French Reviser: African Union Jobs

Advertisement N° AU/2010/Reviser- French

The African Union, established as a unique Pan African continental body, is charged with spearheading Africa’s rapid integration and sustainable development by promoting unity, solidarity, cohesion and cooperation among the peoples of Africa and African States as well as developing a New Partnership Worldwide. Its Headquarters is located in Addis Ababa, capital city of Ethiopia.In seeking to attain this objective, the African Union intends to build its capacity to deliver, among others, the implementation of a new organizational structure and the filling of all vacant posts of Reviser.The Commission of the African Union invites applicants who are citizens of Member States for a position in the Conference Services Directorate in the Commission.

Post:

Post Title: Reviser (French)

Post level: P4Unit: Conference Services Directorate

Immediate Supervisor: Director, Conference ServicesMajor

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Under the direct supervision of the Director of Conference Services, the responsibilities and duties of the incumbent shall include the following:
1. check and revise all texts translated from English into French according to the original to ensure accurate (terminology, style, etc.) and meaningful translation;
2. provide detailed guidelines to Translators in the his/her Translation Unit, to ensure that AU’s documents conform to acceptable international standards and norms and provide feedback to translators;

· distribute appropriately documents for translation among the Translators to ensure timely production of translations;
1. consult all relevant sources, technical experts and authors of texts;
2. select and compile terminological materials required for translation and make them available to the Translators.
3. counsel and assist the in-house Translators and the Freelance.
4. advise on training of Translators, the different useful software;
5. Carry out performance appraisal, periodic reporting for corrective measures and for within grade advancements;
6. shall translate documents according to volume of workflow.

· Carry out any duties that may be assigned by the Director

Educational Qualifications:

· Candidates must have at least a Bachelors Degree in translation from recognized school of translation and additional qualifications in Languages or Economics, Law, Humanities or such discipline will be an added advantage.

Knowledge and Experience:

· Candidates must have at least 5 years as a reviser or 10 years as a Translator (in-house, in a National or international organization or as a freelance).
· A higher qualification is an added advantage.

Other relevant skills:

· Must have an excellent knowledge of French and English.
· Professionalism;
· Good writing skills;
· Effective, balanced management and supervision;
· Ability to cope with pressure and work in a multicultural environment;
· Computer literacy.

Age requirement:

Candidates must be between 35 and 50 years old.

Tenure of Appointment:

The appointment will be made on a fixed term contract for a period of three (3) years, of which the first twelve months will be considered as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract will be for a period of two years renewable, subject to satisfactory performance.Gender Mainstreaming: The AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Application:

To apply, please submit the following:

· A letter stating reasons for seeking employment with the AU Commission:
· A detailed and updated CV, indicating your nationality, age and gender;
· Names and contact details (including e-mail address) of three references;
· Certified copies of degrees and diplomas.

Remuneration:

Indicative basic salary of US$38,489.00 per annum plus other related entitlements-e.g. Post adjustment (46% of basic salary), Housing allowance ($16,819.20 per annum), education allowance (75% of tuition and other education related expenses for every eligible dependent up to a maximum of US$7,800.00 per child per annum), etc for internationally recruited staff of the commission.

Applications must be received not later than 09 April 2010 and should be addressed to:

AU CommissionAddis Ababa (Ethiopia)

P.O. Box 3243

Fax: 00251-11-5525840/5510430

E-mail: au-recruits @ africa-union.org