Field Interpreter (English/Kurdish Sorani)

Overview

Provide consecutive interpretation between Kurdish Sorani and English during high-level meetings and sensitive interviews, including those with traumatized victims.

Tasks Summary

• Provide clear, accurate, verbatim consecutive interpretation during high-level meetings and informal discussions
• Interpret sensitive and confidential information
• Provide consecutive interpretation, Kurdish Sorani to English and vice-versa, during various sensitive meetings and interviews
• Provide consecutive interpretation during various high-level meetings and sensitive source meetings / investigative interviews including with highly traumatized vulnerable victims

Experience Requirements

• Five years of professional experience in interpretation (Kurdish Sorani/English) is required
• Consecutive interpretation including witness interviews in Kurdish Sorani/English is required
• Experience providing translation to human rights or criminal law investigations or on accountability or human rights-related subjects is desirable
• Work experience with an accountability mechanism is desirable
• Experience working in the field within a team is desirable
• Experience interpreting for victims and survivors of atrocity crimes is desirable

Qualification Requirements

• Hold a first-level university degree (Bachelor or equivalent) in a language-related field
• Alternatively, hold a first-level degree and have at least 50 days of work experience as an interpreter in English/Kurdish Sorani
• Certification in Kurdish Sorani is desirable

Other Details

Languages Required: English and Kurdish Sorani are required

Languages Preferred: Arabic is desirable. Knowledge of Kurdish Kurmanji is desirable.

Contract Duration: An assignment can be for a minimum of 1 and up to 10 days

Work Modality: Remotely

Remuneration: