Translator & Interpreter

Overview

This role involves precise translation of written materials and professional interpretation between English and Arabic languages, ensuring the preservation of original meaning, tone, and cultural context. The Translator & Interpreter supports diverse business units, including corporate communications, HR, legal, operations, and commercial divisions, facilitating effective verbal and written exchanges among internal teams and external partners.

Key Duties

• Translate various document types such as technical manuals, contracts, policies, websites, correspondence, reports, presentations, and marketing content both from English to Arabic and vice versa.
• Ensure all translations are accurate, culturally sensitive, clear, and align with the original message.
• Review, proofread, and edit translations to maintain consistency and adhere to grammatical and formatting standards.
• Conduct terminology research and upkeep translation glossaries and databases to promote uniformity across corporate materials.
• Collaborate with departments to understand specific terminology requirements in technical, legal, commercial, and operational contexts.
• Adapt content to suit various audiences without compromising the original message’s integrity.
• Handle confidential company information and communications with strict discretion.
• Assist in the localization and preparation of company policies, HR documents, and official correspondence.
• Deliver consecutive and simultaneous interpretation during meetings, training, audits, negotiations, and business discussions.
• Act as a linguistic liaison between Arabic and English speakers to ensure precise communication.
• Accompany executives, clients, and partners during meetings or site visits when interpretation is necessary.
• Interpret discussions on legal, HR, technical, financial, and operational matters maintaining professionalism.
• Support communication with government bodies, consultants, customers, and international collaborators.
• Prepare interpretable material by reviewing terminology and relevant agendas.
• Maintain neutrality and confidentiality during sensitive discussions.
• Provide live language assistance in virtual meetings and remote collaborations.
• Coordinate closely with team leaders and stakeholders to meet language needs promptly.
• Assist in creating multilingual presentations and communication materials.
• Keep organized records of all translation and interpretation tasks.
• Identify ways to enhance translation quality, glossary consistency, and communication efficacy organization-wide.
• Draft and refine official company communications in both languages.

Educational Background

• Bachelor's degree in Translation, Linguistics, Languages, Interpretation, or a related discipline.
• Preferred professional certifications from recognized bodies such as ATA, ITI, CIOL, NAATI, or equivalents.
• Advanced proficiency in English and Arabic, both written and spoken.
• Knowledge of additional languages is a plus.

Experience Required

• At least five years of professional proficiency in translation and interpretation roles.
• Proven record interpreting for corporate, governmental, legal, or business settings.
• Near-native bilingual fluency demonstrating strong linguistic and cultural awareness.
• Expertise translating legal, HR, technical, commercial, and business documentation.
• Preferred specialization in fields like legal, technical, financial, medical, or governmental translation.
• Familiarity with CAT tools such as SDL Trados, MemoQ, Wordfast, SDL MultiTerm, or equivalents.
• Exceptional attention to detail with strong proofreading and editing capabilities.
• Capability to manage multiple tasks effectively under deadline pressure.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication abilities.
• Able to work autonomously while engaging collaboratively across teams.

Core Competencies and Tools

• Expertise in English-Arabic translation and interpretation techniques.
• Cross-cultural communication skills.
• Business and legal terminology management.
• Presentation and meeting facilitation support.
• Strict adherence to confidentiality and professional ethics.
• Strong research, analytical, time management, and prioritization skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and translation technology.