Court Interpreter (French) (P-4)

21580 | Registry

Organisational Context

The Language Services Section provides high quality language services to ensure efficient conduct of Court business.  These language services are provided to the Presidency, Chambers and Registry and include terminology, translation, revision and editing of Court documents; consecutive and simultaneous interpretation for meetings, courtroom hearings, press conferences, specialised seminars, diplomatic briefings and other events in-house or outside the seat of the Court.  The Section also recruits, trains and accredits field interpreters needed to work for Registry officials in the field and/or at the seat of the Court.  The Section provides relevant information ensuring that all service users are familiar with the procedures and types of all the language services provided as well as the requirements of the professions in question.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Court Interpreter (French) will be expected to:

• provide simultaneous interpretation of court proceedings and high level events held at the seat of the Court or elsewhere, from English into French while observing the terminology and usage of the Court;
• provide consecutive and chuchotage interpretation, as well as sight translation, from English into French and from French into English;
• prepare and maintain case-related information package, including confidential filings, prepare thoroughly for interpretation assignments;
• undertake transcript verifications
• act as chef d'équipe on a rotating basis;
• organise training sessions in interpretation skills as directed by the Chief of Section and in coordination with the Head of the Interpretation Unit; mentor less-experienced interpreters;
• monitor the performance of the official or situation languages booth at the request of the Head of the Interpretation Unit;
• participate in the testing and recruitment of staff and freelance interpreters;
• actively contribute to the terminology and reference databases of the Section;
• participate in Section working groups and perform other tasks as required by the Chief of Section, including translation, editing or revision if necessary; and
• deputise for the Head of the Interpretation Unit in his or her absence.

Qualifications and Experience 

The successful candidate will possess:

• an advanced university degree in interpretation, translation, languages or the law; a first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of relevant experience is accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• at least seven years (nine years in the case of a first level university degree) of simultaneous interpretation experience, preferably in an international court or an international organisation;
• a thorough knowledge of the ethics governing court interpretation;
• excellent analytical, organisational, planning, and IT skills;
• a comprehensive understanding of the International Criminal Court’s basic documents and the specificities of court interpretation, also with regard to the uses of new technologies;
• excellent interpersonal skills, tact and discretion;
• demonstrated ability to work in a team, flexibility, initiative and openness to skills development;
• a qualification in interpretation training, alternatively experience in training;

Knowledge of Languages

Mother tongue proficiency in French, excellent proficiency in English, knowledge of a third official language of the Court (Arabic, Chinese, Spanish or Russian) would be considered an asset.

Short-listed candidates will be invited to take the ICC interpretation test.

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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.