Associate Project Officer

Position Title**: Associate Project Officer (Interpretation and Translation)**
**(Multiple Positions)**

Duty Station**: Doha, Qatar**
Classification**: Professional Staff, Grade P1**

Type of Appointment**: Fixed term, one year with possibility of extension**
Estimated Start Date**: As soon as possible**

Closing Date**: 12 November 2024**
- Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading_
- UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and_
- non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the_
- benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants._

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Applications are welcome from first
- Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Comoros; Congo (the); Cook Islands;_
- Guinea-Bissau; Holy See; Iceland; Kiribati; Lao People's Democratic_
- Republic (the); Madagascar; Marshall Islands; Micronesia (Federated_
- States of); Namibia; Nauru; Palau; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia;_
- Samoa; Sao Tome and Principe; Solomon Islands; Suriname; The Bahamas;_
- Tonga; Tuvalu; Vanuatu_

**_ Context:_**

The United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) operates world-wide with a target of
providing resettlement opportunities to thousands of refugees each year. IOM provides a range
of assistance and support to the USRAP including, but not limited to, case processing, migration
health assessments, cultural orientation training, organized transportation and administration of
a travel loan and collections program. The Department of Operations and Emergencies (DOE),
specifically the Resettlement and Movement Division (RMM), has the organizational
responsibility to provide direction, oversight, and guidance to IOM’s global support to all
resettlement programs.

Under the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), Resettlement Support
Centers (RSCs) provide critical support and processing assistance for resettlement to the US.
As part of an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between IOM and the US State

Department Bureau for Population Refugees and Migration (PRM), IOM manages several RSCs
Immigration Services (USCIS) officers, facilitate security and medical screenings, provide
information about arriving individuals to resettlement agencies in the US and offer Cultural
Orientation (CO) training to individuals departing for the US.

Under the overall supervision of the Senior Project Coordinator RSC and direct supervision of
the Project Officer - Interpretation and Translation, the Associate Project Officer (Interpretation
and Translation) will be based in Doha, Qatar and will have the following duties and
responsibilities:
**_ Core Functions / Responsibilities:_**

1. Support accurate communication in a common language during interviews and other
meetings conducted in-person, by telephone, and/or by video conference by providing verbatim
(word for word) interpretation services. As needed, oversee team members providing
interpretation services to US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officers on circuit
rides and beneficiaries.

2. Provide interpretation services in the preferred language of the beneficiaries without
paraphrasing, summarizing, omitting, or adding information; always use the first person (I, me
and my) and remain engaged during the interpretation session.

3. Maintain strict confidentiality during interpretation sessions and follow designated program
procedures regarding the destruction or maintenance of written notes within the required
timeframe (e.g., immediately after each interpretation session).

4. Remain objective, unbiased, impartial, and neutral when providing interpretation services.
Treat all parties to the conversation with courtesy, dignity, and respect, regardless of their age,
expression, sexual orientation, disability, or any other factors.

5. Understand and show sensitivity towards cultural practices and language differences that
may exist between the parties to the conversation. Respect the use of proper pronouns that are
preferred by the beneficiaries, when applicable.

6. Inform the Project Officer if you are having difficulty understanding a party to the conversation
or if a beneficiary or any other individual offers a bribe, threatens you or tries to influence your
interpretation. Immediately inform the Project Officer, Interpretation and Translation if you know
the beneficiary personally or if you have ever met the individual at any point in the past.

7. Abide by IOM Standards of Conduct (IN/15), Policy and Procedures for Preventing and
Responding to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (IN/234), IOM Data Protection Principles (IN/138),
Policy for a Respectful Working Environment (IN/90), and Fraud Awareness and Prevention
Guidelines (IN/70).

8. Participate in relevant training sessions on such topics as interpreting for int