Editorial Assistant (Bilingual with Target English)

Result of Service

The incumbent is responsible for supporting the delivery of polished documents, ensuring that the text is linguistically correct, idiomatically natural, and conveys the meaning as clearly as possible.

Work Location

UN-House ESCWA

Expected duration

3 Months

Duties and Responsibilities

This position is located within the Conference Management Section (CMS), Resource Management and Service Development Division (RMSDD) of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). The editorial assistant will report directly to a senior Reviser and the overall guidance of Chief CMS. The IC will be responsible for the following duties: • Conduct meticulous proofreading, copy preparation, and editorial review for a range of content in English, in accordance with established standards and practices. • Maintain vigilant and critical oversight when leveraging AI translation tools and computer-assisted technologies, ensuring that all machine-assisted outputs are carefully post-edited and refined to meet rigorous institutional standards. • Assure strict continuity of style, factual accuracy of content, and full conformity with established United Nations grammar, style, and typography. • Check translations of technical terms and terminology to ensure accuracy and maintain consistency between language versions throughout the text. • Provide robust research work assistance by utilizing reliable online resources and reference tools. • Deliver a grammatically correct, well-expressed English final version of the text, while performing other related language functions as needed and requested.

Qualifications/special skills

A first-level degree in translation from a university or an institution of equivalent status or related area is required. All candidates must submit a copy of the required educational degree. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. A minimum of three years of professional work experience in language-related functions such as translation, proofreading or copy preparation is required.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat; and Arabic is a working language of ESCWA. For this position, fluency in English and Arabic is required. Knowledge of French is desirable. Note: “Fluency” equals a rating of ‘fluent’ in all four areas (speak, read, write, and understand) and “Knowledge of” equals a rating of ‘confident’ in two of the four areas.

Additional Information

Recruitment for this position is on a local basis. The incumbent is required to have the legal right to live and work in the specified working location.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.