The CICA Secretariat invites applications for the position of

Conference Officer – Head of Conference and Language Services

Astana                                                                                19 August 2026

The Secretariat of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) invites applications for the position of Conference Officer – Head of Conference and Language Services.

         Qualification requirements:

• higher education;
• professional experience in conference services, documentation management, translation and/or interpretation, editing or other relevant work;
• experience in an international organization or diplomatic service is desirable;
•  experience in translation (English, Russian and Kazakh);
• experience in simultaneous interpretation (English and Russian);
• skills in preparing, editing and formatting official documents;
• at least five years of work experience.

           Responsibilities:

• providing substantive and organizational support to meetings of CICA governing and working bodies and acting as their secretary;
• acting as focal point for Member States, the Chairmanship and structural units of the Secretariat in the preparation and conduct of meetings;
• organizing and coordinating conference services, including documentation, language, organizational, technical and logistical support;
• coordinating the preparation, editing, formatting and timely circulation of official documents, including agendas, working and outcome documents, decisions and minutes;
• ensuring the editorial quality of documents, terminological consistency and compliance with the established standards and practice of CICA;
• coordinating translation and interpretation, editing and proofreading of documents, as well as the work of translators/interpreters and contracted professionals;
• providing direct support to the conduct of meetings, including processing proposals and amendments from the Member States and preparing working versions of documents;
• participating in the preparation and conduct of Summits, meetings of the Ministerial Council, the Senior Officials Committee and the Special Working Group;
• preparing proposals for improving the conference, language and documentation services of the Secretariat;
• providing translation of CICA documents and Secretariat papers, correspondence, public information and other material from English into Russian and vice versa;
• providing simultaneous interpretation at meetings of CICA governing, working and advisory bodies, and, as required, simultaneous and consecutive interpretation at other meetings and events;
• providing translation of Secretariat correspondence with the Host Country to/from Kazakh;
• performing other tasks assigned by the CICA Secretary General and the Director of the Office of the Secretary General. 

           Our conditions:

• Competitive salary.
• Probationary period – three months.
• Candidates wishing to apply are requested to submit a CV with a photograph no later than 28 August 2026. 
• Email address for submitting CVs and obtaining further information: saltanat@s-cica.org.