Position: Interpreters, Kurdish (Sorani and Kurmanji) – Arabic

Location: Ioannina

Starting Date: ASAP

Status:  Full Time

Child Safeguarding Policy

 Position within the Organization:

Reports to: Team Leader

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides clear and accurate interpretation services during confidential/private sessions with vulnerable individuals, particularly children at risk and survivors of gender-based violence;
• Provides clear and accurate interpretation services during protection related informative sessions, briefings, trainings etc;
• Provides written translation of documents from Kurdish (Sorani and/or Kurmanji)or Arabic to English or Greek;
• In coordination with other team colleagues, contribute to the identification of particular vulnerabilities and other protection-related issues;
• In coordination with other team colleagues, assists in the accompaniment of particularly vulnerable individuals to other service providers;
• In coordination with other team colleagues, participates in in field-trips and other external activities;
• In coordination with other team colleagues, ensures that all beneficiaries feel comfortable and safe to share their concerns freely, as well as participate in activities;
• Performs other position-related duties as assigned by the respective Team Leader

 Qualifications:

Essential

• Excellent command of Kurdish, Kurmanji and Sorani;
• Excellent command of English and/or Greek;
• Minimum two-years professional experience as an interpreter or cultural mediator;
• Minimum one-year professional experience in providing supporting services to vulnerable individuals, including refugee population and particularly children and women;
• Familiar with protection issues related to refugee children, families and female survivors of gender-based violence;
• High professional ethics;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, listening and observation skills, including ability to create trust, support, respect and interact with children of all ages, background and diversity;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations in multi-ethnic environment; Cross Culturally Aware and flexible;
• Strong team player;
• Computer literate & numerate;
• Well organized and efficient, flexible, able to handle pressure well and adapt in different working environments;
• Adhere to and promote Child Protection and Child Safeguarding guiding principles;

Desired:

• Good command of Arabic
• Previous working experience with local or international NGOs will be considered an asset
• Field Working Experience in Camps/Temporary Settlements of refugee/migrant population

If you are interested in applying, please fill send your CV and a short motivation letter (in English) to recruitment@solidaritynow.org in English mentioning in the email subject “Ioannina_Kurdish”.

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

Closing date: 2nd December 2018

Only short-listed candidates will receive a written reply.