The Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) is a French
non-profit organization working in over 30 countries worldwide to
provide emergency response, early recovery, and development assistance
to communities in need. ACTED's interventions seek to cover multiple
aspects of humanitarian and development crises through a
multidisciplinary approach that is both global and local, and adapted to
each context.
ACTED's vision is to establish emergency, rehabilitation,
and development. ACTED aims to guarantee the sustainability of relief
interventions carried out during crises by remaining in the field after
the emergency to engage in long-term support to communities in food
security, health, education, economic assistance, microfinance,
advocacy, and cultural promotion. ACTED's actions are needs based and
identified in a participatory manner with communities in the areas where
we are present. ACTED has been active in Indonesia since April 2005,
assisting those affected by the tsunami and Nias earthquake and is now
working to support livelihoods, community-based disaster risk reduction,
and child protection in North Sumatra, Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT), and
elsewhere.
Currently ACTED open vacancy for qualified and experienced staff to be part of our project "Youth, Journalist, and Civil Society Capacity-Building Project (YJCS-CBP) in Medan, North Sumatera." ACTED in partnership with Indonesian NGO, Kajian Informasi, Pendidikan dan Penerbitan Sumatera (KIPPAS) will implement a project to strengthen the capacity of youth, journalists, and civil society organizations to effectively exercise democratic rights and ensure genuine democratic elections in Medan, North Sumatera. The project intervention will work to achieve project's goal 1) Improving youth, especially students understanding of their democratic rights and how to exercise them, and they engage in political dialogue, 2) Increasing journalists' knowledge of election regulations, demonstrate commitment to ethics, and practice civic journalism, 3) Increasing the organizational and election monitoring capacity of CSOs. ACTED is seeking applications for Translator.
The Translator will provide support services to the ACTED in relation to the translation of documentation associated with program activities and will provide English to Bahasa
Indonesia and vice versa interpreting services for program staff.
Qualifications and Skills:
- At least four (2) years previous work experience to translate (from english to bahasa) the document of human rights and democracy.
- Able to work with the deadline that have been set
- Having good translation skills and be able to translate the terms of human rights and democratic right.
In order to apply, please submit (1) cover letter stating how your
experience and qualifications meet the desired criteria below and
stating your expected salary for the position applied, and (2) your
Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English labeled with your name (maxiumum file
size 200KB) including three (3) references who we may contact about your
past employment. Applications must be submitted by e-mail to: medan.logistics@acted.org by Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
