Principal Court Interpreter REF NO: 2026/140/OCJ

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**Overview** This document details the role of Principal Court Interpreter (REF NO: 2026/140/OCJ) at the Office of the Chief Justice. This position involves providing high-level court interpreting services and supervising junior interpreters within the legal system. **What you will do** * Render interpreting services in high profile matters. * Interpret in complex cases, including criminal, civil, and Labour Court. * Interpret in Small claims Court. * Control and attend to personnel administrative aspects of Interpreters. * Provide coaching to junior Interpreters. * Manage performance agreement contracts. * Draw a schedule for replacement of Court Interpreters. * Translate Legal documents and exhibits. * Study and analyse source documents. * Conduct necessary research and consult. * Check, edit, and revise translated documents. * Procure foreign language interpreters and casuals in line with PFMA and relevant policy. * Report statistics to be generated and escalated to the cluster manager for consolidation. * Authorise payments of foreign and casual language interpreters. * Develop terminology, harvest terminology, and database development. * Provide terms and their respective meanings in the glossary register. * Supervise and develop staff and allocate duties. * Perform quality control on the work delivered by officials. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * Applicants should be in possession of a National Diploma in Legal Interpreting or equivalent qualification at NQF level six (6) with 360 credits as recognised by SAQA. * A minimum of two (2) years’ practical experience in Court Interpreting of which one (1) year should be at supervisory level. * A valid driver’s license will serve as an added advantage. * Knowledge of Batho Pele and the OCJ Principles, Court proceedings, Cultural diversity, Knowledge of Policies, Prescripts, and Legislation and Full command of the language. * Skilled in communication, computer literacy, listening, interpersonal, customer service orientation, planning and organising, problem solving and confidentiality. * Ability to work under pressure and art of interpreting. **Who should apply** The ideal candidate is an experienced Legal Interpreter with a National Diploma in Legal Interpreting or an equivalent qualification at NQF level 6 (360 credits). They must have at least two years of practical experience in court interpreting, including one year at a supervisory level. Essential knowledge includes Batho Pele and OCJ Principles, court proceedings, cultural diversity, policies, prescripts, legislation, and full command of language. The role requires strong skills in communication, computer literacy, listening, interpersonal relations, customer service orientation, planning, organising, problem-solving, and confidentiality, along with the ability to work under pressure and a high aptitude for interpreting. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/principal-court-interpreter-ref-no-2026-140-ocj-office-of-the-chief-justice-south-africa Source: myjobmag

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