Overview
The Translation Supervisor will lead and coordinate all translation activities for key Labor Force Survey (LFS) 2026 materials into English, Arabic, and Kurdish. The role requires project management skills and technical understanding of labor statistics terminology.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the procurement and onboarding of qualified translators.
- Manage the full translation workflow for core LFS 2026 documents, including the questionnaire and interviewer manuals.
- Ensure translation quality and consistency by applying project terminology standards and referencing international labor classifications.
- Coordinate back-translation and quality assurance processes.
- Develop and maintain a tri-lingual translation glossary.
- Facilitate communication between translators, technical experts, and project stakeholders.
- Oversee formatting, proofreading, and finalization of translated materials.
- Maintain organized documentation and version control.
- Monitor timelines and deliverables, proactively identifying risks or delays.
Required Experience
- Minimum 5 years of professional translation or language-management experience, preferably in development, statistics, or survey operations.
- Demonstrated experience translating technical materials, ideally related to labor statistics, household surveys, or official statistical terminology.
- Proven experience managing translation teams or subcontracted translators.
- Experience working with international organizations, UN agencies, or donor-funded projects is an asset.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Translation, Linguistics, Social Sciences, Communications, or related fields.
