Translation & Transcription Quality Consultant at CIFOR

Duties and Responsibilities

Review of Session Recordings:

• Review 10-15 recorded event video sessions of 40-60 minutes.
• Compare the original audio from the recording with the provided transcripts and translations.
• Identify any grammatical errors, terminology inconsistencies, inaccuracies, or omissions in the transcripts and translations.
• Create a log of the transcript revision/improvement.
• Analyze the quality of the interpretations, considering factors such as accuracy, fluency, and cultural appropriateness.

Glossary Development and Refinement:

Build a comprehensive glossary of terms and phrases relevant to the organization’s specific needs based on the provided glossary format.

• Categorize glossary entries into:

1. Improve: Terms and phrases that require specific translations to ensure accurate and consistent output from the transcription and translation processes.
2. Boost: Terms and phrases that should be prioritized in the transcription and translation processes to improve their accuracy and consistency.
3. Block: Terms and phrases that should be excluded from the transcription and translation processes, such as confidential information or industry-specific jargon that may not be accurately transcribed or translated.

• Develop an Excel file with specific format based on the categorization above and separated for each language.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in language services support, including translation, interpretation, and transcription in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
• Experience in evaluating the quality of language services.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Additional Information

• This is a consultancy position.
• The period of the consultancy is 1 (one) year.