Translator/Field Coordinator

Job Description

Title: Translator/Field Coordinator

Company Name: HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Bangladesh

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Context:
∎ HELVETAS, is launching an emergency operation to respond to the Rohingya Refugee Crisis. As part of this work, the REACH Initiative programme conducts extensive quantitative and qualitative research with affected populations in Cox`s Bazar to inform humanitarian decision-making.
∎ Assignment: Under the supervision of the Assessment Officer, the Translator/Field Coordinator will primarily be responsible for translating focus group discussion (FGD) transcripts from Rohingya, Chittagonian or Bangla into high-quality English summaries. The Translator/Field Coordinator will also play a vital role in preparing REACH teams for data collection, training teams, test translated research tools with communities, and make necessary updates. The Translator/Field Coordinator will be based in the REACH Cox`s Bazar office, with extensive travel to field locations in refugee camps and non-camp areas in Ukhiya and Teknaf.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Research preparation and training:
∎ Coordinate with REACH's data team to make sure that 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.
∎ 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.
∎ Translating assessment summaries from English into Bangla/Chittagonian for feedback to communities
∎ 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

Application Deadline: 25 Aug 2020

Company Information:
∎ 19 Aug 2020
∎ 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