Terminology Project Management Intern - Domain terminology - MIIS

Kindly note that this vacancy is for MIIS (Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey) students only.

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Hours: 15-20 hours per week

Location: home-based

Travel: none

Reporting to: CLEAR Global’s Terminology officer

CLEAR Global 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.

Background

This role offers the opportunity to gain valuable experience within an international non-profit organization, assisting in terminology processes, especially in maintaining core terminology resources.

CLEAR Global has created and shared a number of open-access, multilingual glossaries to disseminate clear and reliable terminology for country specific or domain specific topics. They are freely available to all people on- and offline. We are looking for volunteer project interns who can support the maintenance and updating of these resources.

Objectives

This initiative is meant to

1. Support the Terminology Officer and CLEAR Global in developing and maintaining existing glossaries:
   • Priority: CLEAR Global PSEA Glossary (42 languages).
   • TWB Covid-19 Glossary (approx 100 languages).
   • North-East Nigeria Glossary (10 languages).
2. Develop community capacity and interest in terminology processes and products to generate sustainable resources.

The role

To assist the CLEAR Global Team in coordinating glossary maintenance projects, ensuring that they are completed efficiently and within the expectations of CLEAR Global management and principles of terminology. This may involve collaborating on the platform that is used for terminology validation, coordinating with reviewers and validators in various languages, ensuring engagement, appropriate levels of quality and turnaround.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and engage members of the Terminology Working Group in the maintenance process
• Manage term validation projects using our online TWB Platform
• Manage term bases in various languages in the platform, run pre- and post-production checks
• Track project progress and delivery, keep project trackers up-to-date, and provide regular status updates to terminology officer
• Maintain an organized project environment across platforms, keeping project records, files and databases updated
• Assist with building and managing reviewer and subject matter expert teams
• Maintain effective communication with reviewers and validators throughout the project, ensuring that they have a clear understanding of project expectations and remain engaged throughout the project
• Handle other related tasks as assigned
• Act in the best interest of the organization during the project period.

Please note that these roles and responsibilities are approximate and may change over time.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a university degree program (a degree in terminology, language, translation, communication, or a related field is preferred).

• Excellent command of English. Knowledge of other languages is an advantage; reading different scripts (especially Arabic) is an advantage

• Previous experience in translation and/or terminology (internships and volunteering are considered valid experiences) is desirable;

• Previous experience working with non-profit organizations is desirable;

• Strong writing skills in English;

• Knowledge of CAT tools is a plus.

Requirements

This position is very dynamic. The right person is an energetic team player and an individual who agrees with CLEAR Global’s basic beliefs and values and who can work remotely and across time zones, while interacting regularly with the international team.

• Self-starter;
• Strong organizational skills;
• Analytical thinker able to transform ideas into tangible actions;
• Understands that communication in the right language is key to improved humanitarian response;
• Team player, collaborative, adaptable and self-motivated;
• Interest in acquiring terminology project management  experience;
• Ability to adapt to new technologies and learn new skills quickly;
• Attention to detail

About CLEAR Global

CLEAR Global 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

CLEAR Global employees and volunteers are people who believe passionately about the value of this work and take personal responsibility for achieving the mission. CLEAR Global’s mission and organizational spirit embody the core values established in its strategic framework:

• Excellence: As the leading voice for communicating humanitarian information in the right language, CLEAR Global is a leader in the translation industry and in the non-profit sector.
• Integrity: CLEAR Global believes that every person, whether it’s the people who we serve, our volunteers or our staff, has value, deserves respect and has inherent dignity.
• Empowerment: CLEAR Global believes in using language to empower people around the world to control their own development and destiny.
• Innovation: CLEAR Global recognizes and celebrates the power of innovation to address humanitarian and crisis issues around the world.
• Sustainability: CLEAR Global recognizes that meeting our mission necessitates establishment and maintenance of a solid financial and organizational infrastructure.
• Tolerance: Our staff and volunteers are highly knowledgeable and skilled; value each other, our partner and our recipients; create a supportive work environment; and, conduct themselves professionally at all times.

CLEAR Global may re-advertise the vacancy, cancel the recruitment, offer an appointment with a modified job description or for a different duration at its discretion.