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Translator (English ↔ Arabic)
Dubai Schools Al Barsha | مدارس دبي البرشاء
Dubai, UAE
Full Time
Mid
Onsite
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About the Role
Taaleem is seeking a Translator (English to Arabic and vice versa) to facilitate communication across linguistic and cultural barriers. The role involves translating written and spoken content, providing interpretation services, proofreading, and managing terminology.
Key Skills for This Role
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Responsibilities
- Accurately translate written documents, texts, or spoken content from English to Arabic and vice versa while maintaining original meaning, style, and tone
- Provide real time interpretation services for meetings, conferences, interviews, and other events
- Review and edit translated content to ensure accuracy, coherence, and adherence to grammar and style conventions
- Consider cultural nuances and context to ensure translations are culturally appropriate
- Create and maintain a glossary of industry specific or technical terms
- Conduct research to understand subject matter and stay updated on industry specific terminology
- Handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion
- Prioritize and meet deadlines for various translation projects
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in English or Arabic
- Minimum 2 years of translation experience preferably in educational environment
- Native or near native fluency in both English and Arabic
- Knowledge of cultural nuances, customs, and traditions of both languages
- Organizational, planning and multi tasking skills
- Ability to work as a team player
- Maintain confidentiality
- Excellent oral and written communication
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Flexibility and initiative
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Job Purpose
- A Translator (English to Arabic – Arabic to English) is a professional responsible for translating written or spoken content from English to Arabic or vice versa.
- This role is critical for facilitating communication and understanding between individuals or groups who speak different languages.
- Translators play a crucial role in various industries, including publishing, international business, government, healthcare, and more, enabling effective communication across linguistic and cultural barriers.
Key Accountabilities
- Accurately translate written documents, texts, or spoken content from English to Arabic and vice versa while maintaining the original meaning, style, and tone.
- Provide real time interpretation services for meetings, conferences, interviews, and other events where English and Arabic speakers need to communicate.
- Review and edit translated content to ensure accuracy, coherence, and adherence to grammar and style conventions in both languages.
- Consider cultural nuances and context to ensure translations are culturally appropriate and do not cause offense.
- Create and maintain a glossary of industry specific or technical terms to ensure consistent and accurate translations.
- Conduct research to understand the subject matter and stay updated on industry specific terminology to produce high quality translations.
- Handle sensitive and confidential information with the utmost discretion and respect for privacy.
- A meticulous approach to translations, ensuring accuracy, precision, and consistency in language use, grammar, and style while preserving the original meaning and intent of the text.
- Prioritize and meet deadlines for various translation projects, managing multiple assignments concurrently.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in English or Arabic.
- Minimum 2 years of translation experience preferably in educational environment.
- Native or near native fluency in both English and Arabic, with a deep understanding of the grammar, vocabulary, and idiomatic expressions in both languages.
- Knowledge of the cultural nuances, customs, and traditions of both the source and target languages.
- Organizational, planning and multi tasking skills.
- Ability to work as a team player.
- Maintain confidentiality due to the nature of the job.
- Excellent oral and written communication.
- Problem solving skills.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Flexibility and initiative.
Attributes
- Team player
- Ability to work under pressure
- Flexible and has initiative
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