Education/ Academic/ Teaching jobs at United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) and Other Companies in Kenya

 
Deadline of this Job: 08 November 2022

Under the supervision of the Chief of Section, Language Services and within delegated authority, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:

Responsibilities
• Revises translations and original summary records dealing with subjects of an exceptionally sensitive, complex, or technical nature, while meeting or exceeding required workload standards.
• Translates texts of an exceptionally sensitive, complex, or technical nature, while meeting or exceeding required workload standards.
• Makes full use of standard computer-assisted-translation (CAT) tools and assists the Chief of Translation and Editorial Section (TES) in promoting their utilization and in implementing any related IT tools and improvements.
• Directs the conduct of terminological research within the translation unit.
• Counsels and assists revisers and translators/as required.
• Assists the Chief of TES in the preparation of terminology materials to meet the needs of the Section.
• Performs quality control of contractual translations and monitors quality of all documents processed by the Unit.
• Trains and supervises junior language staff.
• Programmes daily and long-term work of the Unit.
• Assists the Chief of TES in selecting texts for United Nations competitive examinations, in marking candidates' scripts and in evaluating results.
• Supervises staff within the Unit; this includes performance management.
• May serve as officer-in-charge in the absence of the Chief of TES.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Deadline of this Job: 01 November 2022

Reference Number :KarU/HR/TF/2022
Job Description for Tutorial Fellow

• Participate in curriculum development and review.
• Prepare course outline to guide in the effective delivery and coverage of the syllabus.
• Develop learning content to ensure adequate coverage of the course outline.
• Teach Undergraduate, Diploma and Certificate courses.
• Set, invigilate, administer examinations to test the understanding of course content and give progressive report to the Department.
• Supervise students’ projects and attend defense meetings to enable them complete their studies successfully.
• Carry out research, prepare publications and participate in conferences to disseminate knowledge generated.
• Attract funding to the University to support research.
• Facilitate field studies and assess students during attachments/trips/internships.
• Participate in official University meetings and functions.
• Monitor class attendance sheets to ensure that students sitting for the examinations meet the required lecture attendance of more than four-fifth of all lectures before they can sit for their examinations.
• Carry out other duties & responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time.

Deadline of this Job: 01 November 2022

Reference Number :KarU/HR/LEC/2022
Job Description

• Teach in a specialized and established programme of study to impart knowledge and skills to students by employing a range of delivery techniques to inspire and engage students for effective learning.
• Develop and review curriculum in line with the current market trends in order to guide in teaching and learning.
• Interpret curriculum in a bid to synthesize the content and disseminate the same to the learners.
• Prepare course outline to guide in the effective delivery and coverage of the syllabus.
• Develop learning content to ensure adequate coverage of the course outline.

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