The United Nations is accepting applications until Monday, 14 March 2022 for the United Nations Global Language Roster for Russian Interpreters. This exam caters to qualified candidates with a perfect command of Russian, which should be their main language, and an excellent knowledge of English as well as either French or Spanish. Requirements are detailed on the UN Careers website (available in English or French).
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02/25/2022
The United Nations is accepting applications until Friday, 18 March 2022 for the United Nations Global Language Roster for English Précis-Writers/Translators. This exam caters to qualified candidates with a perfect command of English, which should be their main language, and an excellent knowledge of two other official languages of the United Nations. Requirements are detailed on the UN Careers website (available in English or French).
02/10/2022
The United Nations is accepting applications until Saturday, 19 March 2022 for the United Nations competitive examination for Arabic Interpreters. This exam caters to qualified candidates with a perfect command of Arabic, which should be their main language, and an excellent knowledge of English or French. Requirements are detailed on the UN Careers website (available in English or French).
02/10/2022
The United Nations is accepting applications until Saturday, 19 March 2022 for the United Nations competitive examination for Chinese Interpreters. This exam caters to qualified candidates with a perfect command of Chinese, which should be their main language, and an excellent knowledge of English. Requirements are detailed on the UN Careers website (available in English or French).
01/27/2022
The United Nations is accepting applications for the upcoming recruitment examination for temporary/contractual English editors. Applicants who succeed in the examination will join the Global Language Roster shared by language services at United Nations Headquarters in New York, the United Nations Offices at Geneva, Nairobi and Vienna, and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in Beirut for temporary work and contractual assignments.
12/22/2021
The UN is accepting applications until Friday, 14 January 2022 for the United Nations competitive examination for English Interpreters. The exam is open to qualified candidates with a perfect command of English, which should be their main language, and an excellent knowledge of French and Russian. Additional requirements are detailed on the UN Careers website (available in English or French).
11/08/2021
We are currently receiving applications for the United Nations Global Language Roster examination for short-term English interpreters, until Wednesday, 10 November 2021. The exam is open to English interpreters with a perfect command of English, and an excellent command of French, as well as either Russian or Spanish. In the absence of a formal university qualification in conference interpretation, a minimum of 50 proven days of work in conference interpretation into English will also be required.
07/22/2021
The UN is accepting applications until Sunday, 15 August 2021 for the United Nations competitive examination for German Translators. The exam is open to qualified candidates with a perfect command of German, which should be their main language, and an excellent knowledge of English. They must also have an excellent knowledge of French or Spanish.
07/09/2021
The UN is accepting applications until Saturday, 31 July 2021 for the United Nations competitive examination for French Translators, Editors and Verbatim Reporters. The exam is open to qualified candidates with a perfect command of French, which should be their main language, and an excellent knowledge of English.
03/23/2021
This year, due to a combination of factors, the United Nations will not be able to organize the Saint Jerome Translation Contest. Depending on the circumstances, including availability of capacity to host and manage the Contest and feedback from various constituencies, the resumption of the Contest will be considered in 2022.
03/16/2021
We are currently receiving applications for the United Nations freelance accreditation exam for French interpreters until Sunday, 21 March 2021. The exam is open to French interpreters with English/Spanish as passive languages.
Candidates are encouraged to consult the following eligibility criteria listed in this job opening and to apply before the deadline.
08/20/2020
The first online freelance accreditation test for temporary English interpreters was held on 20 August 2020. Led by the United Nations Office at Geneva, freelance testing by the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management has now gone truly global, harnessing interpretation evaluation expertise from all four duty stations and enabling participation by applicants worldwide. Successful candidates will be placed on the reserve list of English interpreters for employment on temporary appointments with the United Nations.
03/20/2020
The 2020 United Nations Language Competitive Examination for Spanish Translators, Editors and Verbatim Reporters was open for applications from 20 March to 18 April 2020.
02/20/2020
The 2020 United Nations Competitive Examination for French Interpreters was open for applications from 20 February to 25 March 2020.