Interpreter/Translator

With its establishment on 7 April 1948, WHO works worldwide to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable. WHO’s goal is to ensure that a billion more people have universal health coverage, to protect a billion more people from health emergencies, and provide a further billion people with better health and well-being.

This UNV assignment is part of WHO’s flagship projects namely the “Health Security in Türkiye” Project. The Health Security Project aims to strengthen Health Security in Türkiye, through integrated preparedness and response to epidemic threats of all origins in line with international standards.

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Project Coordinator of the Health Security Project, or his/her designated representative(s), the UN Volunteer Interpreter/Translator will perform the following duties:

• Provide high-quality consecutive and simultaneous interpretation (English ↔ Turkish) during meetings, workshops, trainings, field visits, and conferences organized under the Health Security Project and other WHO activities.
• Translate official correspondence, reports, technical guidelines, visibility materials, presentations, press releases, and other written documents from English to Turkish and vice versa, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and adherence to WHO terminology and style standards.
• Ensure linguistic consistency and proper use of technical terminology in all project-related materials, particularly those related to public health, health emergencies, and donor reporting (EU, CFCU, WHO).
• Support the editing and proofreading of bilingual reports and communication materials to ensure linguistic and stylistic quality.
• Assist WHO and Ministry of Health staff during missions, high-level meetings, and field visits by providing on-the-spot interpretation and document translation as needed.
• Maintain and regularly update a glossary of technical and project-specific terms used in the Health Security Project.
• Liaise closely with WHO technical teams, translators, and communication focal points to ensure timely delivery of translations and consistency across all project outputs.
• Provide logistical and administrative support related to interpretation and translation activities, including preparation of meeting documentation, participant lists, and minutes when required.
• Perform other relevant duties as may be assigned by the supervisor to support the effective implementation of the project.