Spanish Interpreter

Job summary

Provide consecutive and whispered interpretation for Indigenous leaders from Colombia during meetings, group meals, and presentations. Support a joint mission involving Indigenous delegates and parliamentarians from the Amazon.

Job details

We are organizing a joint mission of Indigenous delegates and parliamentarians from the Amazon and seeing interpretation support for Indigenous leaders from Colombia (Spanish to English and English to Spanish). Responsibilities Provide consecutive translation and whisper translation throughout meetings, group meals, and presentations Qualifications Certified as an official translator (ES-EN, EN-ES) Experience working with parliamentarians and/or in government settings Preferred: experience working with Indigenous communities and/or Colombian clients Please note this role is contract work on Oct 7th and 8th, in-person in Ottawa.

What you’ll do

Provide consecutive and whispered interpretation for Indigenous leaders from Colombia during meetings, group meals, and presentations. Support a joint mission involving Indigenous delegates and parliamentarians from the Amazon.

Requirements

Applicants must be certified as official Spanish-English and English-Spanish translators. Experience working with parliamentarians or in government settings is required; experience with Indigenous communities or Colombian clients is preferred.

Listed skills

• organizing · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Spanish · Preferred
• English · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Spanish-English Interpretation
• English-Spanish Interpretation
• Consecutive Interpretation
• Whispered Interpretation
• Meeting Interpretation
• Presentation Interpretation
• Government Relations
• Parliamentary Experience
• Indigenous Community Engagement

Job areas

• Government & Public Sector
• Consulting