French / English Translator

Microcred - Created in 2005, Microcred is one of the most innovative Entrepreneurial Groups in Financial Inclusion, with 8 banks and Financial Institutions in Africa and China. Today the Group is disbursing more than EUR 300 million to 400,000 clients.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: French/English Translator

Location: Nigeria
Job type: Part time

Job Descriptions

• In a huge growth context in Africa and China, our teams are constantly delivering new services and products to microfinance entrepreneurs.
• We are looking for a part time (50%) English to French and French to English translator to foster our current team, especially in the field of communications & marketing.
• The candidate can be based in Nigeria or elsewhere depending on his location.
• Under the supervision of the marketing team, he/she will be in charge of translating all supports for our customers (on and offline), partners and stakeholders.
• As most of the field will concern marketing & sales, the translator will have to also bring great writing & communication skills to enhance communication headlines both in French and English.
• The translator will work on global or local projects and offer his translating & editing skills for web based and offline projects.

Desired Skills and Experience

• University Degree in translation services. A test will be conducted during the recruitment process.
• A 5 years experience as translator in a international context, specifically for marketing & sales services (references will be requested)
• Be a native English speaker, bilingual in French.
• Computing skills: MS Office and Word in particular
• We are looking for a details oriented person, full of rigor and autonomy to work on a project base with little supervision. Great cross-cultural skills will be appreciated.