Translator (Part-time)

Syria

Translation/Editorial Writing

Responsibilities:
NRC is looking to identify suitable candidates for supporting its Education Programme and who have expertise in minimum one of the following fields:

Translations (English/Arabic):


• Convert written materials related to Education Programme from Arabic to English and vice versa, making sure that the translated version conveys the meaning of the original as clearly as possible.
• Read and thoroughly understand the context of given material, using specialized dictionaries and translation tools.
• Proofread translated texts for grammar, spelling and punctuation accuracy.
• Follow up with Education team members (requester) to ensure translation meets their needs.
• Compile information, such as technical terms, into glossaries and terminology databases to be used in translations.
Perform data entry as required.

Note: This is a temporary, field based, and part-time position, at times with short-notice assignments.

1. Value driven competencies:
Dedicated, Innovated, Inclusive, Accountable.

2. Behavioral competencies:
- Ability to communicate effectively, initiate and build trustful relations.
- Good inter-personal skills. Contextual and cultural sensitiveness.
- Ability to work autonomously. Proactivity and capacity to take initiative.
- High motivation and desire to help.
- Empowering and building trust.
- Attention to detail combined with the ability to work quickly to meet deadlines
- Ability to work under pressure

NRC is a non-governmental, non-profit, humanitarian, independent organisation. It provides assistance to people affected by crises & i.e. refugees, internally displaced people, host communities etc. - to meet their immediate humanitarian needs, prevent further displacement and contribute to durable solutions.
NRC was established in 1946 under the name Aid to Europe, to assist refugees in Europe after World War II. After almost 70 years of interventions all over the world, today NRC is organised as an independent and private foundation that cooperates closely with the UN and other humanitarian organisations, around the world as well as in Norway. NRCs funding base is not only diverse but also flexible, counting a number of different donors including the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations. In 2014 NRC assisted more than four million displaced and conflict-affected people around the world, and raised more than USD 250 million for our humanitarian programming. Currently NRC operates in 25 countries worldwide with over 5,000 staff members, the majority of which are national employees. All NRC projects are supervised by the Head Office of the organization in Oslo while in the Middle East, NRC country offices report to a regional office based in Amman. All the programs are implemented in close coordination with governments and local authorities.
The type of activities implemented in each context varies from country to country depending on the needs on the ground and priorities laid out in strategic response plans of Governments and the UN. However NRC mainly specialises in five programme areas: Education, Shelter, WASH, Food Security as well as supporting displacement affected population to access further services. Moreover, extensive expertise has been gained by the organization over the years also on Collective Shelters Coordination and Management.
In addition, NRC provides expertise as a strategic partner to the UN as well as to national and international actors including governments and line ministries- through its stand-by rosters. Only in 2014 almost 600 humanitarian experts were deployed to 49 countries, making NRCs rosters the most used expert deployment capacity in the humanitarian world.
Finally, NRC promotes and sustains efforts at different levels to keep high the attention on the condition and situation of displaced and vulnerable people affected by ongoing crisis.




please note that this announcement shall be closed on 2 June 2019

May 15, 2019

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