Staff Officer (Linguist)

The Staff Officer (Linguist) provides linguistic services including translation, interpretation, editing, and terminology management to support the NATO - Ukraine interoperability mission at JATEC. The role involves translating official documents, coordinating interpretation support, revising translations, and maintaining NATO terminology.

Responsibilities

• Translate official documents including budgets, financial statements, reports, correspondence, articles and other texts from English into Ukrainian and vice versa for JATEC as required.
• Provide interpretation from English into Ukrainian and vice versa at JATEC events as required and coordinate interpretation support for the Command.
• Revise translations executed by self and freelance translators contracted on an ad hoc basis.
• Edit translated documents and provide editorial assistance to staff in both official languages on request.
• Collect and coordinate material for the improvement and updating of glossaries, particularly of technical/military subjects.
• Maintain liaison with other NATO bodies and international organizations to develop exchanges of mutually interesting material.
• Responsible for NATO terminology matters and exercise related terminology.
• Represent JATEC at conferences and working group meetings as directed.
• Provide advice on all linguistic matters.

Requirements

• University Degree and 4 years post related experience, or Higher Secondary education and completed advanced vocational training leading to a professional qualification or professional accreditation with 5 years post related and 2 years function related experience.
• Four years’ experience as a professional translator in both languages with demonstrated ability to produce texts requiring minimum amendment for idiom, specialist terminology or debatable points before reproduction and issue.
• Four years’ experience in revising, editing, formatting and proofreading of documents and publications in the English and Ukrainian language.
• Two years’ experience in language-specific computer tools such as computer-assisted translation and terminology tools, voice recognition software and speaking dictionaries, interpretation equipment and dictation systems.
• Must be a Ukrainian native speaker.
• English - SLP 4343 - (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing).
• The HQ's host nation language is required.
• Knowledge of NATO organization and associated terminology (desirable).
• Working knowledge in NATO IKM Tools (e.g. SharePoint, DHS, TT+) (desirable).
• Prior experience working in a multinational environment (desirable).

Skills

• Professional Translation
• Content Editing
• Proofreading
• Formatting Documents
• Computer-Assisted Translation
• Terminology Management
• Voice Recognition Software
• Interpretation Equipment
• Dictation Systems
• Ukrainian Language
• English Language
• NATO Terminology
• SharePoint Development
• DHS
• TT+
• Multinational Experience

Languages

English, Ukrainian