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Ibrahima Diallo

New York,New York

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

Language Service Manager

United Nations Headquarters
11.2022 - 01.2024
  • Managed a multi-lingual team in charge of documenting meetings of the United Nations Security Council, General Assembly and other bodies in 6 languages.

Chief of Translation Section

United Nations Office In Nairobi
04.2016 - 06.2019
  • Managed a multilingual team in charge of translating official documents of the United Nations Environment Programme and other UN bodies

Translator and Reviser

United Nations Headquarters
08.1999 - 04.2016
  • Translated and revised United Nations official documents (English, Arabic and French)
  • Trained Junior Translators.
  • Worked on Outreach to Universities on translator training.
  • Participated in the creation of the Computer Assisted Translation Tool (eLUNa) for the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management.

Director of Private Education

Ministry Of Education
04.1990 - 08.1999

Managed the country's network of private primary schools to ensure quality and conformity with official curricula

Helped modernize private schools and harmonize educational materials, teaching methods and teacher training

English Teacher

Ministry Of Secondary And Higher Education
12.1988 - 04.1990
  • Taught English as a foreign language to high school students.

Education

Language Proficiency Certificate - Spanish Language

United Nations Language Training Program
New York, NY
05.2006

Master of Arts - English Literature And Applied Linguistics

University of Ouagadougou, Modern Languages Dept.
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
10.1986

Bachelor of Arts - Literature And Foreign Civilizations

University of Ouagadougou, Modern Languages Dept.
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
06.1985

High School Diploma -

Asmai Secondary School
Kuwait City, Kuwait
06.1981

Skills

  • Experience in managing language services
  • Experience in Translation and translation quality assurance
  • Proficiency in 4 major world languages 2 African languages
  • Experience in training translators
  • Experience with language technology tools and training

Languages

English
Full Professional
Arabic
Full Professional
French
Full Professional
Fulani
Native or Bilingual
Bambara / Dioula
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Language Service Manager

United Nations Headquarters
11.2022 - 01.2024

Chief of Translation Section

United Nations Office In Nairobi
04.2016 - 06.2019

Translator and Reviser

United Nations Headquarters
08.1999 - 04.2016

Director of Private Education

Ministry Of Education
04.1990 - 08.1999

English Teacher

Ministry Of Secondary And Higher Education
12.1988 - 04.1990

Language Proficiency Certificate - Spanish Language

United Nations Language Training Program

Master of Arts - English Literature And Applied Linguistics

University of Ouagadougou, Modern Languages Dept.

Bachelor of Arts - Literature And Foreign Civilizations

University of Ouagadougou, Modern Languages Dept.

High School Diploma -

Asmai Secondary School
Ibrahima Diallo