Translation and reporting officer

IMPACT and REACH Initiatives are seeking a Translation and Reporting Officer to support the creation of Ukrainian and Russian publications resulting from IMPACT-led assessment activities, in cooperation with IMPACT team in country and in Geneva. He/she will have the opportunity to work across all IMPACT programs and thematic focuses, including its humanitarian-focused portfolio, environment/disaster risk reduction portfolio, socio-economic portfolio, and support to local governments and decision-makers. 

FUNCTIONS

The IMPACT Translation and Reporting Officer will be responsible for the following tasks:

1. Product development activities

• Collaborate with IMPACT Assessment Officers to translate reports, factsheets, situation overviews, and other formal outputs into high-quality Ukrainian and/or Russian publications;
• Quality management and review of other Ukrainian and Russian-language public-facing reports produced by Assessment Officers;

2. Harmonization of English/Ukrainian terminology

• Maintain and improve the IMPACT Terminology Bank across all technical themes;
• Standardization of key reference terminology, including facility names, geographic administration names;

3. Support to data collection processes

• Review and back-translation of questionnaires during research design and piloting phases;
• Review and translation of select respondent-provided responses for the purpose of publishing formal datasets;

4. Communications

• Advise and validate language in external presentations and communications with external stakeholders;
• Creation of public-facing products for IMPACT activity participants, in close cooperation with ACTED Communications team

5. Confidentiality and Data Protection

• The IMPACT Translation and Reporting Officer will maintain the strictest confidentiality of data and processes. He/she will actively take measures to prevent the unauthorized sharing of information and data.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor degree or equivalent experience in Communications, Linguistics or any relevant discipline;

Technical requirements: 

• Full working proficiency in English (at least a C1 command), Ukrainian, and Russian required;
• Previous experience working in humanitarian, development, or environmental fields required;
• Previous experience translating, copyediting, drafting high-quality analytical products in Ukrainian and Russian documents;
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office suite including Excel and Power Point skills
• Desirable technical qualifications:
• Knowledge of report production software (i.e. InDesign, Illustrator) is a strong asset.
• Knowledge of computer-assisted translation software is an asset.

Additional capacities

• Good organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to think creatively in terms of process development and optimization.
• Flexibility and adaptability to ever-changing needs and responsibilities.
• Ability to work independently.
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Conditions 

• Salary defined by the ACTED salary grid; educational level, expertise, hardship, security, and performance.
• Cosy office in the central part of the city.
• Flexible working hours.
• Medical insurance after 6 months of work.
• The recruitment process for this position will include a remote written exercise in the pre-selection phase.

Applications only in English should be submitted with the title or reference of the position. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview. ACTED and IMPACT are equal opportunity employers.