Translator/Animator

ACF Nepal

Details / requirements:

Announcement of vacancy for Animator/Translator at ACF Nepal

About Action Contre la Faim :

Action Contre la Faim | Action Against Hunger is an international humanitarian organization committed to ending child hunger. Recognized as a leader in the fight against malnutrition, Action Against Hunger saves the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger. With 30 years of expertise in emergency situations of conflict, natural disaster and chronic food insecurity, Action Against Hunger runs life-saving programs in over 45 countries benefitting seven million people each year. With head offices in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, the United States and Canada, our international network shares its combined resources, breadth of experience and technical expertise in pursuit of a world without hunger. Every year, our 5,200+ field workers help over 7 million people in over 45 countries worldwide.

About Project :
The FUSAM project is a research project to study and understand the impact of a brief psychosocial intervention combined with Community Based Management of Malnutrition (CMAM) on child health, growth and development.

The overall objective of the research is to assess the effectiveness of a combined nutrition and psychosocial intervention to a stand-alone nutritional treatment of children with uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) aged 6 to 24 months admitted in CMAM programme in Nepal. Adding a psychosocial component to nutritional treatment will strengthen the response to the treatment of severe acute malnutrition by focusing on underlying determinants of acute malnutrition, such as child care practices and parent-child relationships, to ensure optimum development of children.

As a non-governmental, non-profit, non-religious organization, we are committed to principled humanitarian action as outlined in our International Charter of Principles: independence, neutrality, non-discrimination, free and direct access to affected populations, professionalism and transparency.

Position : Translator/Animator

Project : Follow up of Severe Malnourished Children (FUSAM)

Duty Station : Rajbiraj, Saptari

Duration : 5 weeks (not regular staff)

RESPOSIBILITIES OF TRANSLATOR/ANIMATOR:

Objective : Translate and Animate interviews and  discussions with the guidance of the CEA consultant

  • Communicate clearly and professionally.
  • Attend a training session at beginning of work period.
  • Translate questions of the CEA consultant to the beneficiaries
  • Animate discussions between beneficiaries and consultant
  • Use the questionnaire format provided by the Research team, for discussions.
  • Ensure that the discussions are all additionally recorded on the audio recorder.
  • Exhibit sensitivity in community discussions.
  • Be present in field for all discussions during data collection (approximately 2-3-week timeframe or longer if required).
  • An additional 1.5 to 2 weeks for transcribing all FGDs and notes taken.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Social Science/Humanities/Language
  • Fluency in English
  • Fluency in Maithali and Nepali
  • Knowledge of informatics : Word, Excel
  • Preferably with knowledge of Saptari, and previous experience in working with communities is desired.
  • Previous experience in translation would be a plus.

Applications: Interested Nepali applicants with suitable skills are requested to submit an application letter, updated CV with two referees through email: deputyhrm@np.missions-acf.org by 14th April 2015. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further process. ACF Nepal reserves the right to reject any or all applicants and ACF provides equal opportunities to all candidates.

Telephone enquiries will not be entertained.

Overview

Category Translation + Interpretation
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Posted Date 31 Mar, 2015
Apply Before 14 Apr, 2015
City Lalitpur