HELVETAS Vietnam is recruiting an Interpreter cum assistant, based in Hanoi for the PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IN AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT - PSARD phase II - funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation in Vietnam (SDC/Hanoi). The objective of the program is poverty reduction and improved livelihood. The program will contribute to province and district-wide mainstreaming of participatory local planning, financial decentralization and improved public service delivery in agriculture (i.e. farmer field schools). The program focuses its activities in disadvantaged areas of Hoa Binh and Cao Bang provinces.
Responsibilities
Interpretation and translation
- Act as interpreter to the Senior Technical Advisor (STA) and other partners. Ensure complete andInterpreter cum assistant seamless understanding of Vietnamese contributions in meetings and conversations
- Translate documents from English into Vietnamese and vice versa as required by the STA/Coordinator
- Act as interpreter for workshops, meetings, training courses and study tours
- Pro-actively lower or eliminate possible communication and cultural barriers between Vietnamese and English speaking partners at all levels
Assistance to STA and international consultants
- Act as assistant to the STA in local cross-cultural communication and understanding and others tasks when required.
- Assist international consultants and visitors
- Perform other tasks as requested by the Project Manager and participate in the Helvetas knowledge sharing
- Assure social inclusion (gender mainstreaming, applying pro-poor approach) into project activities in accordance with the Helvetas Vietnam gender strategy and the gender action plan.
Required qualifications:
- University and/or Master degree in relevant fields
- 3-5 years relevant professional experiences in relevant fields
- Excellent English and Vietnamese (spoken and written).
- Knowledge of ethnic languages is an advantage
- Willingness to travel extensively to remote places
- Excellent computer skills in MS Office software
- Team oriented, good inter-personal and cross-cultural communication skills and outcome oriented
- Ability to adapt to fast and dynamic changing context
Interested candidates should send applications (CV plus motivation letters and copies of diplomas) to Ms. Ngo Kim Yen, Project manager, email: [email protected] [1] with copy to Ms Nguyen Tu Anh, Admin/PR manager, email: [email protected] [2] or post to P.O. Box 81, Hanoi, 298F Kim Ma Street, Hanoi before 29 April 2011. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.