Arabic-English Live Translation Support for AI4Climate Training Sessions
Provide Arabic-English language support during online AI4Climate training sessions.
Overview
Provide Arabic-English language support during online AI4Climate training sessions.
You have:
- Previous experience (at least 2 years) providing Arabic-English translation, interpretation, language support, or multilingual facilitation is required.
- Demonstrated interest or exposure to one or more relevant topics such as digital skills, artificial intelligence (AI), climate action, entrepreneurship, youth development, or community engagement.
- Availability to attend scheduled online training sessions and provide ad hoc language support when required.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both Arabic and English.
- Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and support effective interaction among participants from diverse backgrounds.
- Experience supporting training programmes, workshops, educational initiatives, or community activities is an asset.
- Previous involvement with a development organization, UN entity, NGO, community initiative, or volunteer programme is desirable.
Contract
This is a UNV contract. More about UNV contracts.
Under the guidance of the Future Tech Leaders Programme team, Online Volunteers will:
- Attend selected online bootcamp and training sessions as scheduled by the programme team (typically one to two sessions per week, lasting approximately 2–3 hours each). The schedule and distribution of sessions will be agreed upon with the Online Volunteers in advance.
- Provide ad hoc Arabic-English language support to participants and facilitators, when requested, to help clarify course content and discussions.
- Assist participants in understanding course instructions, activities, and key messages during training sessions.
- Support communication between trainers, mentors, and participants when language barriers arise.
- Respond to language-related questions in the chat and assist with basic communication-related troubleshooting during sessions.
- Help foster an inclusive and supportive learning environment for participants from diverse backgrounds.
Please note that Online Volunteers will not be expected to provide full-session simultaneous interpretation. Their role is to provide ad hoc language support and facilitate communication when needed.
The Future Tech Leaders (FTL) AI4Climate Bootcamp and associated community trainings in Syria aim to equip Syrian youth, entrepreneurs, and community stakeholders with digital, AI, and climate-related skills.
To help ensure an inclusive learning environment, UNDP is seeking Online Volunteers to provide Arabic-English language support during selected online sessions only when requested, rather than live translation during the entire session. Volunteers will help facilitate communication between participants and facilitators when language barriers arise and support participants in fully engaging with course activities and discussions.
- Previous experience (at least 2 years) providing Arabic-English translation, interpretation, language support, or multilingual facilitation is required.
- Demonstrated interest or exposure to one or more relevant topics, such as digital skills, artificial intelligence (AI), climate action, entrepreneurship, youth development, or community engagement.
- Availability to attend scheduled online training sessions and provide ad hoc language support when required.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both Arabic and English.
- Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and support effective interaction among participants from diverse backgrounds.
- Experience supporting training programmes, workshops, educational initiatives, or community activities is an asset.
- Previous involvement with a development organization, UN entity, NGO, community initiative, or volunteer programme is desirable.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you provided language support in a challenging situation? | This question assesses your experience and ability to handle language barriers effectively. | Provide a specific example that demonstrates your skills in a real scenario. |
| How do you ensure clear communication when working with participants from diverse backgrounds? | This question evaluates your communication strategies and adaptability. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What interests you about supporting the Future Tech Leaders Programme? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How would you handle a situation where a participant is struggling to understand the course material? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies do you use to communicate complex topics in a simple way? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you provide an example of an inclusive approach you have taken in a previous role? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you manage your time when balancing multiple training sessions and ad hoc requests? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What do you believe are the key components of effective multilingual facilitation? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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