The Twinning Project “Enhancing the quality of the statistical system in Cambodia”

is seeking to recruit: FULL-TIME PROJECT/RTA LINGUISTIC ASSISTANT

Duration of employment: up to 30 months, indicative starting date 13^th May 2024.

The position is based in: National Institute of Cambodia, #386 Preah Monivong Blvd, Boeung Keng Kong 1, Chamkarmorn, Phnom Penh (Beneficiary Administration).

Background information:

The EU Twinning project is funded by the European Union with Istat – the Italian National Institute of Statistics as the contracting partner. INSEE, State Data Agency-Statistics Lithuania and Statistics Poland are official junior partners. SGI- Italian Geographical Society is the ad hoc mandate body.

The purpose of the project is to support the development of the quality and international comparability of the Cambodian official statistics. The beneficiary institution is the National Institute of Statistics of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

The Resident Twinning Adviser (RTA), an officer of the Italian National Institute of Statistics – Istat, will carry out the daily coordination of the project, together with her Cambodian counterparts, in cooperation with the project leaders in Italy.

The RTA will be assisted by two local assistants, one RTA assistant and one RTA language assistant.

The RTA assistant will focus on the project administration, logistics, drafting minutes, etc. while the RTA language assistant will focus on translation and interpretation. However, both assistants need to be able to replace and assist each other when necessary.

Contractual nature of the job: The successful applicant will be an independent consultant and she/he will undertake full responsibility for the payment of all taxes and obligations deriving from the legislation in force in the Beneficiary Country, including for those related to social security and welfare.

The assignment is full-time. The Assistant will carry his/her duties and tasks on the base of a contract concluded with SGI/Istat. The contract will run from the date of the signature throughout the period of implementation of the Twinning Contract.

According to the rules governing the project the applicant must not have been in any contractual relation with the public sector in Cambodia at least 6 months prior to the starting date.

Job description:

• Under the direct supervision of the Resident Twinning Adviser (RTA) the incumbent is required to perform the following activities:
• Translation of project documentation, training materials, information materials and other  written material from English into Khmer, and vice versa
• Providing simultaneous interpretation from/to Khmer/English to the RTA and the project team
• Interpretation during meetings, seminars, conferences and workshops, and during other conversations from English to Khmer and vice versa
• Support the RTA an RTA assistant in the organization of meetings, experts’ missions, trainings, seminars, workshops, steering committee meetings, and other project events
• Support the RTA an RTA assistant in drafting the minutes and any other relevant document of the Steering Committee Meetings and other meetings
• Close cooperate with RTA Assistant.

Qualifications:

• Khmer mother tongue with outstanding both written and spoken English language
• University degree preferably in Foreign Languages
• Familiar with English terminology in field of statistics
• Proven experience in translation of documents and interpretation
• Ability to draft documents and prepare reports both in Khmer and in English
• Very good computer skills and ability to operate Windows applications, Internet, and e-mail, including especially Excel and Power Point
• Skills in using social media
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills in an international setting
• Strong communication and organisational skills and ability to work autonomously as well as in a team.

Additional qualifications which would be considered an advantage:

• Experience in EU and/or other internationally funded projects
• Knowledge in the field of statistics, public administration, finance
• Previous working experience in similar projects.