Inspire Pakistan
Interpreter-Male
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Posted date 10th July, 2025 Last date to apply 21st July, 2025
Country Pakistan Locations Karachi
Category Community & Social Services
Salary 67,337 (fixed salary)
Type Contractual Position 1
Experience 3 years Maximum Age 45 years

Title: Interpreter

Reporting to: Team Lead/ CBPO

Duty Station: CBP Field Office Karachi

Unit: Programme

Section: Protection

                                                                         

Summary of Key Functions

The Interpreter will work under the supervision of Case Managers/Community Protection Officer. The person will work closely with persons of concern, namely asylum-seekers, refugees. Occasionally, the candidate will also interact with the senior management and other project staff.

 

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Performs oral interpretation during interviews conducted for protection activities
  • Interprets oral conversations, discussions and counselling sessions with refugees and asylum-seekers, including psycho-social counselling, and other counselling sessions with vulnerable and/or traumatized individuals;
  • Interprets at public meetings or events, as required;
    • Interprets and/or translates from hand-written reports and applications, certificates, documents, newspapers, magazines etc.;
    • Supports the unit with collecting and maintaining records on country of origin information;
    • Assists with contacting refugees via telephone, upon the request of protection caseworkers
    • Assists with completing referral forms and other documents as required with inclusion of updating information in KOBO Toolbox database
    • Travels with CBP staff on their community visits for interpretation and other assistance, as needed
    • Provides other support to the CBP teams and takes minutes/notes;
    • Performs clerical duties to support CBP and general protection caseworkers (such as scanning, copying, retyping translations and/or interview transcripts);
    • Assists with interpretation and translation of communication and visibility products;
    • Performs other duties as required.
    • and other humanitarian workers
    • Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor

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