Interpreter (English To French) at Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) - Deloitte Human Capital Consulting

Deloitte Human Capital Consulting - Our client, The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a 15-member regional group mandated to promote economic integration, social cohesion, and political stability across West Africa. As a premier Intergovernmental Organization (IGO), ECOWAS operates through a robust institutional framework, led by the Commission and the Community Parliament, to harmonize policies, foster a "borderless" region, and uphold democratic governance for over 400 million citizens. 

They are recruiting candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Interpreter (English To French)

Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Ensures the availability of interpretation services in the working languages to the Hon. Judges in the discharge of their judicial mandate.

Role and Responsiblities

• Provide interpretation from English to French during court sessions, meetings and deliberations.
• Provide interpretation for the Judges and staff members as required.
• Must be capable of working as part of a team of highly experienced interpreters.
• Must be capable of interpreting in simultaneous, consecutive and other modes.

Qualifications

• A Master degree plus a diploma or certificate in conference interpreting from a recognized school or a University degree in conference interpreting from a recognized school.
• 10 years of experience in Interpretation (four of which should have been as a staff Interpreter).
• Exhibits highest standards of split-second accuracy, consistency and faithfulness to the style and nuances of the original and source languages.
• Demonstrated understating of how to “weigh” Interpretation teams.
• Ability to maintain highest standard of confidentiality.
• knowledge of terminological and reference research techniques with ability to use wide variety of information.
• Demonstrated professional competence and mastery of subject matter.
• Seeks to develop oneself professionally and personally and keep abreast of new developments in own occupation/profession.
• Demonstrated comprehension of every imaginable accent, in addition to coping with issues of speed and style.
• Ability to find proper cultural equivalents and take cultural context into account, thorough knowledge of both language and culture is thus required.
• Demonstrated capacity to uphold team coherence and booth manners.
• A perfect command of the target language and an excellent knowledge of the source language. Good knowledge of the third language of ECOWAS is an advantage.
• Excellent self-management skills, demonstrating ethics and integrity, confidentiality and displaying due regards for internal controls of rules, delegations and transparency.
• Ability to research benchmarks and trends to bring about the best recommendations for the development and improvement of programs/projects that will best serve the community/organization.  
• Well-developed networking and interpersonal skills to seek feedback, information and data from a network of professionals from multiple countries/sectors/organizations and to identify and prioritize the most critical community requirements. 
• Must not be above 45 years of Age.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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