Translations Specialist at Save the Children

ROLE PURPOSE:

Save the Children is the world’s first, and largest, independent children’s rights organisation. Our founder, Eglantyne Jebb, wrote the first draft for the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1923, and we’ve worked to uphold it ever since. Generations later, her pioneering work is being influenced by children themselves. Today, we are still going strong, working in over 100 countries worldwide to build a world where every child can thrive, grow up healthy, educated and safe, and look forward to a future full of promise. 

Our ambition for 2030 is to create a world in which all children: 

• Survive: No child dies from preventable causes before their fifth birthday
• Learn: All children learn from a quality basic education
• Are Protected: Violence against children is no longer tolerated.

To deliver on these 2030 breakthroughs for children, Save the Children operates in three-year strategy cycles, and has developed an ambitious strategy for 2022-24, focused on transforming and amplifying impact for and with children.

In the last 12 months, the climate crisis has worsened, the conflict in Ukraine has displaced millions of people and children, and the ripple effects and aftermath of the pandemic have resulted in a cost of living crisis and worsening global hunger crisis at an unprecedented scale. Globally, 426 million children live in conflict zones in constant fear, their childhoods stolen. We are witnessing the worst child rights crisis in decades. The needs are greater than ever before and so is the urgency for us to scale our impact. 

The Translations Specialist will be based in a new Global Translations Unit, which forms part of our wider Global Corporate Communications Team. This new unit is responsible for providing solutions to Save the Children’s linguistic needs, advising on best practice, and raising awareness of language as a key component of inclusivity and the localisation agenda.

The Translations Specialist will support the delivery of best practice translations services to SCI and the wider movement, managing translation requests and advising on communications that require translations to produce high quality, value for money global materials.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential :

• Professional translation experience and working knowledge of at least two of the following languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, French
• Experience of working independently within a global organisation, collaborating with diverse stakeholders
• Able to prioritise work effectively, dealing with multiple simultaneous projects; comfortable working with remote teams across different time zones
• Understanding of the translations workflow, from sourcing suppliers to payment of invoices
• A high level of attention to detail, with exceptional organisational and planning skills
• Experience of working with finance systems, particularly procurement and payment systems
• Great ability to work as part of a team within a networked structure, and to maintain good working relationships with colleagues across functional and geographical boundaries
• Significant ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to adapt work plans flexibly depending on external opportunities
• Demonstrated commitment to Save the Children’s mission and values

Desirable:

• Experience of working with memoQ or similar translation management solutions
• Experience of working with interpreters for remote events

Closing Date: Sep 27, 2022