Médecins Sans Frontières is a private, non-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in crisis, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.

MSF / Baghdad Covid-19 response team is seeking for: Medical Innterpreter

Main Purpose:

Verbal interpretation, in person or remotely, during daily medical activities (medical round, consultations, in-terviews, meetings, etc.) and written translations, from the mission language to local language(s) or vice ver-sa, in order to ensure accurate, respectful, fluent and confidential communication between medical staff and local population.

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES

• 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.

REQUIREMENTS:

Application:

Applicants must submit their CVs no later than the 11^th of March 2021 to the following address: msff-baghdad-e-admin-fin@paris.msf.org

stating the job title in the subject line: Medical Interpreter

We strongly encourage you to submit your application as early as possible

ONLY SHORT LISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED