Translator/Interpreter: Arabic and English

Reports to: Country Director and Communications Director at HQ

Location: Ramallah, Palestine

Contract Duration: 9 months (with possible extension)

Application Deadline: Jan. 14,2024  

About the ILF

The International Legal Foundation (ILF) is seeking a Communications and Outreach Officer to join our local Palestinian team and work with a committed and diverse global organization. This position provides an opportunity to be a member of an enthusiastic and diverse team that is committed to continually advancing local leadership, ownership, and decision-making.

Established in 2001, the ILF is a leading global advocate for the right to counsel. Our mission is to make justice a reality for poor people by fighting to guarantee high-quality legal representation for everyone arrested or detained. Around the world, we provide criminal defense services and build sustainable, effective legal aid institutions.  

Headquartered in New York City, the ILF has legal aid programs operating in Afghanistan, the Republic of Georgia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Palestine, and Tunisia. To date, ILF lawyers have represented more than 80,000 people suspected or accused of criminal offenses and trained thousands of legal aid lawyers to provide quality legal aid services. The ILF also performs high-level advocacy, pushing countries, international institutions, and donors to prioritize legal aid as a fundamental human right and a crucial global development issue. Our work prevents torture and mistreatment, promotes alternatives to detention, and builds fair and effective justice systems.

Since 2010, the ILF has been providing quality legal aid across 11 governorates in the West Bank and advocating to strengthen legal aid for all Palestinians.

About this Role 

Translation and interpretation play a crucial role in realizing the ILF’s mission. We seek a capable, experienced translator/interpreter responsible for providing language assistance to the legal team and international fellows:

• The translator is a vital asset to ILF, effectively transforming organization ideas from Arabic to English and vice versa.
• Enhance our brand profile through local press outreach and social media engagement.
• Amplify the voices and successes of our Palestinian staff, clients, and partners.
• Engage donors and stakeholders through high-quality language in both Arabic and English content.
• Align with and reinforce the ILF’s global strategy and priorities.

Success in this position will elevate ILF’s work and promote its mission. Based in Ramallah, the Translator/Interpreter for Palestine reports to ILF’s Country Director in Palestine and the Director of Communications in New York.

ILF Offers

• International and dynamic working experience
• Opportunity to take initiative and realize your ideas
• Full-time employment contract

Antiracism, diversity, and equity are critical to the ILF’s mission to secure equal access to justice for all. Our success is dependent upon providing the space, resources, and support that allow our global team to bring their full selves to work, and to thrive. The International Legal Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. We practice inclusive hiring and work to achieve and maintain diversity across races, genders, sexualities, abilities, and experiences. We strongly encourage candidates of all identities to apply.

Responsibilities and tasks include, but are not limited to:

Translation/ interpretation support 

• Produce versions in the target language equivalent to the original text in accuracy, completeness, meaning, style, and effectiveness.
• Consult with substantive units regarding inconsistencies or errors in the original text.
• Work closely with the Communication and Outreach officer on digital communications and platforms, including social media, email outreach, and bilingual documents.
• Provide language assistance for ILF research papers, ensuring two versions in Arabic and English.
• Assist in reports produced in English and Arabic, including biweekly, quarterly, and annual reports.
• Interpret as needed in meetings with donors or stakeholders.
• Support program and event organization.
• Demonstrate time management skills, meeting deadlines, and working under pressure.
• Research and check any needed legal concepts.

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A successful candidate will have the following qualifications: 

• Education: Bachelor's or Master’s degree, preferably in English, Media, Communications, Journalism, or a related field.
• Required experience: 3-5 years of relevant, professional experience in translation, interpretation, proofreading, or related fields.
• Fluency in Arabic and English, both written and spoken.
• Excellent writer, proofreader, and editor meeting tight deadlines and responding to emerging crises.
• Tenacious follow-up and journalistic skills; not afraid to make calls and dig for information.
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills, able to work in a multicultural environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize.
• Ability to work independently.

Kindly submit a resume and cover letter with salary expectations to [email protected] by Jan. 14,2024. No telephone inquiries please.  Only candidates selected for interview will be contacted.