Chinese Language Workflow Coordinator

Job Posting Organization:
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) was established in 1945 and is headquartered in Rome, Italy. The organization aims to achieve security" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #007bff !important;">security" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #007bff !important;">food security for all and ensure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. FAO operates in over 130 countries and has a mission to support the transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agrifood systems. The organization is committed to environmental sustainability and works towards better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind. The Governing Bodies Servicing Division (CSG) within FAO provides essential language services and support for the organization’s governance and statutory bodies, ensuring effective communication and documentation in multiple languages.

Job Overview:
The Chinese Language Workflow Coordinator will play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy, consistency, and quality of Chinese-language resources within FAO’s multilingual communication framework. This position involves providing expert linguistic and terminological knowledge, as well as coordination and guidance to facilitate effective delivery of multilingual services. The incumbent will work closely with various FAO teams, translators, interpreters, and subject-matter specialists to resolve linguistic queries and promote adherence to quality standards. The role also includes advising on terminology management, meeting preparation, and workflow coordination, contributing to the continuous improvement of translation and interpretation processes through knowledge sharing and quality assurance activities.

Duties and Responsibilities:
The incumbent will oversee quality assurance processes for the translation of official FAO documents from English into Chinese, ensuring that all outputs meet the organization’s standards for linguistic accuracy and clarity. They will provide strategic support in planning and monitoring Chinese translation workflows, coordinate external translation assignments, and undertake language-related tasks to enhance the quality of Chinese translation services. Additionally, the coordinator will organize and coordinate interpretation services for FAO meetings, provide high-quality interpretation from English into Chinese, prepare post-meeting reports, and offer professional guidance to interpreters and translators on terminology development and validation.

Required Qualifications:
Candidates must possess an advanced university degree in interpreting, translation, or terminology from an institution recognized by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/UNESCO. Alternatively, a first-level degree combined with two years of relevant experience may be considered. A minimum of five years of relevant experience in interpreting, translation, or terminology is required. The candidate must be a native Chinese speaker with excellent working knowledge of English (level C). Knowledge of another FAO language is considered an asset.

Educational Background:
The position requires an advanced university degree in interpreting, translation, or terminology from a recognized institution. In cases where candidates hold a first-level degree, they must also have two years of relevant experience in the field to be considered eligible for the role.

Experience:
Candidates should have at least five years of relevant experience in interpreting, translation, or terminology. This experience should demonstrate a strong understanding of the linguistic and terminological requirements necessary for effective communication within a multilingual framework, particularly in the context of international organizations.

Languages:
The mandatory language requirement for this position is Chinese as the mother tongue, along with excellent working knowledge of English (level C). Knowledge of an additional FAO language is advantageous and may enhance a candidate's suitability for the role.

Additional Notes:
The job is based in Rome, Italy, at FAO headquarters. The position may involve full-time responsibilities and requires candidates to demonstrate core competencies such as results focus, teamwork, communication, building effective relationships, and knowledge-sharing. Specific details regarding contract duration, compensation, and benefits have not been specified in the job advertisement.