Associate Court Interpreter - Filipino (Tagalog) and Cebuano (Bisaya)

The Associate Court Interpreter provides consecutive and chuchotage interpretation for witness testimony and other legal/forensic discourse at the International Criminal Court. The role involves intensive training, preparation for assignments, participation in terminology development, and striving to become an independently operational interpreter.

Responsibilities

• Interpret witness testimony and other subject matter including legal/forensic discourse, faithfully and proficiently, observing dedicated terminology and usage.
• Provide consecutive and chuchotage interpretation with support from senior colleagues.
• Participate actively in supervised training and utilise the training materials and opportunities provided for professional development; receive feedback and quality monitoring reports, and implement recommendations.
• Prepare thoroughly for interpretation assignments; study witness statements, compile vocabulary lists; translate and proofread documents for interpretation assignments as part of the preparation.
• Carry out transcript corrections as per the established procedures and coordinate the correction work of colleagues if necessary.
• Actively contribute to the terminology and reference databases of the Section.
• Strive to become independently operational interpreters.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree, preferably in Interpretation, translation, linguistics or law. A first-level university degree in combination with four years of qualifying experience is accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A minimum of two years of relevant work experience in Filipino (Tagalog) and/or Cebuano (Bisaya) (four years with a first level university degree).
• In lieu of the university degree, a minimum of six years of professional experience after the completion of secondary education is required.
• Previous interpretation or translation experience is required.
• Computer skills.
• Relevant knowledge of politics and history.
• Motivation for employment and commitment to training will be assessed during the aptitude test.
• Basic knowledge of international legal instruments, procedure and law (especially ICC).
• Knowledge of specialist subjects relevant for interpreting at the Court, namely legal, political, military, medical, forensic, human rights, administrative, financial and others.
• Knowledge of culture, history and politics in relevant countries.
• Communication skills, tact, diplomacy, discretion and ability to work in multicultural environment.
• Analytical skills.
• Interpreting skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with colleagues of different national and cultural backgrounds with appreciation of diversity.
• Mother tongue proficiency in Filipino (Tagalog) and/or Cebuano (Bisaya) and high proficiency in English to provide retour interpretation from Filipino and/or Cebuano into English.

Skills

• Consecutive Interpretation
• Chuchotage Interpretation
• Translation
• Legal Interpretation
• Terminology Development
• Computer Skills
• Knowledge of International Legal Instruments
• Knowledge of ICC Procedures
• Knowledge of Legal Subjects
• Knowledge of Political Subjects
• Knowledge of Military Subjects
• Knowledge of Medical Subjects
• Knowledge of Forensic Subjects
• Knowledge of Human Rights Standards
• Knowledge of Administrative Subjects
• Knowledge of Financial Subjects
• Cultural Awareness
• Multicultural Communication
• Analytical Skills
• Retour Interpretation

Languages

Filipino (Tagalog), Cebuano (Bisaya), English