Interpreter - Corporate Services Senior Specialist
Requirements
Languages: Native fluency in English and Spanish as A-languages, with a strong command of French and/or Portuguese as C-languages.
Education: A Master’s degree in Conference Interpretation or a related field.
Experience: A minimum of five years of relevant professional experience as a conference interpreter, including work with international organizations. Good understanding of development finance, economics, statistics, climate change, and other subjects related to the IDB Group’s areas of work. Familiarity with the LAC region. Experience with Remote Simultaneous Interpretation platforms.
Skills: You must be able to fluently and accurately interpret a wide variety of general, organizational, and technical subject matters, into Spanish and English, using appropriate terminology.
As a staff interpreter, you will need to perform effectively under stress, and exercise appropriate discretion in dealing with sensitive material.
You should have strong work management, organizational and time-management skills, good interpersonal and collaboration skills, and effective communication skills, both verbal and written. You will be expected to learn how to handle systems and databases pertinent to SEC/INP.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interpretation test and interview.
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Opportunity Summary:
- Type of contract: Fixed Term, Staff
- Length of contract: 18 months.
- Starting date: July 2022
- Location: IDB Headquarters, Washington D.C.
- Requirements: You must be a citizen of one of the IDB’s 48 member countries and have no family members currently working at the IDB Group.
Our inclusive culture: Our people are committed and passionate about improving lives in Latin America and the Caribbean, and they get to do what they love in a diverse, collaborative and stimulating work environment. We are the first Latin American and Caribbean development institution to be awarded the EDGE Move certification, recognizing our proven commitment to gender equality. As an employee you can be part of the Employee Resource Groups: The Afro-Descendant Alliance Group, GLOBE (LGBTQ+), All In for peoples with disabilities and our Professional Women’s Network.
About us: At the Inter-American Development Bank, we’re devoted to improving lives. Since 1959, we’ve been a leading source of long-term financing for economic, social, and institutional development in Latin America and the Caribbean. We do more than lending though. We partner with our 48-member countries to provide Latin America and the Caribbean with cutting-edge research about relevant development issues, policy advice to inform their decisions, and technical assistance to improve on the planning and execution of projects. For this, we need people who not only have the right skills, but also are passionate about improving lives.
The IDB offers a competitive remuneration and benefits package.
Our team in Human Resources carefully reviews all application
The IDB is committed to diversity and inclusion and to providing equal opportunities in employment. We embrace diversity on the basis of gender, age, education, national origin, ethnic origin, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, and HIV/ AIDs status. We encourage women, Afro-descendants, the LGBTQ+ community and persons of Indigenous origins to apply.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job interview process. If you are a qualified candidate with a disability, please e-mail us at HRSC@iadb.org to request a reasonable accommodation to complete this application.
The organization requires a COVID-19 vaccination for in-person business in the United States. Therefore, everyone working in HQ is required to present proof of vaccination status upon hire unless they qualify for a medical or religious exemption, subject to the Bank’s approval.
