HELVETAS Vietnam is looking for an Interpreter cum Assistant based in Hanoi with frequent travel to provinces for its project “PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME IN AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT – PSARD” funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation in Vietnam (SDC).
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Ensure smooth and effective communication within the project between Vietnamese and English speaking partners at all levels, and between CTA and partners in particular.
SPECIFIC TASKS
- Interpretation/Translation
- Translate documents from English into Vietnamese and vice versa as required by the CTA/Coordinator
- Act as interpreter to the CTA and other partners. Ensure complete and seamless understanding of Vietnamese contributions in meetings and conversations
- 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 CTA and Hanoi Coordination Office
- Assist CTA in local cross-cultural communication and understanding and others tasks when required.
- Assist other team members in Hanoi Coordination Office on administrative issue
Required qualifications
- University degree and relevant field experiences
- Very good command of Vietnamese and English (spoken and written).
- Working experience in development project is an advantage
- Knowledge of ethnic languages is an advantage
- Willingness to travel extensively to remote places.
- Computer literate on MS office software.
- Team oriented spirit with inter-personal and cross-cultural communication skills and outcome oriented spirit.
- 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 Coordinator, email: [email protected] [1] and Ms Nguyen Tu Anh, HR Manager, email: [email protected] [2], or post to P.O. Box 81, Hanoi, 298F Kim Ma Street, Hanoi as soon as possible and not later than October 17th, 2011. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.