Closing date: 09 Feb 2018
The mission of Translators without Borders is to provide people access to vital knowledge in their language through translation and interpreting, building language translation capacity at a local level, providing translation and simplification services that are culturally appropriate, accessible and open source, and raising awareness globally of language barriers.
Hours: Full time
Location: Home based, preferable available during working hours in Europe
Application deadline: 09 February 2018
About Translators without Borders
Translators without Borders (TWB) envisions a world where knowledge knows no language barriers. The US-based non-profit provides people access to vital knowledge in their language by connecting non-profit organizations with a community of language professionals, building local language translation capacity, and raising awareness of language barriers. Originally founded in 1993 in France (as Traducteurs sans Frontières), TWB translates millions of words of life-saving and life-changing information every year.
Background
TWB offers a six-month internship with the opportunity to work for a thriving international non-profit organization.
The role
To build awareness of Translators without Borders and the organization’s work to increase access to critical information and knowledge, the successful candidate will support the Communications Senior Officer, the External Affairs Director and the Deputy Director in the following areas:
Responsibilities
- Use digital media to support the communications and program teams to build the TWB brand awareness globally, to engage supporters, donors, and partners, and to reach new audiences.
- Research, and help draft and disseminate engaging content for awareness raising materials and digital media campaigns. (e.g., newsletter, blogs posts, fundraising campaigns, press releases)
- Work with the program teams to effectively highlight their work in creative formats.
Support digital fundraising initiatives. - Work with other team members to prepare for events and conferences.
- Carry out administrative tasks for the Communications Team such as maintaining shared documents and database management.
- Assisting with organization-wide team-building initiatives
*These responsibilities are approximate and may vary.
Required skills
- Significant experience of social and digital media for marketing purposes
- Experience of digital marketing tools (Mailchimp, Canva)
- Ability to demonstrate creativity in communications
- Analytical thinker able to transform ideas into tangible actions
- Excellent level of written English and strong writing skills
- WordPress and/or design and/or DTP skills a plus
- A self-starter – proactive and able to work independently
- Evidence of working as a good communicator
- Highly organized
- A demonstrated interest in international development issues desirable
- Competency in other languages desirable
Most importantly the chosen candidate will have an interest in helping TWB meet its mission to provide people access to vital knowledge in their language.
Core Values
Translators without Borders employees and volunteers are made of people who believe passionately about the value of this work and take personal responsibility for achieving the mission. Translators without Borders’ mission and organizational spirit embody the core values established in its strategic framework:
Excellence: As the leading voice for communicating humanitarian information in the right language, Translators without Borders is a leader in the translation industry and in the non-profit sector.
Integrity: Translators without Borders believes that every person, whether it’s the people who we serve, our volunteers or our staff, has value, deserves respect and has inherent dignity.
Empowerment: Translators without Borders believes in using language to empower people around the world to control their own development and destiny.
Innovation: Translators without Borders recognizes and celebrates the power of innovation to address humanitarian and crisis issues around the world.
Sustainability: Translators without Borders recognizes that meeting our mission necessitates establishment and maintenance of a solid financial and organizational infrastructure.
Translators without Borders is an equal-opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion, and encourages qualified candidates of all genders and from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization.
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