Fusco Olivia

Freelance French Translator

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Via Ionio, 17, 00042, Rome, ItalyMember since July 26, 2026

International RelationsSDL TradosTranslationTerminologyProofreadingEditingTranscription

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Experience

Freelance French Translator - The UNITED NATIONS Office for Project Services (UNOPS), The Joint UNITED NATIONS Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), UN Women, Water Supply and Sanification Collabo

(2016)

French Proofreader, French Text Processor/copy preparer, French Verbatim Reporter, Terminologist - UNITED NATIONS World Food Programme (WFP) - Rome

(2009 - 2016)

French Proofreader: correcting accurately form and content of official United Nations documents in adherence with the UN terminology and in concordance with the original document
French Text Processor/copy preparer: creating an electronic template and designing the publication in order to lay out the text, graphs, figures, tables and other graphic elements in a logical and attractive manner and ensuring that typography conforms to United Nations style and standards, ensuring compatibility and consistency among the language versions
French Verbatim Reporter: transcription and editing of the speeches delivered by delegates, using the written and recorded statements for reference; ensuring the substantive accuracy of all statements, while maintaining a uniformly high standard of style combining the skills of transcription, translation and editing; ensuring the substantive accuracy of all statements, while maintaining a uniformly high standard of style
Terminologist: producing up-to-date standardized terminology for use in the United Nations, carrying out linguistic research and preparing electronic terminology records on specialized topics of interest to the WFP's glossaries and structure
Alignment of French and English official documents in order to facilitate editing and translation (SDL Trados software)

French Production Editor - United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) - Geneva

(2013 - 2014)

United Nations legal documents and manuals; Yearbooks of the International Law Commission

Ensuring accuracy in content, spelling, grammar, punctuation, consistency in terminology and adherence to United Nations style and standards and confer with editors, authors and responsible officials by using electronic dictionaries, glossaries and databases to resolve questions of content and style
Ensuring a final version completely correct and ready to be sent (electronically) for printing or posting to the Internet

Programme Assistant West and Central Africa Division, Language Assistant - International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) - Rome

(2009 - 2013)

Coordinating and following-up of operations essential for the implementation of IFAD country projects and programmes of the West and Central African Division within the Programme Management Department of IFAD. Support is given to Country Portfolio Managers and acting as the central focal point
Managing Project Information
Preparing for Documents and Correspondence
Project Administration within IFAD
Monitoring of Project Activities
Project Supervision-Loan/Grant Administration
Relationship with Country Offices

Language Assistant - Centro Lingue Estere – Arma dei Carabinieri/NATO (agreement STANAG)

(2012-12 - 2013)

Creation of the French Joint Forces Language Test (JFLT) – 2013

Translator/Editor - International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) - London

(2011-09)

Annual Reports and Official documents

Translator - UN World Water Assessment Program (WWAP/UNESCO)

(2010-03)

websites and official documents

Volunteer - UN-WWAP - Istanbul

(2009-03)

5th World Water Forum