Interpreter (Home Based Retainer)

The incumbent will work under the guidance and supervision of the Operations and Administration Specialist in close collaboration with the partner committee, working groups, and the secretariat. 

The Interpreter will provide support during RBM missions where a second or third language is required.

• Reads and rewrites technical documents in specified language, following established rules about factors such as word meanings, sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
• Serves as an interpreter at seminars, speeches, meetings, teleconferences, and symposia, providing consecutive or simultaneous translation between languages.
• Listens to complete statements in one language, translates to second, and translates responses from second into the first language; expresses either approximate or exact translation, depending on the nature of the occasion.
• In simultaneous interpreting, renders oral translation of material at the time it is being spoken.
• Receives briefing or prepares through reading and study on the subject to be discussed before interpreting session.
• Where  required,  participate in establishing specialized contacts for the RBM Partnership.