DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR INTERNATIONALE ZUSAMMENARBEIT (GIZ) Hiring for Junior Administrative Specialist – Focus: translation at Amman, Jordan Full Time

The GIZ Jordan project “Support to the Rule of Law” is seeking a “Junior Administrative Specialist – focus: Translation” – for full-time base employment. 

Qualifications and specialist knowledge:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Translation, Linguistics, or a related field.
• At least 3 years‘ of experience in translating legal texts, preferably in a professional capacity.
• Excellent proficiency in both languages, Arabic and English.
• Strong knowledge of legal terminology and concepts.
• Familiarity with the legal systems and practices of Jordanian justice system.
• Attention to detail and excellent proofreading skills.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and handle multiple translation projects simultaneously.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and collaborate with beneficiaries and experts.
• Professionalism and adherence to confidentiality guidelines.

Main responsabilities: 

• Translating written, legal texts from Arabic to English and vice versa accurately and effectively to support the Jordanian beneficiaries’ preparation of Budget Support files for the EU Assessment Mission.
• Translating bills, bylaws, and other legislations from Arabic into English to be used by the RoL “rule of law” project as reference.
• Translating minutes of meeting, agendas, and other documents from Arabic into English and vice versa.
• Adhering to specific guidelines and beneficiaries’ requirements when translating technical, legal, or other specialized documents.
• Proofreading and editing translated materials in Arabic and English to ensure grammatical correctness, clarity, and coherence.
• Collaborating with MoJ/JC/PSD, the team leader, and the project’s technical advisors to understand project objectives and deliver high-quality translations within specified deadlines.
• Preparing official communication letters, emails, etc. in Arabic language for team leader and short-term experts (STEs), if needed.  
• Providing real-time translation during meetings and discussions for the team leader and other non-Arabic speaking experts, if required. 
• Where appropriate and reasonable, the position holder is willing to perform tasks outside the scope of the job description. 

Emanating from GIZ’s role in enhancing and promoting the efficiency and competency of its political partners and entities and their respective employees, and in view of GIZ’s aim at maintaining and encouraging the stability of employment at its political partners and entities, this position will not be available to any official employee currently working at any of GIZ’s political partners, governmental ministry, department or entity, including any official employees who are on unpaid leave.

GIZ is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, gender or religion, and without discrimination of persons with disabilities. Remuneration will be in accordance with the candidate’s qualifications, experience, as well as the scope of responsibility of the job announced and in line with local standards.

GIZ would like to increase the proportion of employees with disability. Applications from persons with disabilities are most welcome.

GIZ will send feedback only to the candidates that are shortlisted and interviewed.