Application: User Response Translation Volunteer Coordinator

Position Title: User Response Translation Committee Volunteer Coordinator

Organization name: Organization for Transformative Works

Committee: User Response Translation (URT) Committee

Reports to: User Response Translation Committee Chairs

Time Requirements: Approximately 5 hours per week.

Term: 1 year

Role overview: Supports the running of URT by assisting with task assignment, personnel and project management, recruitment, and training.

Date of position description review: July (annually)

Requirements:

  • Must be willing to agree to confidentiality agreements.

Key Responsibilities

  • Assign tasks to URT translators.
  • Perform personnel management tasks like checking in with translators.
  • Assist with URT recruitment and training.
  • Facilitate discussion of translations and standards when necessary.
  • Work with chairs and liaisons to improve URT workflows and determine committee direction.
  • Maintain the confidentiality of sensitive material, including users’ personal information and details of all tickets.
  • Provide assistance to URT translators when needed and help maintain a supportive work environment in URT.

Experience

The following are preferred, but not required:

  • Managerial, supervisory, or leadership experience.
  • Project management experience.
  • Familiarity with languages other than English and/or the process of translation.

Skills and attributes

  • Must be at least 18 years old and legally of age to work with explicit material in your local jurisdiction.
  • English language proficiency is required. Other language skills are helpful, but not required.
  • Experience with translation/translators is helpful, but not required.
  • Must have strong written communication skills.
  • Able and willing to handle personnel conflicts and volunteer performance issues in a professional and constructive manner.
  • Organized and detail-oriented.
  • Will complete work regularly and reliably.
  • Willing to handle routine administrative tasks.

Training requirements

Volunteer Coordinators will be trained in all required tools, skills, and tasks as detailed on the User Response Translation Committee Volunteer Coordinator Training Plan.

Recruitment for this role has now closed for this round. Please check the volunteering page for future openings.