Job Title:  SN Interpreter –   Διερμηνέας

Location: Athens

Status: Full Time

Duration: 4 months renewable

Child Safeguarding Policy

Responsibilities

Interpretation

• Provide interpretation of Business and soft skills training sessions from English to Arabic for two weeks at a time
• Provide interpretation for interviews during selection process of training participants
• Ensure smooth interaction between beneficiaries (and trainer) while classes, briefings or sessions are conducted
• Communicate and coordinate effectively with trainers and project staff regarding content of training
• Ensure accurate information is transferred to the beneficiaries in an understandable and culturally acceptable way.

Translation

• Translate communication from English to Arabic and back (emails, whatsapp messages).
• Translate texts and documents of informational or promotional nature.
• Translate Business Model Canvases from Arabic to English or any other tasks assigned to training participants.

Other Duties

• Provide clear and accurate interpretation in Mentoring sessions of students selected to follow mentoring and interpret the 16 hours.
• Participate in outreach or promotion of the programme when required
• Contribute to the identification of vulnerabilities among beneficiaries and facilitate their access to available aid
• In charge of the daily attendance and signatures of all participants
• Brief and debrief beneficiaries for running programs availability and inform ofany relevant change
• Participate occasionally in ‘extracurricular’ activities and events i.e. graduation ceremony for Business4YOUth participants.

Required qualifications and skills

Essential

• Fluent in Arabic

• Excellent written communication and translation skills

• Attention to detail
• Strong professional ethics
• Previous Experience in Relevant Position Familiar with Refugee and Migration Issues (Asylum processes, Relocation)
• Cross Cultural Awareness and flexibility
• Computer literate & numerate
• Well organized and efficient
• Good interpersonal & communications skills
• Fluent in English
• Strong team player and ability to take initiative when needed

 Desired

• Proven Engagement in Refugee Focused Projects (e.g Assessments, Surveys, Missions in Islands or at the borders).
• Experience or background in business or entrepreneurship field, either relevant studies, previous employment in business management/as an entrepreneur, or participation in business related trainings.

If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and motivation letter in English to recruitment@solidaritynow.org mentioning in the subject line of the email subject “SN ARABIC_Interpreter”.

SN is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Closing date: 01^st February 2019

Only short-listed candidates will receive a written reply.