Translator/ Interpreter (Eng-Rus; Rus-Eng)

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Common information

Position Title: Translator/ Interpreter (Eng-Rus; Rus-Eng)

Duty Station: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Type of Appointment: Consultancy

Duration: June 2024 – March 2025 (11 months)

Closing Date: April 25, 2024

Nature of the consultancy: Translation and Interpretation Services for the Centre of Employment Abroad (CEA) under the Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Migration of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Project Context and Scope: Supporting Safe and Orderly Migration from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to the UK.

Organizational Department / Unit to which the Consultant is contributing: Centre of Employment Abroad (CEA) under the Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Migration of the Kyrgyz Republic and IOM Kyrgyzstan.

Qualification requirements

Education, Experience and/or skills required:

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in linguistics, sociology, international development or other relevant field.
• At least 5 years of working experience in interpreting/translation services; 
• Knowledge of labour migration context in Kyrgyzstan;
• Fluent in English and Russian, knowledge of Kyrgyz is an advantage.

Competencies:

Values

• Inclusion and respect for diversity: respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.
• Integrity and transparency: maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
• Professionalism: demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
• Courage: demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.
• Empathy: shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected and fairly treated.

Core Competencies – behavioural indicators

• Teamwork: develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
• Delivering results: produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner. Is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
• Managing and sharing knowledge: continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
• Accountability: takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own actions and delegated work.
• Communication: encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

Duties

Category A Consultant: Tasks to be performed under this contract:

1. Written translation of the documents related to the CEA activities (English-Russian, Russian-English).
2. Interpretation services during the CEA meetings, roundtables etc.

Performance indicators for the evaluation of results:

1. Monthly reports with description of the services provided for the CEA (i.e. translated documents, interpretation services during the meetings, etc.).
2. Since this is a part-time position, the attendance sheet to be attached to reports.

Conditions

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates are kindly invited to send their CVs and recommendation letter/s via email to hrkg@iom.int  by 18:00 of 25 April 2024, referring to this advertisement in the subject line. It is also recommended that applicants complement their submission with a portfolio of previous work demonstrating proven professional experience in the given area.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

For more information on IOM, please visit www.kyrgyzstan.iom.int or www.iom.int.