CHF 1,500 a Month Chinese Publishing Internship

Organization: World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Type: Internship

Location: Switzerland

Deadline: October 7, 2026

Funding: Partially Funded

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the United Nations agency for weather, climate and water, has opened an internship for a native Chinese speaker in its Linguistic Support and Production unit in Geneva. The intern proofreads and lays out Chinese documents and publications, translates occasional texts from English into Chinese, and prepares English and Chinese material that trains WMO's translation tools and machine-translation engine. WMO pays interns recruited in Geneva a stipend of CHF 1,500 a month. **What you get:** - A stipend of CHF 1,500 a month, WMO's rate for interns recruited in Geneva - Practical experience in multilingual publishing and desktop publishing inside a UN specialized agency - Training on WMO's computer-assisted translation (CAT) tools, terminology resources and reference materials, with hands-on exposure to translation, alignment, terminology and machine-translation workflows - Experience working alongside linguists, publishing assistants, authors and administrative staff in a multilingual team - 2.5 days of leave per month; health and accident insurance is mandatory in Switzerland, you enrol yourself, and WMO adds the cost to your monthly stipend **What you'll do:** - Proofread and finalise documents, correspondence, reports and publications prepared in Chinese, following WMO's templates, guidelines and procedures - Lay out final documents and publications in desktop publishing software, for print and electronic release - Pre-align English and Chinese publications in WMO's computer-assisted translation (CAT) tool, then validate and correct the aligned segments - Identify new terminology and submit it to the Chinese linguist for consideration - Translate occasional session documents, correspondence and other materials from English into Chinese - Clean and prepare parallel Chinese texts and terminology lists used to retrain the unit's customised machine-translation engine **Key dates:** - Vacancy posted 7 September 2026 - Applications close 7 October 2026 at 23:59 Geneva time; WMO's portal shows the Apply Before time converted to your own device's timezone - Start date and length are not stated on the vacancy; WMO internships last between three and twelve months **More information:** - WMO Internship Programme page, with stipend, duration, leave and insurance: https://wmo.int/jobs/wmo-internships - The same page in Chinese: https://wmo.int/zh-hans/jobs/wmo-internships - WMO recruitment FAQ: https://wmo.int/jobs/faqs - Applications go only through WMO's e-recruitment portal, never by post or email. Your candidate profile is created with your first application and nothing is saved until it is submitted, so plan to finish it in one sitting

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)Internship

CHF 1,500 a Month Chinese Publishing Internship

Oct 07, 2026 23:59:00 Europe/Zurich

Opportunity type

Internship

Funding

Partially Funded

Location

Switzerland

Deadline

Oct 07, 2026 23:59:00 Europe/Zurich

About this opportunity

What you get:

A stipend of CHF 1,500 a month, WMO's rate for interns recruited in Geneva
Practical experience in multilingual publishing and desktop publishing inside a UN specialized agency
Training on WMO's computer-assisted translation (CAT) tools, terminology resources and reference materials, with hands-on exposure to translation, alignment, terminology and machine-translation workflows
Experience working alongside linguists, publishing assistants, authors and administrative staff in a multilingual team
2.5 days of leave per month; health and accident insurance is mandatory in Switzerland, you enrol yourself, and WMO adds the cost to your monthly stipend

What you'll do:

Proofread and finalise documents, correspondence, reports and publications prepared in Chinese, following WMO's templates, guidelines and procedures
Lay out final documents and publications in desktop publishing software, for print and electronic release
Pre-align English and Chinese publications in WMO's computer-assisted translation (CAT) tool, then validate and correct the aligned segments
Identify new terminology and submit it to the Chinese linguist for consideration
Translate occasional session documents, correspondence and other materials from English into Chinese
Clean and prepare parallel Chinese texts and terminology lists used to retrain the unit's customised machine-translation engine

Key dates:

Vacancy posted 7 September 2026
Applications close 7 October 2026 at 23:59 Geneva time; WMO's portal shows the Apply Before time converted to your own device's timezone
Start date and length are not stated on the vacancy; WMO internships last between three and twelve months

More information:

WMO Internship Programme page, with stipend, duration, leave and insurance: https://wmo.int/jobs/wmo-internships
The same page in Chinese: https://wmo.int/zh-hans/jobs/wmo-internships
WMO recruitment FAQ: https://wmo.int/jobs/faqs
Applications go only through WMO's e-recruitment portal, never by post or email. Your candidate profile is created with your first application and nothing is saved until it is submitted, so plan to finish it in one sitting

Who can apply

Chinese as mother tongue
Excellent English, oral and written; knowledge of Arabic, French, Russian or Spanish is an advantage
Higher education degree (Bachelor or higher) in publishing, graphic design, language studies or another field relevant to multilingual publishing and document production
No professional work experience required
Responsible, shows initiative, works well alone and in a team, attentive to detail, with good written and oral communication; some knowledge of WMO or other UN organizations is an asset
WMO Internship Programme: for students approaching the end of their studies or who need an internship to complete them, and recent graduates aged 21 to 35, with less than two years of relevant work experience
Minimum age for any WMO vacancy is 18
Open to applicants from around the world; no nationality restriction is stated
Shortlisted candidates may be asked to sit a written test, an interview, or both

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+WMO pays Geneva interns CHF 1,500 a month and adds the cost of mandatory Swiss health insurance
+Hands-on work in publishing, translation tools and terminology at a UN specialised agency
+A bachelor's degree is enough, and no professional experience is required
+WMO charges no fee at any stage

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!Chinese must be your mother tongue, with excellent English
!Based in Geneva, and WMO does not mention help with travel, relocation or visas
!The posting does not give a length or start date; WMO internships run three to twelve months
!Closes 7 October at 23:59 Geneva time; the portal shows the deadline in your own time zone

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