Translator

Reporting to: (task managed by Programmes Team representatives)
Location: Programmes Team, CU Office, Hereford or Home-based
Dates:

Background

Concern Universal (CU) is an international development organisation that works to address the causes of poverty in nine countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America by working alongside some of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable communities. Working in partnership with local organisations, Concern Universal supports initiatives in a number of sectors including water and environmental sanitation, food security and sustainable livelihoods, and human rights.

Concern Universal operates a small co-ordinating office in Hereford, England. This office is the administrative and financial centre for all its overseas programmes and it plays a critical supporting role for the nine country offices.

The Programmes Team works on a wide range of things – everything from applications for funding through to security issues. We keep records on all projects and donors, and coordinate information for organisational publications, including on learning and impact.
Volunteers have played an increasingly important role alongside paid staff in helping CU achieve its objectives in the last few years. We aim to offer volunteers varied tasks, and genuine appreciation of the valuable roles they perform.

Objective

We are looking for a volunteer translator to translate a number of key documents. We are looking for someone with any or all of the following languages;

French
Portugese
Spanish

Some documents will be translated from English into one/all of these languages, others will be translated from these into English.

Skills and Experience:

Essential
Good written and verbal French/Spanish/Portuguese – any or all of these languages.
Good written and verbal English.
IT literate, including familiarity with Microsoft Outlook and Word.
Good interpersonal skills, and a friendly and flexible approach to teamwork
Disciplined and committed
Good administrative and organisational skills

Desirable
Experience of working in an office environment
Knowledge of development issues
Experience of working overseas

Benefits

Access to internal and external training opportunities where relevant/appropriate
Invitation to office social events and away days
CU can act as a referee for potential employers
Employer’s Liability Insurance cover

Reimbursement of expenses

Travel expenses for work can be reclaimed either:
- Actual cost of public transport (bus or second class rail) against a receipt or
- A rate of 40p per mile for use of private car.
When working for four hours or more in a day, lunch costs can be reclaimed against a receipt for up to £3.00 per day.

Expenses are claimed by completing an Expenses Claim Form and must be accompanied by receipts (except in the case of private car mileage).

Downloads

You may need to download Adobe Reader to view files in PDF format.
You may need to download Microsoft viewer software to view Word, Excel or Powerpoint files.

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