ICRC Somali Interpreter / Translator Job in Kenya

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), an independent humanitarian organization whose mandate is to provide protection and assistance for victims of armed conflict and internal disturbances, has a vacancy for a

Somali Interpreter / Translator

Nairobi with frequent travels to Somalia

Your tasks

oral interpretation: from Somali to English, and English to Somali during confidential interviews with persons detained in prisons, ICRC institutional dissemination, message delivery and visits to families of detaineeswritten translation: translation of written Somali (newspaper articles, correspondence, etc.) into written Englishanalysis and reporting: analysis of conditions of detention, security and other matters relating to the ICRC's mandateideal age: 25 to 50prepared to accept unaccompanied postings during the first 24 months of collaborationuniversity education or 5 years of professional experienceexcellent command of English, Arabic and Kiswahili an assetfamiliarity with word processing and spreadsheet softwaredriving licence (a licence for automatic-transmission vehicles only is not sufficient)strongly motivated by humanitarian workopen-minded and adaptable, able to work in a teamneat appearance, good speaker, well-developed writing and summarizing skillsable to work under pressure in a potentially dangerous environmentan opportunity to help the victims of conflictengrossing, rewarding work in unusual situationsample support in integrating into the new working environmentFor any further information kindly contact Ms Romano at + 41 22 7302923 or mromano@icrc.org .