Overview
Organizational Setting: The Department of Management (MT) provides a platform of services that supports the successful delivery of the IAEA’s scientific and technical programmes. MT assists a scientific manager in recruiting experts, helps coordinate procurement of radiation equipment, and ensures Board documents are translated and distributed to Member States in a timely manner. The MTCD Language Services Section (LSS) coordinates, manages and delivers language services for the Agency, promoting multilingualism and maintaining language standards through editing and translation of PMO documents, incoming and outgoing Secretariat documents and correspondence, web articles and advocacy material, Agency publications and other content.
IAEA Talent Pipeline: This pipeline enhances the Agency’s roster of Multilingual Production Assistants. Under the guidance of the Coordinator, the Multilingual Production Assistant primarily proofreads and formats content for dissemination. The talent pipeline is open to enable Multilingual Production Assistants to express interest in freelance employment with the IAEA. Expressions of interest are reviewed by responsible officers to:
* Sourcing candidates for temporary or freelance, home-based Multilingual Production Assistant opportunities.
The engagement duration may be ongoing. Contractual hiring will follow UN system rules and regulations, with compensation policies applied depending on contract type (short-term or paid-per-word). Note: Registration in the Talent Pipeline does not guarantee employment. Please do not re-apply if you are already on the roster.
Talent Profile
As a member of a team led by the Coordinator, the Multilingual Production Assistant primarily proofreads and formats content in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish for dissemination.
Key Results Expected
* Proofread content in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish in accordance with established quality control guidelines, ensuring accuracy and consistency by checking spelling, punctuation, grammar, syntax and completeness.
* Archive and disseminate finalized content according to established processes.
* Support the compilation and processing of official records of the meetings of the IAEA Policy-Making Organs.
* Check and format content, including tables and figures, to ensure accurate presentation.
* Carry out other duties as required, such as aligning translated texts, transcribing statements, preparing files for use with translation software and providing backup.
Education, Experience And Language Skills
* Completed secondary education.
* Experience in proofreading and layout tasks is an asset.
* Perfect command of either Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish as mother tongue or principal language of education is required.
* Advanced knowledge of English (if not the incumbent’s mother tongue or principal language of education) is required.
* Experience in using Microsoft Office software is essential; experience in using IT translation tools, in particular Trados Studio, is desirable.
* Ability to work with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
Organizational Core and Functional Competencies
Core competencies
* Planning and organization
* Teamwork
* Achieving results
* Communication
Functional Competencies
* Analytical thinking
* Knowledge sharing and learning
* Commitment to continuous process improvement
Applications from candidates from developing countries are encouraged
Applicants should be aware that IAEA staff members are international civil servants and may not accept instructions from any other authority. The IAEA is committed to applying the highest ethical standards in carrying out its mandate. As part of the United Nations common system, the IAEA subscribes to core ethical standards (values): Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for diversity. The IAEA retains the discretion not to make any appointment to this vacancy, to make an appointment at a lower grade or with a different contract type, or to modify the job description or duration. Testing may be part of the recruitment process.
Organization
MTCD-Division of Conference and Document Services
Location
Primary Location: Field (i.e. outside regular IAEA duty station)
Other Locations: Austria
Job Posting
2025-09-04, 6:51:44 AM
Closing Date
2025-09-17, 11:59:00 PM
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