Senior Linguist (Chinese) (P-4)

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Fixed-term Professional
Posted June 13, 2026

Job Description

Job Summary

The Secretariat for the Policy-Making Organs (PMO) facilitates meetings and wider consultations between States Parties—as well as meetings and consultations between States Parties and the Secretariat—by providing substantive and operational support to their decision-making process, coordinating the preparation of official-series and other formal documents. The Language Services Branch provides the policy-making organs of the Organisation and the Technical Secretariat with editorial, translation, and interpretation support.

The Senior Linguist (Chinese) works under the direct supervision of the Head, Language Services Branch (Head, LSB), and serves as the final authority for the Chinese language in the OPCW. The Senior Linguist (Chinese) plans, organises, supervises and monitors interpretation, translation and revision work as well as the terminology research for Chinese.

Main Responsibilities

1) Lead the Work Portfolio ...