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Medical interpreter/Nafusa mountain

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 INTERPRETER

Medicines Sans Frontieres (MSF) is a non-profit international organization providing assistance to populations in distress, victims of natural or man-made disasters and victims of armed conflict. MSF does so irrespective of gender, race, religion, creed or political convictions.

MSF has been in Libya since 2011 and is carrying out activities for migrants in Misrata.

Workplace: Nafusa mountain/Yefren, Libya, and the surrounding communities.

For more information, Please visit our Arabic website, http://www.msf-me.org/ar

Main purpose

Verbal interpretation, in person or remotely, during daily medical activities (consultations, interviews, meetings, etc.) and written translations, from the mission language to local language(s) or vice versa, in order to ensure accurate, respectful, fluent and confidential communication between medical staff and the local population.

Responsibilities

• Provide face to face interpreting, as well as during telephone and radio calls or other telecom devices, when necessary.
• Inform medical staff about any local customs, traditions, important cultural nuances that will help to understand better the context during a meeting, medical consultation or interview with local people or detainees.
• Adapt communication to any circumstances, using appropriate language registry as well as diplomatic and courtesy manners.
• Translate MSF internal/external documents into the local language as requested.
• Keep a record of all translated documents.
• Look after all equipment provided, i.e. dictionaries or other books that belong to MSF.
• Ensure confidentiality and medical secrecy of all translation is maintained.
• Participate in any other related activities as requested by the line manager.

Requirements:

Education:                               Essential secondary education, university degree desirable, health knowledge advisable.

Experience:                            Desirable: previous experience working in a health care facility or with a medical organization or with a psychosocial organization

Languages:                              Essential: English and Arabic.

Highly desirable: French

Asset: Hausa, Tigrinya, Somali

Competencies:                      Results, Teamwork. Flexibility, Commitment. Service. Stress Management.

WORK DETAILS

Intended start date: ASAP

Working hours: 48 hours per week – 1 day rest.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Please send your application and updated CV and copies of your diploma and work certificates by e-mail with the subject:”TRANSLATOR” to following address:

msffnafusarecruitment@gmail.com

Note:

Only short listed candidates will be contacted for technical test/ interview.

Position will be open until Wednesday 18th March 2020