INTERPRETER, IN1

United Nations - UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Staff Closes 09 Jul 2026 5 days left

Overview

This role involves providing interpretation services into Portuguese from speeches given in Spanish, with potential assignments to sensitive meetings and team leadership responsibilities.


Key Responsibilities
  • Providing interpretation into Portuguese of speeches given in Spanish.
  • Occasional assignment to sensitive meetings and possibly functioning as a team leader of all interpreters assigned to a given meeting.
Required Experience

Experience in booth interpretation is required. At least two years of experience in a language position or language related job is required. A minimum of 50 proven days of work in conference interpretation into Portuguese is desirable only in the absence of a Master's degree in translation and/or a post-graduate diploma in Conference Interpretation of at least one academic year of full-time study.

Qualifications

A first-level degree or equivalent qualification from a university or institution of equivalent status, preferably one at which Spanish or Portuguese are the principal languages of instruction. In addition, a Master's degree in interpretation, or a Master's degree in translation and/or a post-graduate diploma in Conference Interpretation of at least one academic year of full-time study is desirable. In the absence of an advanced degree in interpretation, a first-level university degree in combination with a minimum of 50 proven days of work in conference interpretation into Portuguese may be accepted as qualifying experience.

Other Details
Languages Required
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this job opening, either English or French is required. Spanish and Portuguese are required. Spanish UN Level IV (Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking). Portuguese UN Level IV (Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking). English UN Level II (Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking). French UN Level II (Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking). Residence in Chile is required. Official test certificate for the second language is required.
Languages Preferred
Not specified
Contract Duration
Temporary appointments may be granted for a single or cumulative period of less than one year to meet seasonal or peak workloads and specific short-term requirements. Temporary appointments for interpreters are governed by agreements with the Association internationale des interprètes de conférence (AIIC), whereby a temporary appointment may be granted for a maximum of 729 days (or 521 working days) within a 27-month period at the same duty station.
Work Modality
Those granted temporary appointments usually need to work on United Nations premises.
Remuneration
Not specified
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