Translators at Prison Fellowship Rwanda (PFR)

PRISON FELLOWSHIP RWANDA

MEMBER OF THE PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL

Headquarters: Kicukiro District, Kigali City,

P.O. Box :2098 Kigali Rwanda, Website:www.pfrwanda.org.

Email: info@pfrwanda.org or info.pfrwanda@gmail.com 

Tel: + 250787473588/ +250788610515

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT.

Position: - Translator (5): Arabic (4), Tigrinya & Amharic (1)

Duty Station: Refugee camps

Job type: Full-Time

Duration: Fixed Term with Extension Possibility.

Background

Prison Fellowship Rwanda (PFR) is a non-profit organization working with the government of Rwanda and both local and international organizations to foster peacebuilding, unity, reconciliation, mental health and psychosocial support, access to justice, crime prevention, human rights promotion, and socio-economic empowerment of vulnerable people in Rwanda in the wake of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi and its aftermath.

Prison Fellowship Rwanda was founded on 01/07/1995, affiliated with Prison Fellowship International in 1997, and officially registered and recognized by Ministerial Order No. 037/17 of 23/10/2002 by the Ministry of Justice as a non-profit organization, with its registration published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Rwanda in 2002.

PFR envisions a society where unity, peace and justice reign and has a mission to contribute to the social transformation of vulnerable communities through peacebuilding, livelihood, justice, psychosocial and spiritual resilience interventions.

Since 2020, Prison Fellowship Rwanda (PFR) in partnership with United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Ministry in Charge of Emergency Management (MINEMA) supports refugees and asylum seekers in Rwanda in the following sectors:

a) Community-Based Protection (CBP) services,

b) Legal Assistance and civil documentation

c) Starting from August 2024, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support/ Community Based Sociotherapy plus protection and inclusion of Persons with Specific Needs in all refugee camps, Urban Settings and Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM) Gashora.

Currently Prison Fellowship Rwanda is looking for qualified and highly motivated candidates of high moral character and professional integrity to fulfill the position of Translator in Arabic, and Tigrinya & Amharic.

Objectives:

• Provide accurate and culturally appropriate translation services.
• Support effective communication between refugees and staff.
• Ensure the timely and precise translation of documents and verbal communications.

Key Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Field Coordinator, the Translator will undertake the following specific tasks:

Translation Services:

• Translate written documents from Arabic, Amharic, and Tigrinya to English and vice versa, including legal documents, reports, and correspondence.
• Provide consecutive or simultaneous interpretation during meetings, interviews, and other verbal communications.
• Ensure translations are accurate, contextually appropriate, and culturally sensitive.

Documentation and Reporting:

• Maintain a systematic record of all translated documents and communications.
• Provide feedback on common translation issues or challenges encountered.

Cultural Mediation:

• Facilitate understanding of cultural nuances and context in translation.
• Advise on cultural sensitivities and considerations that may impact communication.

Quality Assurance:

• Review and proofread translations to ensure high quality and accuracy.
• Collaborate with other translators or language experts if necessary to resolve complex translation issues.

Support and Collaboration:

• Work closely with program staff, legal advisors, and other stakeholders to support their translation needs.
• Attend relevant meetings and provide translation services as required.
• Providing interpretation and translation in Tigrinya and Arabic.
• Providing PFR staff with interpretation support as they work with POC both in one-on-one and group settings.
• Assist POCs being prosecuted during interrogation, court hearing, court pronouncement at all levels of legal proceedings;
• Assist Prison Fellowship Rwanda staff in legal advice provision, mediation, advocacy and accompaniment services which bring together legal officers and POCs;
• Attend legal awareness sessions conducted by PFR within the ETM Gashora for translation services;
• Assist PFR Legal officer in all legal aid services provided to POCs in ETM under legal assistance and civil documentation (birth registration process, looking for other civil documents)
• Be part of detention monitoring team being conducted in police stations and prisons across the country

Confidentiality and Ethics:

• Maintain strict confidentiality of all translated materials and sensitive information.
• Adhere to ethical guidelines and professional standards in translation and interpretation.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Translation, or Certification in translation is a plus.
• Minimum of 2 years of professional translation and interpretation experience, preferably in refugee or humanitarian settings.
• Fluency in written and spoken English, Tigrinya and Arabic.
• Able to work under pressure in court hearing proceedings

HOW TO APPLY.

To apply for this position, please send your motivation letter, CV, Degree, ID/passport and other certificates, two recommendation letters from your previous employer plus a church recommendation to: recruitment@pfrwanda.org and mention the title of the position “Translator Arabic, or Tigrinya & Amharic” in the subject line of the email.

• The application should be addressed to the Executive Director of Prison Fellowship Rwanda and the document should be in one PDF format.
• Apply before 19^thSeptember 2024 at 5:00pm. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. For more information about Prison Fellowship Rwanda, visit: pfrwanda.org 

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