Bengali Interpreter / Cultural Mediator
Submit until 06/06/2021
Position Summary: Network for Children’s Rights ("Network") announces the position of one Bengali interpreter. As part of the program providing psychosocial and legal support in the wider area of the urban centre of Athens, the interpreter is expected to ensure mediation and interpretation from and to beneficiaries of the program.
Location: Athens
Main responsibilities:
- Provide accurate intercultural Mediation & Interpretation while briefings or sessions with beneficiaries are conducted
- Ensure accurate and precise information is passed to the beneficiaries and the professionals in an understandable and culturally acceptable way
Essential Qualifications:
- Excellent knowledge of Bengali in written and spoken language
- Excellent knowledge of Greek or English language
- Previous professional experience (at least 1 year)
- Excellent Computer Knowledge (Microsoft Office)
Desired Qualifications:
- Previous experience in immigration / refugee and experience with vulnerable groups as well as knowledge of the NGO area
- Team spirit and collaboration with the staff
Interested candidates should submit their CV and motivation letter (up to 500 words) until 06/06/2021 to a.karapatsia@ddp.gr mail address, Subject Line: Bengali Interpreter / Cultural Mediator
- Short-listed candidates to undergo a job interview will be notified until 10/06/2021.
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About Us
The Network for Children’s Rights acquired non-profit organisation status in 2004, but actually began as an informal action group four years earlier with the aim of raising awareness of problems relating to the righs of children and interceding in order to solve them. It encourages initiatives and actions to ensure that the UN International Convention on the Rights of the Child is implemented in Greece, to guarantee respect for diversity and to put an end to discrimination. Its members are teachers, parents, university lecturers, authors, artists and children who work on a voluntary basis both within and outside the school community. They carry out surveys, campaigns and programmes.
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