Language Assistant

İşin təsviri

Duration: up to 11 months (indicative start date: August 2023, end – June 2024) 

Position is based in (170, L.Tolstoy str., Baku, Azerbaijan, AZ1000) in the premises of the State Agency for Mandatory Health Insurance (SAMHI).

Gross monthly salary: 1.500 EUR

Contract type: fixed term service contract. 

Service type: work from office.

The RTA Assistant will report directly and will be supervised by the RTA.

Tasks of RTA Language Assistant: 

  • Act as a language assistant to the RTA and assist visiting short term experts; 
  • Translate written materials with relation to the project in English and Azerbaijani; 
  • Interpret during missions, meetings, workshops, seminars, trainings and other project events; 
  • Developing and maintaining close working contacts and relationships with Beneficiary Country officials involved in each of the activities and the project management; 
  • Performing all other duties assigned e.g. cooperate and work with RTA Assistant in daily management of the project related activities. 

Requirements for RTA Language Assistant: 

  • Excellent command of spoken and written English language and Azerbaijani language; 
  • University degree in languages, philology, translation, and similar; 
  • Working experience as translator/interpreter;
  • The RTA Assistant may not have or recently (past six months) have had any contractual relation with the beneficiary administration;
  • Computer literacy (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet); 
  • Experience in IT related translation and interpretation; 
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills. 

The following skills will be considered an asset for RTA Language Assistant: 

  • Experience in EU funded projects, especially as RTA Assistant and/or Language Assistant in a Twinning project. 
  • Communication skills.
  • Experience of working in an international environment. 
  • Knowledge of the Russian language.
  • Team player. 

The interested candidates are requested to submit their CV and a letter of motivation in English by 15th  of August, 2023 via e-mail to the following addresses: [email protected] and [email protected] 

Shortlisted candidates only will be invited to attend an interview. The date and place of the online interview will be additionally indicated to the shortlisted candidates.