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is seeking to recruit a Language Assistant to the Resident Twinning Adviser (RTA Language Assistant)
The Twinning Project “Support in the implementation of the waste management legislation and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme” is a joint project between the Republic of North Macedonia, represented by the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning and the Republic of Hungary, represented by the Blue Planet Climate Protection Foundation and Republic of Austria represented by „Umweltbundesamt GmbH“.
The overall objective of the project is to contribute to strengthening the EPR system with specific institutional setups in Republic of North Macedonia.
The project is seeking a Language Assistant to the Resident Twinning Adviser (RTA Language Assistant), whose activities include assisting the RTA with co-ordination and management of the Twinning project.The project started on the 1st of December 2022 and the duration is 24months.
Starting date (indicative): 15 January 2023
The RTA Language assistant will be hired full time on a contract and stationed in Skopje. The RTA Language Assistant shall not have been in any contractual relation with the public sector in the Beneficiary Country, North Macedonia, during at least the 6 months preceding their hiring.
The RTA Assistant will be self-employed and will undertake full responsibility for the payment of all taxes and obligations deriving from the legislation in force in the Country, including for those related to medical and social insurance.
The assignment will be full time and the specific contract will run from the date of the signature throughout the period of implementation of the Twinning Contract.
Working hours will be as those that are in force at the Beneficiary administration.
The tasks of the RTA Language Assistant include:
- Translation and interpretation on a daily basis;
- Translation of all documents related to the project activities (legislation, mission reports, correspondence, Short-Term Experts’ presentations, etc.);
- Interpretation for the RTA and STEs in all meetings, workshops, seminars, conferences, etc.;
- Providing assistance in the preparation of project-related documents;
- Taking part in the Study visit interpreting for Beneficiary institution’s participants and for the RTA;
- Assisting the RTA in drafting the minutes in Macedonian and English of the Steering Committee Meetings (other meetings /events) related to the project;
- Providing assistance with all the office work, organising meetings, help the RTA and the RTA Assistant in everything which is necessary for the smooth operation of the project.
Requirements for the candidates:
The RTA Language Assistant will be recruited in accordance with the following selection criteria:
Required skills and experience:
- Preferably University Degree in English Philology and/or experience with translation and interpretation not less than 3 years;
- Fluent in spoken and written Macedonian with an excellent command of written and spoken English;
- Practical experienced in day-to-day provision of translation and interpretation support to international advisors / experts;
- Experience of international donor funded projects, for example: EU funded projects, such as Twinning projects would be an advantage;
- Excellent Computer skills (MS Word, Excel, Internet, etc.);
- Excellent organisational skills;
- Excellent inter-personal and communication skills.
Candidates should send a copy of their CV (in Euro pass format) with a cover letter in English, by e-mail to tibor.nemcsek@kbka.org marked “RTA Language Assistant” by 6 January 2023. Short listed candidates will be invited for an interview in the period from 9-12 January 2023.
The following documents should be annexed in scanned versions to the application:
- Certificate on educational qualification;
- Certificate of language knowledge (if it is available);
- References from previous employer(s) if it is available.
This project is funded by the European Union