JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

 Position: Interpreter

Duty Station: Gashora- Bugesera District

Job type: Full-Time

Duration: 9 Months with possible extension.

I.    Background

Prison Fellowship Rwanda (PFR) is a non-profit organization that works in partnership with the government of Rwanda and its relevant agencies, local and international partners, and volunteers to foster restorative justice, unity, and reconciliation, peace building, psychosocial healing initiatives, promotion of human rights and provision of legal assistance and development in Rwanda. Prison Fellowship Rwanda was founded on 01/07/1995, affiliated to the Prison Fellowship International in 1997.  It was officially registered and recognized by the ministerial law no 037/17, of 23/10/2002 as a non-profit organization and published in the official gazette of the Republic of Rwanda in 2002.

Prison Fellowship Rwanda in partnership with UNHCR and the Ministry in Charge of Emergency Management (MINEMA) is ensuring access to justice and respect of human rights is strengthened by providing legal assistance, legal education, civil registration, and documentation to refugees living in the Gashora emergency transit centre. Currently, Prison Fellowship Rwanda is looking for a qualified and highly motivated candidate of high moral character and professional integrity to fulfill the position of a translator to support the overall implementation of activities. The interpreter will provide interpretation and translation services for Person of Concerns (POCs) who possess limited proficiency in all languages used in ETM Gashora under legal aid services and civil registration. The interpreter provides services in person and/or over the phone, depending upon need.

II.    Key Responsibilities

Under the Supervision of the Prison Fellowship Rwanda Staff, the Interpreter will provide interpretation and/or translation services to POCs seeking legal assistance and civil registration in ETM Gashora Office and other appointments in the community. In-office interpretation services include legal advice, mediation, and advocacy, accompaniment, and legal representation before the court of law, legal awareness, civil registration, detention, and other activities.

Specifically, the interpreter will execute the following responsibilities:

• Providing interpretation and translation in Tigrinya and Arabic.
• Providing PFR staff with interpretation support as they work with POCs both in one-on-one and group settings.
• Assist POCs being prosecuted during interrogation, court hearing, court pronouncement at all levels of legal proceedings;
• Assist Prison Fellowship Rwanda staff in legal advice provision, mediation, advocacy, and accompaniment services which bring together legal officers and POCs;
• Attend legal awareness sessions conducted by PFR within the ETM Gashora for translation services;
• Assist PFR Legal officer in all legal aid services provided to POCs in ETM under legal assistance and civil documentation (birth registration process, looking for other civil documents)
• Be part of a detention monitoring team being conducted at police stations and prisons across the country

III.    Essential skills and qualifications

The candidate must meet the following minimum qualifications and experience:

• Skills and Abilities: Fluency in written and spoken English, Tigrinya, and Arabic.
• Skills and Competencies: Demonstrated success achieving goals and communicating cross-culturally.
• Be a team player, detail-oriented, patient, professional, and reliable.
• Strongly motivated by humanitarian work
• Able to work under pressure, especially in court hearing proceedings
• Open-minded and adaptable
• University education/degree in interpretation or translation is an added advantage.
• At least two years of professional experience in interpretation or translation services.

To apply, please send the following by e-mail to [email protected] attaching the following:

• Degree and ID;
• CV (maximum 3 pages);
• Two recommendations of previous relevant work;

Please include ‘’ Translator’’ in the subject line of the application e-mail. Due to the large number of applications, Prison Fellowship Rwanda will only be able to respond to short-listed candidates.

The application deadline is on 15^th April 2021. The application can be addressed to the Executive Director of Prison Fellowship Rwanda. For more information about Prison Fellowship Rwanda, consult: www.pfrwanda.com

Done at Kigali on 30^rd March 2021.

Bishop Deogratias GASHAGAZA

Executive Director

Prison Fellowship Rwanda