French Translator (Intern), Multiple positions

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.

The French Translator intern will work in the Communications Group under the direct supervision of the French Translator/Reviser and the overall direction of the Translation Coordinator. 

The Communications Group is responsible for producing and disseminating information about UNOPS for external audiences, as well as facilitating the flow of information within the organization, ensuring efficient service delivery and broad sharing of knowledge and best practices.

The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS. 

The incumbent will assist in translating internal and external documents for print and the web, primarily from English into French. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

• Liaising with French language colleagues around the world and translating a wide variety of internal and external documents, ensuring that all deadlines are met

• Liaising with colleagues who have translation needs, organizing one’s own translation work, ensuring good quality translation

• Assisting in the tasks of the Communications Group, such as creating content for social media channels and video subtitling in French

• Familiarizing oneself with the organization’s structure and the team’s processes

• Perform other related duties as required

Experience in translation, proofreading, revision.
Experience working with different CAT tools is an asset.  
Experience with Google Suite is an asset.

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

• Interns are responsible for arranging their own travel and securing any necessary visas.
• Flexible working schedules may be arranged.
• This internship is not designed to lead to a staff position with UNOPS. Therefore, there should be no expectation of employment at the end of the internship.
• Interns may be eligible for a monthly stipend of 1300 USD per month from UNOPS provided that they do not receive funds from other institutions. Further, UNOPS may provide a one-time travel lumpsum of up to 800 USD, depending on their location at the time of recruitment. However, they must make their own arrangements for accommodation, travel, insurance coverage and any necessary visas.

Contract type: Intern
Contract level: Intern
Contract duration: 6 months (November 2021 - April 2022 / May 2022 - October 2022)