Linguist/editor (English)

Under the supervision of the Senior Editor/Linguist (English), and in accordance with the OPCW Core Values of Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for Diversity/Gender Equality, the incumbent performs the following duties:

TRANSLATION
Translates into the Sections language official OPCW documents on political, technological, legal, financial, administrative and scientific subjects.
Translates into Sections language confidential OPCW documents.
Self-revises translated texts and revises translations prepared by free-lance and contractual translators for consistency in terminology.

EDITING
Edits official-series documents issued by the Secretariat, including notes and reports by it and by the Director-General, decisions of the policy-making organs, reports of the subsidiary bodies, and major annual reports.
As required, also edits a variety of other texts, including external speeches, notes verbales, and correspondence by the Director-General.
Identifies, and reformulates or deletes, material likely to have adverse consequences for the Secretariat or the OPCW, disambiguates unclear formulations, corrects substantive errors, checks references for both correctness and appropriateness, and generally ensures that edited text is clear, concise, grammatically correct, readable, idiomatic, and rhetorically and politically appropriate.
Exceptionally - that is, in the absence of the Senior Editor/Linguist - finalises documents.

OTHER RELATED DUTIES, INCLUDING TERMINOLOGY
Undertakes terminological research necessary to solve problems of terminology and meaning, prepares glossaries, technical vocabularies and related technical tools and develops new terminology for use where terminological equivalents do not exist in the Sections language; maintains and updates the terminological database.
Participates in consultations with substantive units concerning manifest or possible inconsistencies or errors in the original text.
Keeps abreast of politically sensitive and technically complex issues, developments and terminology.
Strictly complies with the OPCW confidentiality regime and performs all relevant procedures.
Performs supervisory functions and participates in recruitment interviews for linguistic staff as necessary in the absence of the Senior Editor/Linguist.

Knowledge and Skills

Education (Qualifications):

Essential:
Advanced degree or equivalent qualification, preferably in translation or interpretation, from a university or an institution of equivalent status;
High level skill and ability in translation (general, specialised, and technical subjects);
Computer literacy, including knowledge and ability to work with Windows-compatible word-processing equipment;

Desirable:
Knowledge of the Chemical Weapons Convention and related disarmament and technical issues, as well as an understanding of international affairs, is desirable.

Experience

Essential:
A minimum of five years of relevant work experience, including translation, preferably within the United Nations system with an advanced degree (or seven years with a first level degree). Experience in the field of editing is desirable.

Desirable:
Work experience in a political or an international environment.

Languages

Perfect command of the English language, both written and spoken, which must be a first language;
A good working knowledge of at least two other
official language of the OPCW (Arabic, Chinese,
French, Russian, Spanish)

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English Language Quality Manager, Peshawar

PROGRAM BACKGROUND:

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster.

The IRC has been working in Pakistan since 1980. The IRC is leading a USAID-funded Pakistan Reading Project (PRP) to improve the quality of reading in public and private schools, supporting at least 2.5 million additional primary school students to read at a level commensurate with standards at their grade level. This goal will be supported by the mutually-reinforcing components of teacher education and professional development (PD), systems reform, and civil society engagement.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Demonstrated innovation and success in staff capacity-building and in participatory, flexible, and gender-sensitive programming and implementation; Fluency in English and Urdu is required.Manage rollout of training activities for pre- and in-service teachers in English Language;Deliver training of trainers in English Language literacy content;Support development and distribution of English Language Kits of supplemental teaching and learning materials;Coordinate with Urdu Language Reading Specialist to ensure cohesion of teacher professional development training contentCoordinate with other regional English Language Advisors and Senior English Language Advisor in Islamabad to design and deliver teacher education training programs’ curricula and materials;Contribute to work planning and quarterly and annual progress reporting for English language training program activities;Contribute written inputs and monitoring data for regular English Language content reports;Represent PRP and IRC to key government counterparts, donors, and education institutions at the provincial level.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

BA in TESOL, Applied Linguistics, Education, or other relevant discipline

Work Experiences

A minimum of five years’ TESOL training experience, preferably working with teachers;

