Interpreter cum Assistant

HELVETAS Vietnam is looking for an Interpreter cum Assistant based in Hanoi with frequent travel to provinces for its project “PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME IN AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT – PSARD” funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation in Vietnam (SDC).

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Ensure smooth and effective communication within the project between Vietnamese and English speaking partners at all levels, and between CTA and partners in particular.
SPECIFIC TASKS   
- Interpretation/Translation
- Translate documents from English into Vietnamese and vice versa as required by the CTA/Coordinator
- Act as interpreter to the CTA and other partners. Ensure complete and seamless understanding of Vietnamese contributions in meetings and conversations
- Act as interpreter for workshops, meetings, training courses and study tours
- Pro-actively lower or eliminate possible communication and cultural barriers between Vietnamese and English speaking partners at all levels
- Assistance to CTA and Hanoi Coordination Office
- Assist CTA in local cross-cultural communication and understanding and others tasks when required.
- Assist other team members in Hanoi Coordination Office on administrative issue

Required qualifications
- University degree and relevant field experiences
- Very good command of Vietnamese and English (spoken and written).
- Working experience in development project is an advantage
- Knowledge of ethnic languages is an advantage
- Willingness to travel extensively to remote places.
- Computer literate on MS office software.
- Team oriented spirit with inter-personal and cross-cultural communication skills and outcome oriented spirit.
- Ability to adapt to fast and dynamic changing context

Interested candidates should send applications (CV plus motivation letters and copies of diplomas) to Ms. Ngo Kim Yen, Project Coordinator, email: [email protected] and Ms Nguyen Tu Anh, HR Manager, email: [email protected], or post to P.O. Box 81, Hanoi, 298F Kim Ma Street, Hanoi as soon as possible and not later than October 17th, 2011. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.