Interpreter (Arabic) at the International Organization for Migration

Context 

IOM operates Five Accommodation Centers for Unaccompanied Minors (Shelters) providing accommodation and access to services for Unaccompanied Migrant Children (UMC).

Responsibilities

1. Assist with interpretation for effective communication between IOM staff and the UMC.
2. Facilitate communication, through interpretation and / or translation, in a spoken or written language understood by the UMC, between the UMC and the staff.
3. Provide information to the staff to better comprehend the perceptions of migrants.
4. Act as a cultural mediator during the UMC’s adjustment periods to their new environment.
5. Assist with the interpretation between the UMC and health providers.
6. Translate information materials to be disseminated to the UMC.
7. Facilitate the communication of minors with public authorities, services and local bodies with which they come into contact.
8. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

For more information consult: IOM