Interpreter/translator

2300542

Interpreter/Translator

Job Posting: 23/Feb/2023

Closure Date: 16/Mar/2023, 5:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit: PMUSA

**Job Type**: Non-staff opportunities

Type of Requisition: PSA (Personal Services Agreement)

Grade Level: N/A

Primary Location: Saudi Arabia

Duration: 11 months

Post Number: N/A
- FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants in order to best serve FAO _
- Members_
- in all regions._
- FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture
- Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply
- Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values
- FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination

**Organizational Setting**

The Programme Management Unit (PMU) of the FAO-Saudi Technical Cooperation Programme (2019-2025) facilitates, coordinates and manages all technical and advisory services to be provided by FAO to the Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MoEWA). The project “UTF/SAU/051/SAU Strengthening MoEWA’s Capacity to Implement the Sustainable Rural Agricultural Development Programme” is the first project that has been approved within the framework of FAO-Saudi Technical Cooperation Programme (2019-2025). The project will provide technical and advisory assistance to the MoEWA in implementing its flagship sustainable rural agricultural development programme that has recently been approved within the context of the National Transformation Programme of the Saudi Vision 2030. The project expected results will be achieved through implementation of nine project components: 1) Development of coffee Arabica production, processing and marketing; 2) Development of beekeeping and honey production; 3) Development of rose production and trade; 4) Development of sub-tropical fruits production, processing and marketing; 5) Strengthening capacity of small-scale fishermen and fish farmers; 6) Strengthening capacity of small-scale livestock herders; 7) Development of rain-fed cereals production; 8) Enhancing value addition from smallholdings and rural activities; and 9) Strengthening MoEWA’s capacity in sustainable management of rangelands, forests and natural resources to support rural livelihoods.

**Reporting Lines**

The Interpreter/Translator reports to the Programme Director in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the overall guidance of the Assistant Director-General/Regional Representative, RNE.

**Technical Focus**

Capacity development for timely interpretation, translation and revision of reports, publications and other documents from and to English and Arabic.

**Tasks and responsibilities**:
The Interpreter/Translator will contribute to the accomplishment of PMU work in facilitating, coordinating and managing all technical and advisory services to be provided by FAO to MoEWA under this programme. More specific, the Interpreter/Translator will carry out the following tasks:

- Provide simultaneous, consecutive and whispered interpretation from and to English and Arabic at meetings related to the Project;
- Conduct lexicological research, and contribute to the compilation of specialized glossaries;
- Translate meeting documents, technical papers and studies, periodical publications and official correspondence from English into Arabic.
- Translate into Arabic from English technical and background papers and studies, reports, publications, official correspondence and complex texts used for decision-making, in such a way that the translated text is, in meaning and style and effectiveness, equivalent to the original version.
- Perform lexicological research work relating to FAO terminology, and in particular assists in the compilation of specialized multilingual glossaries for use at FAO-KSA programme in consultation with the PMU experts and in collaboration with the Terminology and Reference Group.
- Ensure high quality and accuracy of the entire translated document before submitting / dissemination to the user.
- Consult with substantive units regarding possible inconsistencies or errors in the original text.
- Ensure that the translation is written with style, correct grammar and spelling, and completes the work within the agreed timeline and submits the final translation in soft copy.
- Collect and verify terminology and references and contributes to the linguistic research of the programme, to the building and enhancement of terminology databases and to the selection of useful reference documents.
- Upon request, interpret both simultaneously and consecutively into Arabic and, as req