A roster of freelance field interpreters, consisting of speakers of the relevant situation languages, will be established as a result of this selection process.
Once accredited, freelance field interpreters may be offered service contracts to provide consecutive interpretation services either in the field or at Headquarters, according to the operational needs of the different sections and units of the Court.
Freelance Field Interpreters will provide interpretation services for either the Language Services Section of the Registry or the Language Services Unit of the Office of the Prosecutor, according to the demands of their respective clients.
Mother tongue-speaker level proficiency in the situation language mentioned in the announcement, namely Bambara, is a pre-requisite. Proficiency in French is also required. Proficiency in English would be an asset.
Short-listed candidates will be invited to take the ICC accreditation test consisting of an interview and an interpretation test.
Accreditation is subject to obtaining the necessary security clearance. Successful candidates will then be placed in a pool of Accredited Field Interpreters who may be deployed as needed. Accredited Field Interpreters are deployed depending on their suitability for a particular assignment, based on their personal and linguistic profile, as well as the objectives of said mission. If suitable for deployment, Field Interpreters will then be contracted on a freelance basis for the duration of the mission.