English-Arabic Translator, Short-Term Consultant

Please read the job description thoroughly before submitting your application. Instructions on how to apply may be found at the end of this post.

Background

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector. It helps developing countries achieve sustainable growth by financing investment, mobilizing capital in international financial markets, and providing advisory services to businesses and governments. IFC's strategy focuses on creating markets through mobilizing private investment. For more information, please visit www.ifc.org

IFC's Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Transactions Advisory (CTA) provides sell-side financial advisory services and acts as Lead Transaction Advisor to governments to structure and implement PPP transactions, primarily for public services. CTA's work entails preparing technical, financial, environmental and social, and legal materials (agreements, presentations, letters, reports etc.) to its clients. All of CTA's documents are prepared in English, which require translation and edits to Arabic when shared with clients and vice versa; Arabic documents received from clients require translation and edits to English.. Consequently, high-quality professional translation and editing is regularly required from English to Arabic and Arabic to English

CTA is seeking an accomplished and experienced Arabic-speaking translator and editor to join its team in the Levant Region as a Short-Term Consultant (STC) to provide high-quality translation and editorial services. Translation and editorial services will be solicited as and when required. CTA considers the quality and confidentiality of its work to be of utmost importance as all materials are disseminated to the high-ranking authorities and officials within governments.

The initial STC contract is expected to last until end-June 2025, with an estimated level of effort of 30 days.

Duties and Accountabilities

• Produce accurate translations of text from English to Arabic and/or vice versa within an agreed timeframe.
• Quality check and proofread translations: ensure that no typographical errors are left in the final text.
• Ensure the timely delivery of translated and edited materials from English to Arabic and/or vice versa.
• Ensure that translations retain all information without any additions, omissions, or changes of meaning.
• Provide simultaneous interpretation on an occasional basis for meetings and workshops/conferences, as and when required.
• Provide interpretation for international staff during meetings with counterparts and field trips to project sites.
• Incorporate formatting into the translated material(s) as per the original text. The STC will be expected to ensure consistency of design and layout between corresponding translated documents and the original English, or Arabic documents.
• Upon IFC's review of the translated document(s), incorporate changes as required by IFC and provide the corrected document within an agreed timeframe.
• Documents and correspondence required to be translated may include, but are not limited to, word documents, presentations, agreements, articles, reports, letters, memoranda, emails, pamphlets, advertisements, and training materials.
• Perform similar or related duties, as and when required.

Selection Criteria

• A relevant combination of professional training, language certification/qualification and demonstrable experience is required.
• Six to eight years of professional experience in written translation, with a proven track record of translating technical, legal, or financing documents, agreements, and presentations and interpretating work from English to Arabic or vice versa. Excellent command over legal and financial terms is required.
• Demonstratable experience working with international organizations, prominent private sector companies, NGOs, and governmental organizations.
• Excellent written, listening and spoken command of both English and Arabic.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Excellent proofreading skills with the ability to identify grammar, spelling and punctuation errors.
• Ability to manage work schedules to meet deadlines.
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and able to multitask.
• Flexibility to translate documents or interpretate on short notices with tight timelines.

Application Process

Candidates who meet the selection criteria are invited to submit their application via e-mail by sending an updated CV to Abbas Naqvi ([Confidential Information]) by July 2nd, 2024.

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