August 7, 2024

Deadline for applications 15 September 2024

The BEARR Trust is looking for a UK-based bilingual Russian/Ukrainian translator with excellent English, to work on a part-time and freelance basis on the tasks described below.

The BEARR Trust is a small British charity supporting vulnerable groups in Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia, and has a bilingual English and Russian website (in many of the countries it deals with Russian is still often used as a second language).

Tasks (essential)

• To translate into Russian and Ukrainian material generated by BEARR and its bi-monthly newsletter, and post on the website.
• To maintain a mailing list of recipients of the Russian-language version of the newsletter and send it out via Mailchimp.

Tasks (optional)

• Subject to appropriate skills levels, there may be opportunities to interpret into/from Ukrainian or Russian for on-line or in-person webinars and conferences.

Skills

• Minimum language skills equivalent to CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for languages) Level C2 in Russian and Ukrainian; excellent knowledge of English language.
• Interest in and some knowledge of the entire region.
• Interest in health and welfare issues.
• Ability to use WordPress and Mailchimp.
• Attention to detail.
• Self-organiser.

Pay and conditions

• Self-employed, freelance, approximately 12-15 hours per month, choosing own hours of work and responsible for own taxes.
• Pay: £15 per hour.

TO APPLY (PLEASE RESPOND NO LATER THAN 15 SEPTEMBER 2024)

Please send your CV (resumé) with a one page covering letter stating how your qualifications and experience fit the job description, by 15 September, by email to info@bearr.org with “Website Assistant” in the subject line.