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