Translator/ Field Coordinator

Job Description

Title: Translator/ Field Coordinator

Company Name: HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Bangladesh

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Full-time

Experience Requirements:
∎ Na

Job Context:
∎ Under the authority of: Assessment Officer
∎ Responsible for: None
∎ Internal relations
∎ Assessment Officers
∎ Field Coordinators/Field Managers
∎ Senior Data Officer/Data Assistants
∎ External relations
∎ Translators Without Borders
∎ Rohingya communities
∎ Bangladeshi host communities

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Research preparation and training
∎ Coordinate with REACH's data team to make sure that translations received by REACH's translation partner Translators Without Borders (TWB) are input correctly into data collection tools.
∎ Work with REACH Assessment Officers to provide support during training of data collection teams to clarify REACH research teams' comprehension of translated research tools.
∎ Work with REACH Assessment Officers and Field Coordinators to test appropriateness of translated research tools with Rohingya and Bangladeshi community members.
∎ Coordinate with TWB to modify and update research tools in response to research team and community feedback.
∎ Directly translate shorter assessment tools from English into Bangla/Chittagonian where TWB support is not available.
∎ Research implementation and data processing
∎ Provide interpretation support to international Assessment Officers attending FGDs in the field.
∎ Work with REACH Field Coordinators to help facilitate FGDs when required.
∎ Contribute to daily debriefings of FGD teams after each day of field data collection.
∎ Coordinate with the REACH Data Team to make sure all FGDs are properly transcribed and organised.
∎ Take the lead in translating all FGD transcripts from Rohingya/Chittagonian or Bangla into English.
∎ Additional responsibilities
∎ Additional responsibilities supporting REACH research work may be ascribed as required by the Translator/Field Coordinator's line manager.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Fluency in spoken Chittagongian and written/spoken Bangla and English are mandatory
∎ Familiarity with Rohingya language preferred
∎ Previous experience conducting translation work with humanitarian or development organisations desirable
∎ Strong leadership and organisational skills
∎ Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate with both field teams, and local communities
∎ Flexibility and adaptability are essential, as well as the ability to plan, take initiative and organize work independently.
∎ Positive attitude and a willingness to learn
∎ Comfortable working in refugee camp settings and spending majority of time in the field
∎ Comfortable working in a cross-cultural environment

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ All staff are required to abide by and observe:
∎ NGO child protection policy
∎ NGO code of conduct
∎ NGO anti-terrorism policy
∎ NGO Data Protection policy
∎ Non-discrimination policy
∎ Transparency, integrity and accountability
∎ Goodwill and positive attitude in the accomplishment of his/her tasks
∎ Cooperative attitude in interaction with NGO staff and the site population
∎ Confidentiality

Application Deadline: May 30, 2019

Company Information:
∎ HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Bangladesh
∎ Business : HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation, an international NGO, works in the domains of rural economy, water and infrastructure, environment and climate change, governance and peace, and skills development and education. Its main activities in about 30 countries consist of the planning and implementation of development initiatives as well as the provision of thematic advisory services.

Category: NGO/Development