Head of Translation and Interpretation
Department
Duties:
The Head of Translation and Interpretation
Department will be responsible for:
- Coordinating all Translation / Interpretation
requests
- Managing Translation / Interpretation Projects
- Managing a team of 10 translators /
interpreters
- Translating documents
- Revising and self-revising translations
- Quoting, invoicing and monitoring payments
- Marketing Translation/Interpretation Services
Qualifications:
- Experience as a Translator required (at least
3 years)
- Translation Degree desired
- French as native language (required)
- Experience in managing Translation /
Interpretation project desired
- PC literate
- Excellent communication skills in both French
and English (written & spoken)
Personal Qualities:
- Good organizational skills
- Detail-oriented
- Strict on respecting deadlines and works well
under pressure
- High integrity and professionalism
- Team Player with a positive constructive
attitude
- Flexible and ready to take on new
responsibilities
- Good customer relationship
Job Description:
- Full time – 40 hours per week – One-year
renewable contract, 3 months probation period
Head of HR and Administration
Specific Duties will include:
- General HR administration including
recruitment, employment contracts, compiling and updating employee
records, performance evaluation
- Provide professional support to line managers
and employees on employee - related matters
- Supervise and coordinate the activities of the
technical and support staff
- Provide administrative support to the senior
management team
- Attend Departmental and Board meetings
including taking minutes
- Coordinate procurement and general maintenance
- Undertake other duties to ensure smooth and
efficient running of the office
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in HR,
- Diploma in HR management an added advantage
- Excellent command of spoken and written
English, good knowledge of French required
- Excellent IT skills – Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Outlook
- Knowledge of Kenyan labor legislation
Personal Qualities and Skills:
- At least 5 years’ experience in a similar role
- Good organizational skills and ability to work
under pressure
- Ability to pay attention to details with a
flexible attitude
- Team Player able to take on new
responsibilities
- Pro-active and methodical and able to exercise
discretion
- Service oriented team player and able to work
in a multi-cultural setting
- High sense of integrity and professionalism
General Information: Full
time – 40 hours per week – One-year renewable contract, 3 months probation
period
Please send in your application letter together with a CV, to:
Alliance Française de Nairobi (Attn. Mrs. Ange LENAOLA, Head of HR)
P.O. Box 45475, Nairobi 00100,
Please send in your application letter together with a CV, to:
Alliance Française de Nairobi (Attn. Mrs. Ange LENAOLA, Head of HR)
P.O. Box 45475, Nairobi 00100,
Kenya
or info@alliancefrnairobi.org by 30th
November 2015
Position available starting: 4th January 2016
(Any Canvassing will be disqualified)
Position available starting: 4th January 2016
(Any Canvassing will be disqualified)