IQ Talent
  • Full Time
  • Erbil, Iraq or Northeast Syria Iraq
  • TBD USD / Year




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Syria Justice and Accountability Centre

Location: Erbil, Iraq or Northeast Syria

About the position:

SJAC is seeking an interpreter to provide English to Arabic and Arabic to English consecutive, in-person interpretation services for SJAC’s Missing Persons Team. The consultant will be responsible for interpreting in-person technical trainings both in the classroom and during field exercises. SJAC will consider consultants based in Erbil, Iraq and Northeast Syria who are able to travel between Raqqa, Syria and Erbil for trainings. SJAC anticipates the consultant working approximately 120 days between October 2024 and December 2025.

General Duties:

  • Provide interpretation for SJAC in-person technical trainings.

Qualifications:

  • 3+ years’ experience in professional English to Arabic and Arabic to English interpretation.
  • Ability to provide high quality consecutive interpretation.
  • Familiarity in interpreting technical content. Experience interpreting medical or scientific content preferred.
  • Knowledge of the Syrian conflict is preferred.

SJAC is a diverse organization made up of 40+ team members from around the globe. We pride ourselves in our ability to implement programming that is inclusive and responsive to the needs of all Syrians, and believe that our own team’s diversity of viewpoints and experiences helps us to achieve that goal. We encourage all interested applicants to apply, regardless of race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or age.

How to apply

To apply, please send an email with the subject line “Arabic Interpreter-Missing Persons Team” to [email protected], providing a cover letter and proposed daily rate. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis starting 09/01/2024.