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Staff Interpreter

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The IRC has a rich history of assisting refugees to apply for U.S. resettlement, from its founding in 1933 to help vulnerable individuals escape Nazi-occupied Europe, to pioneering the Joint Voluntary Agency which assisted Indochinese refugees for 22 years, to operations in Croatia, Sierra Leone and Sudan. Over the years, IRC has processed some half million refugees worldwide for U.S. resettlement.
Based in Bangkok with four field offices in Thailand and Malaysia, the IRC Resettlement Support Center (RSC) assists persons throughout East Asia seeking permanent resettlement in the United States. Operating in seventeen countries, the RSC prepares refugee applications for the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, provides information to resettlement agencies about arriving refugees and offers cultural orientation training to those refugees bound for the U.S.
Job Overview/Summary:
The Staff Interpreter will provide operational support to all departments in providing language support services for applicants to the US refugee resettlement program. The Staff Interpreter will act as an interpreter of oral statements given in Burmese/Rohingya languages into the English Language and vice versa for RSC Prescreen interviews, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) interviews and for Cultural Orientation training. Additional responsibilities may include assisting in the training and mentoring of other interpreters and written translation work.
Language screening and formal testing may be required as part of the interview process.
Major Responsibilities:
  • Act as an interpreter during RSC assignments for prescreen, US immigration interviews, and post-processing appointments.
  • Serve as a backup interpreter for Cultural Orientation, off-site assignments and regional circuit rides, as needed.
  • Translate documents from at least one of these languages: Burmese/ Rohingya to English and vice versa. Knowledge in more than one language is preferred.
  • Assist with training and mentoring of new interpreters as needed.
  • Act as the focal point for incentive interpreters on RSC's standards for interpreting and The IRC Way.
  • Assist the Interpreter Services Manager with regular monitoring of incentive interpreters.
  • Perform other relevant duties as directed by supervisor.
Job Requirements:
Education:
  • Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent. Bachelor's Degree preferred, but not required.
Work Experiences:
  • 1-2 years experience working as an interpreter strongly preferred.
  • Experience working in Refugee resettlement preferred but not required.
  • Experience working as a translator preferred.
Demonstrated Skills:
  • Good organizational, coordination, and reporting skills.
  • Able to handle confidential and sensitive matters.
  • Able to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Maturity, positive attitude and experience working under pressure.
Language and Computer Skills:
  • Perfect command of Rohingya and excellent knowledge and fluency in English is required.
  • Additional knowledge of Burmese, Malay or Urdu dialects is strongly preferred.
  • Thorough knowledge of computer software (e.g., Word, Excel, Email, Internet).
  • The ability to type in Burmese is preferred.
Others:
  • Able to travel to off-site assignments and work in remote locations.
Working Environment:
Standard office work environment. Housing will be provided for international staff, which includes basic utilities. You may be required to travel for assignments within Malaysia and around the region. You must possess a valid passport to enter Malaysia and be able to secure Malaysian work authorization through the IRC.
How to apply:

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