Job Description
The role establishes standards for providing high-quality and cost-effective translation and interpretation, develops targets and key performance indicators (KPIs), revises in-house and outsourced translations, directs terminological research, develops and maintains the IDB Style Guide, builds and maintains a database and roster of translators to ensure adequate supply of well-qualified external translators in the required languages and technically guides and assists junior staff. It is responsible for providing accurate, consistent and high-quality translation from two IDB working languages into the third one, of IDB documents, characterized by advanced complexity and technical terminology.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Coordination of activities
- Ensures timely and quality interpretation and translation during meetings, conferences and other events of the Board of Governors, Board of Executive Directors, BED Committees and IDB managed funds.
- Assigns translation and interpretation tasks to the team and monitors resource allocation, utilization and progress.
- Ensures overall consistency, accuracy and adherence to IDB policies, rules and standards in all translation and interpretation activities.
- Liaises with external service providers for outsourced translation and interpretation, if required.
- Shares with the team best practices and lessons learned from previous assignments.
- Oversees the building of the shared translation memory and terminology database.
- Ensures compliance with IDB-accepted terminology in all translation assignments.
- Makes improvements regarding the efficiency of relevant processes and activities.
- Supervises, guides and assesses the assignments of interns.
- Performs other duties as required.
Translation services
- Translates using a translation memory software documents of an exceptional nature as requested by the Department Director.
- Reviews and revises the work of junior staff and provides technical training, coaching and guidance.
- Ensures translation requests are implemented in time with the highest accuracy, consistency and respect of the expressed style and nuances.
- Liaises with clients, if needed, on documents requested for translation.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Job Requirements
Academic qualifications
- Master’s degree in Translation / Interpretation studies, or relevant fields, such as Linguistics, Literature, etc.
Required languages
- English (Mandatory)
- Arabic (Mandatory)
- French (Mandatory)
Minimum number of years and nature of experience
- 9+ years of relevant experience, including a minimum of 5 years of professional translation / interpreting ideally within the IDB or within similar international organizations such as the United Nations or other MDBs
Job specific competencies
- Translation proficiency
- Command of computer-assisted translation tools, such as SDL Trados, Wordfast, etc.
- Communication skills (oral and writing)
- Organization skills
- Attention to detail, accuracy and consistency
- Teamwork
- Drive for results
- Leadership skills
- Logistics and administrative coordination
Travel requirements:15%, based on project involvement
Location:Jeddah, Head Office
