Job Code
IMU-03
Who we are
Assistance Coordination Unit (ACU) is a Syrian, national, non-governmental, non-political, and non-profit organization established in 2013.
Our mission id too achieve a decent life for all Syrians through managing and coordinating information and assistance.
you can know more about us visiting our page: https://acu-sy.org/
Job Purpose
• To translate/rephrase the IMU deliverables/products/questionnaires from Arabic to English and vice versa with high quality and using the humanitarian terminology in clear language understood by English native speakers
Responsibilities
-To convert the Arabic reports received from the Reporting officer/Narrative analyst to high quality English language applying humanitarian terminology in a clear manner.
-To revise the source documents received by manager/team members in the source language Arabic/English.
-To translate any required documents by manager from English to Arabic and vice versa
-To perform interpretation during meetings/trainings upon request.
-To disseminate information in close coordination with the Advocacy and Communications department.
-To attend Cluster meetings, present IMU products there and engage with UN cluster co-leads
-To present IMU products in professional way in English/Arabic languages in meetings
-To prepare relevant reports/ perform additional tasks as required by management.
Note: the above-mentioned key responsibilities/accountabilities are illustrative ones. Another future responsibilities/accountabilities may be assigned to the job depending on the department organizational chart.
Qualification (Education/Work Experience/Languages)
A. Essential:
-Education: Bachelor’s degree in English language, translation or any related field.
-Language: Arabic language advanced level; English language advanced level; Turkish basic level.
-Work Experience: A minimum of 3 years of professional experience in translating humanitarian reports, articles, statements related to the Syrian context.
B. Desirable:
-Education: Master’s degree in English language, translation or any related field.
-Language: Arabic language advanced level; English language advanced level; Turkish intermediate level.
-Work Experience: A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in translating humanitarian reports, articles, statements related to the Syrian context
Core & Technical Competencies
-Communication
-Planning and Organizing
-Creativity
-Commitment to Continuous Learning
-Teamwork
-Accountability
-Client Orientation
-Technological Awareness.
B. Technical Competencies:
-Excellent command and demonstrated experience in translation and presenting complex information in a clear fashion.
-Acceptable speed of translating (8 pages per 8 working hours)
-Good command of Microsoft office Excel: sorting data, if function, filters, …
-Good command in Trados: using Trados to translate files, creating and modifying translation memories on Trados.
-High familiarity with the used humanitarian terminology in reports.
-Adobe Acrobat.
-Interpretation skills.
-Good command of Microsoft office Word: organizing word documents, text formatting, document layout, dealing with tables.
-Good command of Microsoft office PowerPoint: preparing slideshows and presentations.
-High degree of knowledge on the situation inside Syria and of actors and networks (LCs, LCs, NGOs)
-Good command of humanitarian standards.
-Good command of sphere standards.
-Good knowledge of skype.
How to apply
All interested candidates in the position who meet our requirements, please fill your information in the link https://forms.gle/5EDeXkLjg33gR25L7 before 15 January 2025.
This position is open only for local Syrian citizens.
This position is opened only for female candidates.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Please include the job code in the subject (IMU-03); the applications that do not include the code will not be considered.