English, Senior reviser

Within delegated authority, the Senior Reviser will be responsible for the following duties:

• Revises translations covering a broad range of subjects dealt with by the United Nations, in particular those of an exceptionally sensitive, complex or technical nature, while exceeding required workload standards and meeting deadlines, and provides feedback that helps revisers become autonomous, self-revising translators.
• Translates on a self-revising basis texts covering a broad range of subjects dealt with by the United Nations, in particular those of an exceptionally sensitive, complex or technical nature, while exceeding required workload standards and meeting deadlines.
• Drafts and/or revises original summary records covering a broad range of subjects dealt with by the United Nations, while meeting deadlines and exceeding workload standards, and provides feedback to précis-writers to help them develop their related skills.
• Makes effective use of relevant language technologies and tools and assists the Chief in promoting their utilization.
• Directs the identification of new terminology material and plays a leading role in the setting of terminology standards.
• Actively seeks to learn and develop own skills and knowledge relevant to the job.
• Contributes to the professional development of staff, including by coaching, overseeing the preparation of manuals and guidance and delivering or arranging training activities and materials.
• Coordinates and supervises the work of revisers and translators and advises and assists them in the performance of their responsibilities.
• Assigns individual tasks and supports the Chief with programming long-term work, if required.
• Performs quality control of externally produced translations and establishes quality control criteria and procedures.
• Advises and assists the Chief in selecting texts for United Nations competitive examinations and other tests, in marking candidates' scripts and in evaluating results.
• Advises and assists the Chief in managing policy, administrative and operational matters by helping to prepare recommendations to senior management and to implement them once approved.
• Undertakes cross-assignments to perform other language functions, if required.
• Leads team members' efforts to collect and analyse data, as appropriate, as input for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentations and reporting. Ensures that team members can discover, access, integrate and share the data that they need.
• Acts as First Reporting Officer, if required.
• Serves as Officer-in-Charge in the absence of the Chief.
• Performs other related duties as required.