Translation & Language QA Lead

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the bilingual Hausa–English project termbase.
• Review every quote used in a deliverable for accuracy, tone and register.
• Run blind back-translation on a sample of quotes, and on all quotes used in priority alerts, against a target of 95% meaning equivalence.
• Transliterate Ajami content into Boko before translation and add cultural notes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Linguistics, Translation, Hausa Studies or a related field.
• At least 5 years of professional Hausa–English translation experience, ideally for research or media.
• Native Hausa speaker with excellent written English.

Preferred experience:

• Ajami literacy.
• Translation work on gender, health or religious content.

Skills and attributes:

• Precision and cultural sensitivity in translation.
• Ability to work to tight review deadlines

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.