Reviser (English) (P-4)

18959 | Registry  

A roster of suitable candidates will be established for this post as a result of this selection process for fixed-term appointments against both established posts and positions funded by general temporary assistance (GTA).

Organisational Context

Provision of high quality language services for efficient conduct of Court business:

The Language Services Section (LSS) provides language services to the organs of the Court, i.e. translation, revision and editing of Court documents; consecutive and simultaneous interpretation for meetings, trial hearings, press conferences, specialised seminars, diplomatic briefings and other events, held in-house or away from the seat of the Court; assistance and guidance in terminology and references, management of language tools to make sure that consistent terminology is used in all the organs of the Court; recruitment, training, and accreditation of interpreters needed for work with Registry officials in the field and/or at the seat of the Court; provision of relevant information to service users to make them familiar with all the types of language services provided and with the procedures and requirements of the professions in question.

The Reviser (English) reports directly to the Head of English Translation Unit. 

Duties and Responsibilities

Within this framework, and under the overall supervision of the Chief, LSS, the incumbent will perform the following duties:

• Revise, edit and occasionally translate (to self-revised standard) and proofread documents covering a wide range of topics including but not limited to legal, political, military, medical, forensic, technical, administrative and financial matters, and human rights from French (and possibly other languages) into English.

• Consult with other revisers as well as translators and authors, and carry out research to clarify ambiguities and rectify errors.

• Contribute to the design and implementation of procedures to ensure accuracy, clarity, consistency and conformity with the Section’s linguistic standards, policies and practice.

• Provide feedback to other revisers; provide feedback to translators with a view to developing their skills.

• Interact with the terminology and reference team in the consideration of new terminology and the organisation of translation projects.

• Participate in the testing and recruitment of language staff working for the Unit.

• Deputise for the Head of Unit in his or her absence, in particular in matters pertaining to the negotiation of deadlines as well as work schedules and staff attendance.

Essential Qualifications

Education:

Advanced university degree in translation, languages, law or another relevant area. A first-level university degree, in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience, is accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

A minimum of seven years (nine years with a first level university degree) of relevant work experience as a translator/reviser.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Superior academic knowledge of the required languages; knowledge of ICC situations and cases.

• Knowledge of legal concepts in general, and of international legal instruments and ICC basic texts in particular; knowledge of terminology relevant to the context of international organisations; high degree of specialisation in topics dealt with by the Court, namely legal, political, military, medical, forensic, technical, administrative and financial matters, and human rights.

• Knowledge of relevant IT and a high level of proficiency in the use of word‑processing programs, language tools and electronic document management tools.

• Organisational skills, in particular in the context of coordinating the timely translation of voluminous texts; interpersonal skills.

• Solid writing and editorial skills; acute sensitivity to nuance and attention to detail; outstanding analytical skills.

• Ability to lead a translation team working to deadlines.

• Ability to provide guidance and coaching and to improve staff motivation and competencies.

Knowledge of Languages:

Mother-tongue proficiency in English and a high level of proficiency in French. Knowledge of another official language of the Court (Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish) would be considered an asset. Knowledge of another of the languages used in the context of the ICC would be considered an additional asset.

ICC Core Competencies

Dedication to the mission and values

- Acts consistently in accordance with the mission and values of the Organisation;

- Maintains confidentiality, acts with integrity and shows respect for diversity;

- Shows commitment to the organisation;

- Presents a positive image of the organisation during external discussions.

Professionalism

- Applies professional and technical expertise;

- Keeps abreast of organisational issues;

- Produces workable solutions to a range of problems.

Teamwork

- Listens, consults and communicates proactively;

- Handles disagreements with tact and diplomacy;

- Recognises and rewards the contribution of others.

Learning and developing

- Identifies development strategies needed to achieve work and career goals and makes use of developmental or training opportunities;

- Learns from successes and failures;

- Seeks feedback and gives feedback to others to increase organisational effectiveness;

- Seeks opportunities for improvement of work;

- Has an open mind and contributes to innovation.

Handling uncertain situations

- Adapts to changing circumstances;

- Deals with ambiguity, making positive use of the opportunities it presents;

- Plans activities and projects well in advance and takes account of possible changing circumstances;

- Manages time effectively.

Interaction

- Expresses opinions, information and key points of an argument clearly;

- Handles contacts with diplomacy and tact;

- Communicates in a transparent and open way with internal and external contacts while complying with confidentiality requirements.

Realising objectives

- Accepts and tackles demanding goals with enthusiasm;

- Keeps to agreements with others;

- Focuses on client needs;

- Takes responsibility for actions, projects and people;
- Monitors and maintains quality and productivity.

General Information
- The selected candidate will be subject to a Personnel Security Clearance (PSC) process in accordance with ICC policy. The PSC process will include but will not be limited to, verification of the information provided in the personal history form and a criminal record check.
- Applicants may check the status of vacancies on ICC E-Recruitment web-site.
- Post to be filled preferably by a national of a State Party to the ICC Statute, or of a State which has signed and is engaged in the ratification process or which is engaged in the accession process, but nationals from non-state parties may also be considered.
- In accordance with the Rome Statute, the ICC aims to achieve fair representation of women and men for all positions, representation of the principal legal systems of the world for legal positions, and equitable geographical representation for positions in the professional category.
- Applications from female candidates are particularly encouraged.
- The Court reserves the right not to make any appointment to the vacancy, to make an appointment at a lower grade, or to make an appointment with a modified job description.
- The ICC is willing to apply the “Inter-Organisation Mobility Accord” on a reciprocal basis.