General Announcement for the Translators/Interpreters Roster (SSAs)

Background:

The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (POiD) promotes the implementation of the OSCE principles and commitments. With special emphasis on the regional context, it assists Tajikistan in tackling problems and threats to security, supports conflict prevention and crisis management measures. As such, it works in three main areas of its mandate agreed with the Tajikistan’s government and subject to extension on an annual basis. These three main directions include:

a. Political Military Dimension – covering topics including but not limited to police reform, counter-terrorism and small arms and light weapons stockpiling and storage;
b. Environmental and Economic Dimension – covering topics including but not limited to trade, financial administration, economic development, anti-corruption, anti-money laundering and combatting terrorism financing, disaster risk reduction, Aarhus Convention, environmental governance, sustainable energy and water management practices, green economy and climate change;
c. Human Dimension – covering topics but not limited to the development of the rule of law, democratic political institutions and processes, combatting family violence and general respect for human rights.

Objective of Assignment: 

The POiD is updating its Translators/Interpreters Roster of specialists available to provide services in Dushanbe, in the regions of Khatlon, Khujand, Rasht and Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast. 

For candidates to be placed on the Translators/Interpreters Roster of freelance language specialists one must have a proven professional experience in delivering translation and interpretation services from: 

•    English-Tajik and vice versa
•    English-Russian and vice versa
•    English-Dari/Farsi and vice versa

The candidates must clearly indicate the preferred language combination in provision of translation and interpretation services and the level of proficiency.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the relevant hiring manager, the language specialists will be responsible to:

1. Providing consecutive and/or simultaneous interpretation during bilateral meetings and the POiD’s project activities, such as seminars, workshops, conferences, and roundtables;
2. Providing written translation services of project and training-related documents and other required materials; formatting the translated text in line with professional standards; proof-reading the text, ensuring consistency in style and terminology.

For more detailed information on the structure and work of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, please see: http://
www.osce.org/programme-office-in-dushanbe

Necessary Qualifications:

• Citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan;
• University degree in translation/interpretation, humanities or a related field;
• Five or more years of relevant professional experience in translation/interpretation;
• Professional knowledge of English, Tajik, Russian and/or Dari/Farsi languages;
• Knowledge of other languages will be an asset;
• Basic computer skills;
• Strong ability to work under deadline pressure and meet strict deadlines;
• Ability to cope with physical hardship and willingness to work extra hours and in an environment with limited infrastructure;
• Demonstrated gender awareness and sensitivity, and an ability to integrate a gender perspective into tasks and activities;
• Ability and willingness to work as a member of team, with people of different cultural, and religious backgrounds, different gender, and diverse political views, while maintaining impartiality and objectivity.

Remuneration Package:

Successful applicants will be placed on the POiD’s consultancy roster and hired on as needed basis for specific translation and interpretation services upon completion of the selection process. 

Remuneration will be in accordance with the POiD’s translation/interpretation fees valid at the time of the hiring.

If you wish to apply for this position, please use the OSCE's online application link found under https://vacancies.osce.org/. However, if you have difficulties with the system, please complete the offline-application-form and send it to POiD-Recruitment@osce.org quoting vacancy number and position title in the subject line.

Please note that applications received after the deadline, submitted in different formats than the OSCE Application Form or in other languages than the English language will not be considered.

Note: Those Interpreters/Translators who are already in the Roster of Translators/Interpreters of POiD are not required to apply.

The OSCE retains the discretion to re-advertise/re-post the vacancy, to cancel the recruitment or to offer an appointment with a modified job description or for a different duration.

Only those candidates who are selected to participate in the subsequent stages of recruitment will be contacted.

The OSCE is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all religious, ethnic and social backgrounds to apply to become a part of the Organization. 

Candidates should be aware that OSCE officials shall conduct themselves at all times in a manner befitting the status of an international civil servant. This includes avoiding any action which may adversely reflect on the integrity, independence and impartiality of their position and function as officials of the OSCE. The OSCE is committed to applying the highest ethical standards in carrying out its mandate. For more information on the values set out in OSCE Competency Model, please see https://jobs.osce.org/resources/document/our-competency-model.

Please be aware that the OSCE does not request payment at any stage of the application and review process.