•  UN Internships in Egypt | UN Women Translation Intern (Home-based)

    UN Internships in Egypt | UN Women Translation Intern (Home-based)

    Location: Egypt
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    Job Description

    Duration: 20 April – 20 July

    Duties and Responsibilities

    Your main responsibilities in this role include the following:

    • Translate, transpose and review the translation of diverse texts from English into Arabic and vice versa, including:

    • Content for the ROAS website e.g. stories, press releases;

    • Social media posts;

    • Subtitles for audiovisual materials;

    • ROAS reports, strategic documents, and minutes of the meeting.

    • Contribute to the expansion of ROAS Arabic-language lexicons, through the identification and documentation of translations for new and emerging terminology;

    • Support the use of UN Women’s gender-inclusive language guidance and lexicon;

    • Any other related tasks as directed.


    Job Requirements

    • University studies in one of the following disciplines: Translation or Mass Communications, Communication, Linguistics, Journalism, Political Science, or other relevant subjects is required;

    • Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:

      • Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);

      • Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent);

      • Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation

      • or Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program which is part of a degree programme and undertake the internship as part of the program requirements.

    • Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in Arabic and English are required;

    • Working knowledge of another UN language is an advantage.

    Job Details

    Company: UN Women

    Employment Type: Internship

    Job Location: Home-based, Egypt