CLEAR Global is hiring a
Contract length: up to 31 August 2023 with the possibility of extension
Hours: Full-time
Location: Translators without Borders Country Office, Dhaka
Travel: 15-30% of the time
Reporting to: Country Director Bangladesh
Salary range: BDT 190,000-210,000 depending on experience
Deadline for applications: February 1, 2023
This is a re-advertised position. We thank all for their interest in TWB, however previous applicants need not apply.
Translators without Borders is an equal-opportunity employer, committed to having a diverse team where individuals of all backgrounds collaborate and learn from one another. We believe we can be most effective with diverse experience and expertise in our team. We recruit on merit, actively seek diverse applicant pools and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, age, gender identity and expression, national origin, race and ethnicity, religious beliefs, marital or parental status, or sexual orientation, and welcome all types of diversity.
The role
This is an exciting opportunity for a Program Development Specialist who wants to help people harness their potential in marginalized communities. The right candidate will work closely with the Translators without Borders (TWB) country teams in Dhaka and Cox’s Bazar. Our plans are to provide technical assistance to marginalized communities nationwide on resilience and development (financial inclusion, disaster risk deduction, climate change, etc.) and in Cox’s Bazar where technical humanitarian assistance is provided. Further, you will work closely with a wide range of external and internal stakeholders such as the TWB global fundraising team to secure sustainable funding for the country operation.
Responsibilities
With support from the Country Director:
Qualifications
The Program Development Specialist should be an innovative self-starter with a strong sense of initiative, an understanding of the humanitarian sector, demonstrable experience in humanitarian program development and fundraising, and enthusiastic about the importance of increasing access to knowledge through language. The right candidate is an energetic team player and leader who agrees with TWB’s basic beliefs and values and who can work virtually with team members based throughout the world.
Requirements
About Translators without Borders
Translators without Borders exists to help people get vital information, and be heard, whatever language they speak. We believe that everyone has the right to give and receive information in a language and format they understand. We work with nonprofit partners and a global community of language professionals to build local language translation capacity, and raise awareness of language barriers. Our network of over 100,000 community members translate millions of words of life-saving and life-changing information a year.
Core values
TWB employees and volunteers are people who believe passionately about the value of this work and take personal responsibility for achieving the mission. TWB’s mission and organizational spirit embody the core values established in its strategic framework:
TWB may re-advertise the vacancy, cancel the recruitment, offer an appointment with a modified job description or for a different duration at its discretion.