Ref.
2025/TE/13545
Job offer type
Field staff jobs
Type of contract
Fixed-term contract (CDD)
Activity sectors
Justice
Deadline date
2025/07/31 09:43
Contract
Wage portage
Duration
10 mois
Translator/intepretor BCS/English EMOBiH (W/M)
Département Gouvernance - GOUV > Pôle Justice
Published on : 2025/07/17
CONTINENTAL EUROPE
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
SARAJEVO
Mission description
Embedded in a team of international and local experts, the Project's translator/interpreter will conduct the following main tasks:
» Written translation from English to B/C/S and from B/C/S to English of all relevant documentation;
» Oral consecutive and simultaneous interpretation from English to B/C/S and from B/C/S to English of events such as: Official and unofficial meetings with beneficiaries and any other stakeholder, Project steering committee meetings, discussions, conferences, workshops, etc.
In addition to these main tasks, the Project Translator/interpreter may be asked to draft meeting minutes and other tasks related to the project, upon request of his/her supervisors.
Project or context description
As part of it's ongoing support to judicial independence and integrity, and fight against corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the European Union has mandated Expertise France to implement a technical assistance project aimed at monitoring and supporting the esatblishment and operationalisation of a new Department in charge of verifying assets and interest declarations of judges, prosecutors, and membes of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of BiH. The EMOBiH project started operations on the 7th of July with the deployment of international staff.
The primary aim of EMOBiH project is to guarantee that the asset declaration system functions efficiently, without bias, and in complete adherence to legal standards, by concentrating on :
- Comprehensive oversight of the declaration system: encompassing of the monitoring from collection, through the verification and publicizing of asset and interest declarations;
- Functioning of the Department: monitor the overall functioning of the Department, ensuring that it operates in line with laws, by-laws, guidelines and efficiently performs its duties;
- Disciplinary proceedings : monitor disciplinary proceedings based on asset declaration verification results, ensuring transparency, fairness and adherence to legal processes.
Required profile
Qualifications and experience:
- University degree in applied language or language and civilisation in English or equivalent;
- C2 level in English and B/C/S mandatory;
- Conference interpretation diploma or equivalent, an asset;
- At least 3-year experience of simultaneous and consecutive interpretation for international projects or equivalent;
- At least 2-year experience in justice related assignments, an asset;
Professional skills:
- Excellent oral and writing skills;
- Excellent knowledge of judicial vocabulary and
- Knowledge of BiH justice institutional framework;
- Good knowledge of computer and communications tools (word, excel, powerpoint, etc.);
- Excellent coordination and teamwork skills – in particular in a multicultural context;
Additional information
Deadline for applications is July 31st, 2025.
Applications should be submitted on Expertise France’s portal and should include:
» A curriculum vitae
» A cover letter
Deadline for application : 2025/07/31 09:43
Expertise France is the public agency for designing and implementing international technical cooperation projects. The agency operates around four key priorities :
- democratic, economic, and financial governance ;
- peace, stability, and security ;
- climate, agriculture, and sustainable development ;
- health and human development ;
In these areas, Expertise France conducts capacity-building initiatives and manages project implementation, leveraging technical expertise and acting as a project coordinator. This involves combining public sector expertise with private sector skills to drive impactful results.