Ref.
2023/I/10144
Job offer type
Experts
Type of contract
Service contract
Activity sectors
Justice
Deadline date
2023/11/07 16:53
Duration of the assignment
Long term
Contract
Freelancer
Duration
30 month
Interpreters (M/W)
Département Gouvernance - GOUV > Pôle Justice
Published on : 2023/10/24
CONTINENTAL EUROPE
UKRAINE
KYIV
Mission description
The EU-funded Support to Justice-Related Reforms "Pravo-Justice" project seeks two project interpreters to provide simultaneous interpretation for project events as well as translation services.
Two interpreters will be engaged through fixed-term contracts of 30 months. The Interpreters will:
- Provide simultaneous interpretation at project events from English to Ukrainian and/or Ukrainian to English.
- Translate project financial and administrative documents, as well as major Project outputs (same languages as above)
- Ensure the coverage of interpretation services at all project events, coordinating with and engaging external services if needed.
Project or context description
The Support to Justice Sector Reforms in Ukraine (Pravo-Justice III) Project, implemented by Expertise France (EF) with funding from the European Union, accompanies Ukrainian authorities in the process of comprehensive justice sector reform. Pravo-Justice III is envisaged to build on the results achieved by the predecessor projects (Pravo - Justice I&II) who, since 2017, have supported an ambitious sectoral reform agenda. Pravo-Justice III is organized alongside four results: Accountability for international crimes and fight against impunity (Component 1), Judiciary reform (Component 2), Enforcement of court judgement and reform of penitentiary and probation systems (Component 3), and EU integration (Component 4).
Required profile
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in both interpretation and law is required;
- At least five years of experience providing translation and interpretation services in a fast paced environment and at high level events;
- Strong legal vocabulary would be considered a major asset;
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
- High degree of organization, attention to detail, and ability to multitask;
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Ukrainian.
- Knowlegde of the Ukrainian justice sector and justice sector reform would be an asset.
Key competencies
- Interpersonal and stakeholder management skills,
- A high degree of initiative, diplomacy and problem-solving,
- Outstanding emotional intelligence skills,
- A creative and entrepreneurial approach to overcoming barriers and making change happen
Selection criteria for applications
The selection process for candidates will be based on the following criteria :
- Candidate’s training/skills/experience
Deadline for application : 2023/11/07 16:53
Expertise France is the public agency of French international technical cooperation. The agency operates around four priorities:
- democratic, economic and financial governance;
- security and stability of countries in crisis/post-crisis situations;
- sustainable development;
- strengthening health systems, social protection and employment.
In these areas, Expertise France carries out engineering and implementation missions for capacity building projects, mobilizes technical expertise and acts as an aggregator of projects involving public expertise and private know-how.
With an activity volume of 233 million euros, more than 400 projects in portfolio in 80 countries, and 63,000 days of expertise, Expertise France focuses its action towards France’s solidarity policy, influence and economic diplomacy.