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Translators without Borders (TWB) is a non-profit organization offering language and translation support for humanitarian and development agencies, and other non-profit organizations on a global scale. Creating a world where knowledge knows no language barriers Originally founded in 1993 in France as Traducteurs sans Frontières by Lori Thick...
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Contract length: initially 4 months, with the possibility of extension
Hours: 80%
Travel: some travel in north-east Nigeria and between Maiduguri and Abuja/Lagos
Background
TWB conducted an initial assessment of language support needs in the humanitarian response in north-east Nigeria in July 2017. This found very significant levels of need: in a context where people affected by the conflict and food crisis speak dozens of first languages, humanitarian communication is overwhelmingly in English and Shuwa Arabic. Organizations lack basic information about the languages spoken and understood by affected people, and struggle to hire either language professionals or national staff and volunteers with the right language skills. So far TWB has developed a protection glossary app, conducted comprehension testing with IDPs, worked with partners on collecting and mapping language data, and carried out training on the basics of interpreting.
The next step is to prepare the groundwork for setting up a full program of activities in support of affected people and the humanitarian community working with them. This entails developing a community of volunteer translators for relevant languages of north-east Nigeria, identifying skills development needs and carrying out initial training, and leading and coordinating translation and terminology development activities in support of and in liaison with humanitarian organizations.
The Role
Responsibilities
Recruitment and management of the Shuwa Arabic language team:
Management of translation and language services:
Other activities:
Qualifications
Requirements
Core Values
Note: That these roles and responsibilities are approximate and may change over time.
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