Translators for the Child Sponsorship Program

Save the Children’s vision is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

Save the Children started our work in Vietnam in 1990, and implements programs in the key thematic areas: Education, Health and Nutrition, Child Protection, Child Rights and Governance, Child Poverty, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Emergency Response. At present, Vietnam Country Office has programs in 20 out of 63 provinces in Vietnam.

Save the Children in Vietnam continues to develop innovative programming that reflects the overall strategic goal of measurably improving the survival, health, protection and development of Vietnam’s poorest children by strengthening the capacity of women and children, caring adults, communities and partner organizations.

Save the Children is committed to ensuring that all our personnel and programmes are absolutely safe for children.

Child Safeguarding positioning statement:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

We are looking for a Vietnamese national for:

Vacancy: Translators for the Child Sponsorship Program
Location: Hanoi

Consultant’s responsibilities:

Translate correspondence (Proactive Letters, 30-day Letters, and Response Letters) between sponsored children and sponsors, taking responsibility for checking the appropriateness of contents and precision of the translation and ensuring the pureness and age-appropriateness of the language;
Scan and file the correspondence after translating.

Main competencies required

Good English skills, experience in translating letters;
Careful and hard-working;
Good computer skills, including MS Office;
High sense of responsibility.

Application package:

Please send your CV, application package and SC’s Application Form to Vietnam.HR@savethechildren.org to apply.

The closing date for application is 5pm on 31 January 2020. Applications will be treated in confidence. Due to the volume of applications we receive, only short-listed candidates will be contacted and CVs cannot be returned.

Save the Children is an equal opportunities employer. Our selection processes reflect our commitment to the protection of children from abuse, and our people are as diverse as the challenge we face. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, HIV/AIDS status, race, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation.

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