MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS Word and MS Power Point) and internet browsers;
- Previous work experience in international projects or organisations would be an advantage;
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations and to work in a team;
- Flexibility to travel, if necessary, within the Republic of Azerbaijan and Europe.
The applicant may not be (or have been in the past 6 months) a civil servant or agent of the beneficiary administration nor be on leave from the beneficiary to take up the position.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
Qualified candidates are kindly asked to send their applications by e-mail to: [email protected]. Your application in English language should include a letter of intention, a CV with detailed description of your professional experience and education and copies of supporting documents (university diploma(s), reference letters and certificates). The selected applicants will be invited to an interview following the evaluation of application letters and CVs. Please pay attention that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Please indicate the name of the position you are applying for in the subject line of the email. Otherwise the candidacy will not be considered in the review process of the applications collected.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
01.02.2016
