Accountabilities and Responsibilities: 

1- SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES

• Translation:

Carries out and follows-up autonomously on complex translation requests concerning legal and other texts from English to Arabic, and vice-versa, in compliance with agreed deadlines. Texts to be translated include:

• Documents submitted by Cairo delegation and other Arabic-speaking delegations.
• Updates on ICRC activities, donor reports, legal texts, etc. received from ICRC HQ
• Legal texts, specialized research papers or legal articles.
• ICRC Arabic website texts and public communication texts (press lines etc.) in support of the CSC Cairo in case of need (i.e. replacement of absence of CSC translators)
• Interpreting :

1. Carries out consecutive or simultaneous interpreting from English into Arabic and vice-versa during national IHL/FAS seminars in Egypt, as well as during regional events in- or outside Egypt.
2. Assists CAI management with consecutive interpretation during meetings with interlocutors (government officials, League of Arab States etc.)
3. Carries out l consecutive interpretation during internal meetings of the delegation.

• Editing :
• Edits legal or specialized ICRC texts written in Arabic; ensures high quality and taking into account the glossary of terms and the style manual.

Proofreading

• Proofreads Arabic-language publications prior to print upon request from Cairo delegation.

Correspondence

• Writes Arabic letter/correspondence for the ICRC Cairo delegation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2-Office Activities 

1. Administration 

        Ensures necessary administrative work is implemented on time (Time reporting, etc.

       2.Treatment of information

        Registers and treats information (general and specific) accurately and with confidentially.

      3-GENERAL DUTIES

• Understands the three components of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement.
• Applies the security rules at all times.
• Respects and observes staff regulations of the ICRC.
• Respects and observes the staff regulations and administrative procedures of the ICRC.
• Knows how to use the messaging system and the various ICRC standard software.
• Applies IT regulations and procedures.
• Is aware of activities of other departments and maintains regular contacts.
• The employee may be asked to perform duties and task not covered in this job description as well as to provide support to other departments when necessary.