Objective of the Assignment

The purpose of this role is to provide accurate, high-quality real-time interpretation between English and French for Inkomoko meetings, workshops, and communications to ensure smooth collaboration among multilingual teams, specifically to support effective communication and collaboration between our growing team in Chad and our other country teams.

 Scope of Work

The French Interpreter will be responsible for:

• Providing live interpretation (English ↔ French) during virtual or in-person meetings, workshops, and trainings.
• Supporting simultaneous interpretation for group events and consecutive interpretation for smaller discussions or interviews.
• Preparing in advance by reviewing meeting materials, agendas, or presentation content shared beforehand.
• Ensuring confidentiality, accuracy, and neutrality in all communications.
• Providing language and cultural clarification as needed to enhance understanding.
• Occasionally translating short written content (e.g., meeting notes, chat summaries, or materials) as requested.

Deliverables

• Accurate and timely interpretation for all assigned meetings or events.
• Availability for pre-meeting briefings when required.
• Professional communication and conduct consistent with Inkomoko’s values.
• Submission of a brief monthly activity summary (list of sessions interpreted, duration, feedback).

Requirements

 Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Translation, Languages, Communication, or related field preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in French–English interpretation, ideally in development, business, or NGO settings.
• Demonstrated experience providing remote simultaneous interpretation using Zoom or similar platforms.
• Excellent command of both English and French (native or near-native fluency).
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Familiarity with East African or Francophone African contexts is an advantage.

Duration and Level of Effort

• The consultant will work on an as-needed basis, with an estimated workload of 5-10 hours per month.
• The schedule will depend on upcoming Inkomoko meetings and events.
• Contract duration: Through end of year with the possibility to extend.

Reporting & Collaboration

The Interpreter will report to the Head of Talent Development and will coordinate closely with the P&C, Operations, and Office of CEO to plan for interpretation needs.

Benefits

Payment Terms

• Payment will be made per hour or per session based on an agreed rate.
• The interpreter will submit an invoice at the end of each month listing dates and durations of services provided.
• Rates will be determined based on experience and Inkomoko’s consultant fee schedule.