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Lagos |
Posted 1 year ago |
Job Title: Interpreter, Translator / Voice-over Artist – Local Language (Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa)
Location: Yaba, Lagos
Employment Type: Part-time
Responsibilities
As an Interpreter, Translator or Voice over artist you’ll need to:
- Interpret a given local language accurately from English Language.
- Attend conferences and meetings and act as official interpreter to mediate discussion
- Listen carefully to what the speaker is saying
- Assimilate speakers’ words quickly, including acronyms.
- Reproduce what has been said in the relevant language
- Use equipment such as microphones and headsets where appropriate
- Prepare paperwork – reviewing agendas before meetings, or lectures and speeches when received in advance
- Conduct research to make sure you’re fully informed on topics before assignments
- Organise workload and liaise with internal departments, agencies and employer
- Relay concepts and ideas between languages
Requirements
You’ll need to have:
- A Bachelor’s Degree in any of the local languages like Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa, and a professional certification.
- Excellent communication and active listening skills in order to reproduce accurately what the speaker has said
- A good memory and the ability to learn fast
- Analytical skills so that you can quickly and accurately analyse a message
- Resilience and the ability to work well under pressure
- The ability to concentrate for long periods of time
- Time management and organisation skills
- The ability to use discretion and maintain confidentiality on the matters you’re interpreting.
- Flexibility to deal calmly with unexpected and difficult situations
- Reliability, dedication and commitment to projects
- Note taking skills (for consecutive interpreting)
- Knowledge of and interest in current affairs, politics and different cultures and customs.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV (PDF format) to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
Deadline: June 2, 2023
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Job Category | Education / Teaching / Training |