Join our dedicated team, committed to bridging the language gap so that information is available in the right language, for people who need it most. For careers with Translators without Borders (TWB), see the current job vacancies below.
We are a US-registered, non-profit organization with an office in Kenya: our translation training center. Most of our staff work remotely. It allows us to keep overheads down so more of our funds go directly to the important work we do.
Learn more about Translators without Borders – meet the team and read about our Board of Directors.
Sociolinguistic Researcher – Rohingya refugee response
Contract length: until the end of December 2019, with a possibility of extension
Hours: Full-time
Location: Cox’s Bazar – Bangladesh
Travel: i.e. Minimal
About the role: The Sociolinguistic Researcher is responsible for ensuring that TWB is best placed to advise humanitarian partners on issues related to the language, social and cultural factors that influence communication in Bangladesh. – READ MORE.
Accountability to Affected Population (AAP) Officer
Contract length: one year until end of December 2019, with the possibility of extension
Hours: Full-time
Location: Maiduguri, Nigeria
Travel: includes travels to field locations across Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states
Reports to: AAP Specialist
Application deadline: 31 March 2019
About the role: TWB is seeking an Accountability to Affected Population (AAP) Officer to implement TWB’s AAP and Communication with Communities (CwC) projects – READ MORE.
Contract length: initially 6 months, with the possibility of extension/National post
Hours: Full-time
Location: Maiduguri
Travel: some travel in northeast Nigeria
Application deadline: 31 March 2019
About the role: The Finance Officer is responsible for providing financial support to the Nigeria program and to the wider TWB crisis team to ensure the effective financial management of all funds – READ MORE.
Waha (Gwoza) Community Team Leader
Contract length: until the end of December 2019, with the possibility of extension / national position
Hours: Part-time (50%)
Location: Maiduguri, Nigeria
Travel: some travel to field locations in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states
Application deadline: 2 April, at 5:00pm Nigeria time
About the role: The Waha Community Team Leader will be responsible for delivering high-quality Waha language translation, terminology development, and training services to humanitarian organizations in north-east Nigeria and will provide research, administrative and logistical support to other TWB activities as needed – READ MORE.
Evidence and Impact Officer – Rohingya refugee response
Contract length: one year, with the possibility of extension
Hours: Full-time
Location: Cox’s Bazar – Bangladesh
Travel: i.e. Minimal
Reporting to: Bangladesh Programme Manager
Application deadline: 15 April 2019
About the role: The Evidence and Impact Officer is responsible for ensuring that results-based planning is integrated into program design and that research is used to inform and improve the provision of language services throughout the response. – READ MORE.
Program Director – Rohingya refugee response
Contract length: one year, with the possibility of extension
Hours: Full-time
Location: Cox’s Bazar – Bangladesh
Travel: minimal
Application deadline: 15 April 2019
About the role: TWB is seeking a Program Director (PD) to design and deliver TWB’s response strategy and program plans, including research and learning in Cox’s Bazar – READ MORE.
Contract length: 1 year with possibility of extension
Hours: Full time
Location: Flexible; home-based
Travel: Minimal
Application deadline: 30 April 2018
About the role: The Computational Linguist will work with TWB’s tech team to apply machine translation, speech recognition, speech synthesis and other language technologies to marginalized languages. – READ MORE.
Contract length: 1 year
Hours: Full time
Location: Maiduguri, Nigeria
Travel: limited travel in northeast Nigeria
Application deadline: 21 April 2019
About the role: TWB is looking for an energetic Business Support Manager based in Maiduguri to support the Country Director on day-to-day activities, and develop new ideas and processes. – READ MORE.
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New vacancies and internships are regularly posted here, so continue to check this page for the latest opportunities.
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