Demonstrated Skills:

Experience in managing training activities and workshops (e.g. managing training logistics and developing training materials);Demonstrable interpersonal and intercultural skills and experience working closely with international teams;Strong organizational and administrative skills, with high attention to detail;Excellent oral and written communication skills, including computer skills – word processing, Excel, etc.;Previous experience with donor-funded programs preferred;

Language and Computer Skills:

Strong written, verbal and communication skills in English and Urdu. Knowledge of local language preferredGood report writing skills
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Haiti: English language teacher

Reports to:Human Resources Manager and Volunteer Coordinator

Duration:4 to 6 months

Location of position:Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Background:

J/P Haitian Relief Organization (J/P HRO) recognizes how essential its employees are to realizing the J/P HRO mission, and as such will provide training and development opportunities to all eligible employees. In this context language is understood as the interaction system for communicating messages at work whether verbal, non-verbal or cultural.

As part of J/P HRO strategic goals to enhance staff capacity building among the organization, we seek to provide training on foreign languages to both international and national staff.

Description of the role:

J/P HRO is recruiting an English native speaker volunteer to develop and teach a training course for our local staff. This course must ensure participants achieve general linguistic competence covering written and oral comprehension, and expression.

Responsibilities:

1) Provide a ‘Course Description’ (syllabus) for the English classes indicating:

· The teaching objectives of the course in terms of communicative language, stating the level of skills to be acquired in:

Listening;Spoken;Reading;Writing;

· The linguistic content of the course with a view to reaching the above objectives:

Linguistic skills;Lexical skills;Grammatical skills;

· The method for assessing participants and the course in connection with the above-mentioned objectives:

At the start of training;During training;At the end of training;
2) Develop teaching materials and share them with Human Resources.

3) Agree on a timetable with Human Resources.

4) Test candidates for admission and assess their levels.

5) Teach students of English language 6 hours per week.

6) Submit timely reports (e.g. records of attendance and absence, the content of each lesson, the results of continuous assessment and the final test.)

7) Ensure that the list of topics to be covered during each lesson, and the activities to be carried out (exercises and correction, audio and video material used etc.) are accessible.

8) Submit to the organization copies of the final test results (Results of listening comprehension and written score per employee) to certify the level reached or the skills acquired by participants at the end of the course.

9) Provide a final report about the course implementation.

Qualifications and Experience:

4-year degree, Education or English preferred.English as a first or native languageStrong organizational and problem-solving skills.Excellent communication skills and ability to work under pressure and in a multicultural environment.Proactive work ethic, ability to work independently extensively as well as within a team

Work values:

High degree of integrityCommitment to J/P HRO valuesSelf-motivated and positive“Can do” attitude and solution-oriented approachFlexible and resourcefulPatient and respectful

Please be aware that this is a volunteer non-paid position. Room and board will be offered. Interested candidates should submit their CV's and letter of interest to jpvolunteer@jphro.org

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Professional Services for English Proficiency Courses - Nay Pyi Taw

Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start)Expected Duration of Assignment :Under the framework of UNDP Country Programme (2013-2015), UNDP has rolled out its Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Programme in 2013. The main focus of this DRR Programme is to strengthen disaster risk management institutions, systems, networks and mainstreaming DRR into development planning. The programme also emphasizes on developing the technical and functional capacity of the government personnel who engage in disaster risk management. As part of this programme, the Relief and Resettlement Department (RRD) is the implementing partner of UNDP. Due to emergent needs of English competencies in dealing with international organization and in order to explain the scenario effectively with the international partners, officers of Relief and Resettlement require at least basic English language skills.  In this connection, UNDP plans to offer an English Proficiency Courses for the staff of Relief and Resettlement Department.The objective of the Intensive English training course is to improve officials’ and staffs’ skills of reading, speaking, listening and writing in English. The proposed English Courses will be arranged in two sessions:Beginner level; for those who have very minimal English language skills;Intermediate level; for those who are able to communicate basic and familiar ideas with simple sentences and, are able to engage in simple discussion of the talking content. One course/class should have 15 participants, who should sit for the placement test arranged by the English teacher/consultant at the beginning of the course. The consultant will provide relevant training materials and design the courses with practical exercises and by using appropriate teaching aids, including multi-media.After launching the first two courses, and the preliminary tests are done, the Consultant reports to UNDP on the selected participants list;Based on the preliminary tests, the consultant will organize the participants in two level courses (beginner 1 & Intermediate 1) and provide trainings;At the end of the first 8 week courses, a final test will be arranged by the English Teacher/Consultant. The English teacher/consultant will prepare a report on the skill improvement of the course participants and will submit to RRD and UNDP;Based on the scores, the participants will be selected to continue the next level courses (i.e. beginner 2 & Intermediate 2);The consultant will provide trainings for beginner 2 & Intermediate 2;At the end of the second 8 week courses, a course-end test will be arranged by the English Teacher/Consultant. The English Teacher/consultant will prepare a report on the skill improvement of the course participants and will submit to RRD and UNDP.To provide language input at an appropriate level for learners;Ability to work in multicultural environment;A team player with an ability to promote consensus by advocating, promoting and inspiring others to form alliances for common goals;Strong analytical and interpersonal skills;Highest standards of integrity, discretion and loyalty.
Education:
Master in English as a second language or relevant fields of English literature, and teaching;Certification/licenses in teaching English to speakers of other language.

Experience:

Minimum 7 years of relevant experience as a teacher/trainer in English as second language;Experience in working in groups as well as individual leaning is a requirement;Experience in working with government officials is an asset;In-depth experience in developing teaching curriculum.

Language:

Fluent in written and spoken English.
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

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Haiti: English language instructor

Reports to:Human Resources Manager and Volunteer Coordinator

Duration:6 months

Location of position:Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Background:

J/P Haitian Relief Organization (J/P HRO) recognizes how essential its employees are to realizing the J/P HRO mission, and as such will provide training and development opportunities to all eligible employees. In this context language is understood as the interaction system for communicating messages at work whether verbal, non-verbal or cultural.

As part of J/P HRO strategic goals to enhance staff capacity building among the organization, we seek to provide training on foreign languages to both international and national staff.

Description of the role:

J/P HRO is recruiting an English native speaker volunteer to develop and teach a training course for our local staff. This course must ensure participants achieve general linguistic competence covering: written and oral comprehension, and expression.

Responsibilities:

Provide a ‘Course Description’ (syllabus) for the English classes indicating:

· The teaching objectives of the course in terms of communicative language, stating the level of skills to be acquired in:

Listening;Spoken;Reading;Writing;

· The linguistic content of the course with a view to reaching the above objectives:

Linguistic skills;Lexical skills;Grammatical skills;

· The method for assessing participants and the course in connection with the above-mentioned objectives:

At the start of training;During training;At the end of training;Develop teaching materials and share them with Human Resources.Agree on a timetable with Human Resources.Test candidates for admission and assess their levels.Teach students of English language 6 hours per week.Submit timely reports (e.g. records of attendance and absence, the content of each lesson, the results of continuous assessment and the final test.)Ensure that the list of topics to be covered during each lesson, and the activities to be carried out (exercises and correction, audio and video material used etc.) are accessible.Submit to the organization copies of the final test results (Results of listening comprehension and written score per employee) to certify the level reached or the skills acquired by participants at the end of the course.Provide a final report about the course implementation.

Qualifications and Experience:

4-year degree, Education or English preferred.English as a first or native languageStrong organizational and problem-solving skills.Excellent communication skills and ability to work under pressure and in a multicultural environment.Proactive work ethic, ability to work independently extensively as well as within a team

Work values:

High degree of integrityCommitment to J/P HRO valuesSelf-motivated and positive“Can do” attitude and solution-oriented approachFlexible and resourcefulPatient and respectful

Please be aware that this is a volunteer non-paid position. Room and board will be offered. Interested candidates should submit their CV's and letter of interest to jpvolunteer@jphro.org

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