Medical Interpreter
- Inform medical staff about important cultural nuances to consider during a meeting, medical consultation or interview with local people.
- Participate in staff trainings and meetings as an interpreter.
- Provide face to face interpreting, as well as during telephone and radio calls or other telecom devices, when necessary.
- Adapt communication to any circumstances, using appropriate language registry as well as diplomatic and courtesy manners.
- Translate MSF internal / external documents into local language(s).
- Keep record of all translated documents.
- Look after all equipment provided, i.e. dictionaries or other books that belong to MSF.
- Ensure confidentiality and medical secrecy.
- Translate the words and the message transmitted with accuracy and ensure information is culturally relative and sensitive
- Maintain a diplomatic and courteous approach at all times
- Avoid express personal opinion to the patient
- As well as translating with Medical team, the Medical Interpreter will translate in meetings between the MSF team and local MoH staffs as well as the patients
- Translate internal and external MSF documents when needed
جميع الحقوق محفوظة لموقع جوبس.
Education: University degree in English or other linguistics.
Experience: Previous Experience in a medical facility and NGOs will be an asset
Languages: Essential, bilingual in both mission language and local languages and/or dialects
Other Competencies: Results and quality orientation; teamwork and cooperation; behavioral flexibility; commitment to MSF Principles; service orientation; stress management
To apply for this vacancy, please send your cover letter, CV, relevant diplomas , work certificates no later than December 3rd ,2023 at 12:00 pm stating the job title in the subject line: ‘’Medical Interpreter’’ via email to: [email protected] . Please note that incomplete applications and applications submitted after the deadline will not be taken into consideration.
