American Jewish World Service (AJWS) is an international development organization motivated by Judaism's imperative to pursue justice. Located in New York City, AJWS is dedicated to alleviating poverty, hunger and disease among the people of the developing world regardless of race, religion or nationality. Through grants to grassroots organizations, volunteer service, advocacy and education, AJWS fosters civil society, sustainable development and human rights for all people, while promoting the values and responsibilities of global citizenship within the Jewish community. For more information, visit www.ajws.org.
Position Overview:
The Americas Department at American Jewish World Service seeks a volunteer to translate documents and materials from grantees in Latin America between Spanish and English. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, translating proposals, reports, website content, assessments, partner materials, grant making materials, testimonies, and other materials. Most translation needs are long term, but occasionally will need to quickly perform translations due to quick turnaround deadline of external stakeholder communication needs.
Position is expected to be for approximately 5 hours per week and is unpaid. However, person may attend open internal AJWS meetings, conferences, presentations, or brown bag lunches to be exposed to innovative and cutting edge human rights work in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Translator will report to Program Officer.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree
- Read and write Spanish and English fluently and have professional vocabulary
- Detail oriented
- Ability to complete translations quickly with few errors
- Familiarity with international human rights issues and development in the Latin American region is preferred
- Candidate can work from home, but must be available to come into New York City office for occasional weekly face to face meetings to discuss translation needs
- Prior translation or interpretation experience is preferred
