Hausa Transcriber-Translator

Responsibilities

• Transcribe cognitive-interview recordings verbatim in Hausa, in standard orthography with the hooked letters ɓ, ɗ, ƙ, ʼy preserved.
• Translate into English in a two-column format aligned by timestamp, keeping idioms in Hausa with a short note.
• Flag words or questions that respondents misunderstood, to help finalise the Hausa questionnaire.
• Deliver each transcript within 5 working days and keep all material confidential.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or HND in Hausa, Linguistics, Translation, English or a related field.
• At least 3 years of Hausa–English transcription or translation for research or media.
• Native Hausa speaker with knowledge of the Kano dialect Kananci.
• Excellent written English.

Preferred experience:

• Transcribing sensitive topics such as health, gender or family life.

Skills and attributes:

• Accuracy and patience.
• Faithful to the speaker’s meaning.
• Discreet with sensitive information

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications in one PDF to: info@aid-health.org using “SL Application – [Job ID] – [Full Name]” as the subject of the mail.

Candidates should send one PDF containing:

• A CV (maximum 4 pages);
• A one-page cover note;
• One work sample;
• Two referees.

Note

• Engagement depends on the contract being awarded.
• AIDHealth never charges a fee at any stage of recruitment.
• Women and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.