Project Management Intern - Corpus Creation - MIIS - Remote-Stelle

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Kindly note that this vacancy is for MIIS (Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey) students only. ================================================================= Hours: 15-20 hours per week Location: home-based Travel: none Reporting to: Senior Project Officer MIIS Students may be eligible for the Experiential Learning Fund (ELF). For more information please visit: Are you a MIIS student with a unique internship idea based on your area of interest and expertise? Apply to any open MIIS internship posting, upload your resume, and outline your proposal in your cover letter. CLEAR Global is an equal-opportunity employer, committed to having a diverse team where individuals of all backgrounds collaborate and learn from one another. We believe we can be most effective with diverse experience and expertise in our team. We recruit on merit, actively seek diverse applicant pools, and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, age, gender identity and expression, national origin, race and ethnicity, religious beliefs, marital or parental status, or sexual orientation, and welcome all types of diversity. Background The Project Management Team at CLEAR Global handles a wide range of exciting projects, including language services, voice data collection, research, and technology initiatives. One of the projects is the Language Technologies for Crisis Response (LT4CR) initiative, aiming to bridge the gap in language technology for under-resourced languages in crisis-prone regions. Objectives The main objective of this internship is to support the coordination of linguistic tasks in our translation management environment, as part of the LT4CR project. This with the specific goal of corpus creation - creating a collection of text and questions in up to 5 languages that voice contributors will either respond to freely (spontaneous speech prompts) or read aloud (read speech prompts) to create the voice datasets that help train voice technologies in low-resource languages for crisis response use cases. The role The MIIS Project Management Intern - Corpus Creation will support with coordinating collaboration among different stakeholders, ensuring engagement, appropriate levels of expected output quality, and turnaround. They will also assist with internal processes necessary for the effective planning, coordination, and compliance of activities. Responsibilities

* Manage specific linguistic projects as assigned by Project Officers;

* Upload and download project files, run pre- and post-production checks;

* Track project progress and delivery, keep project trackers up-to-date, and provide regular status updates to Project Officers;

* Maintain an organized project environment across platforms, maintaining project records, files and databases as assigned;

* Assist with building and managing linguist teams, as well as general linguist recruitment, as requested by Project Officers;

* Maintain effective communication with project team members and linguists throughout the project, ensuring that linguists remain engaged throughout the project and have a clear understanding of project expectations;

* Carry out linguist communications around translation quality and turnaround, replying to their messages, ensuring task pick-up, flagging issues, etc;

* Handle other project management tasks as assigned;

* Act in the best interest of the organization during the project period.

These roles and responsibilities are approximate and may change over time. Qualifications

* Current graduate student at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS)

* Excellent command of English. Knowledge of other languages is an advantage;

* Previous experience in translation and/or interpreting (internships and volunteering are considered valid experiences) is desirable;

* Previous experience working with non-profit organizations is desirable;

* Ability to work independently in a remote environment

* Strong writing skills in English;

* Knowledge of CAT tools is a plus.

Requirements This position is very dynamic. The right person is an energetic team player who agrees with CLEAR Global ’s basic beliefs and values and can work remotely while interacting regularly with the international team.

* Self-starter;

* Strong organizational skills;

* Analytical thinker able to transform ideas into tangible actions;

* Understands that communication in the right language is key to improved humanitarian response;

* Team player, collaborative, adaptable and self-motivated;

* Interest in acquiring translation project management experience;

* Ability to adapt to new technologies and learn new skills quickly;

* Attention to detail

About CLEAR Global

CLEAR Global exists to help people get vital information, and be heard, whatever language they speak. We believe that everyone has the right to give and receive information in a language and format they understand. We work with nonprofit partners and a global community of language professionals to build local language translation capacity, and raise awareness of language barriers. Our network of over 200,000 community members translate millions of words of life-saving and life-changing information a year. Core values CLEAR Global employees and volunteers are people who believe passionately about the value of this work and take personal responsibility for achieving the mission. CLEAR Global ’s mission and organizational spirit embody the core values established in its strategic framework:

* Excellence: As the leading voice for communicating humanitarian information in the right language, CLEAR Global is a leader in the translation industry and in the non-profit sector.

* Integrity: CLEAR Global believes that every person, whether it’s the people who we serve, our volunteers or our staff, has value, deserves respect and has inherent dignity.

* Empowerment: CLEAR Global believes in using language to empower people around the world to control their own development and destiny.

* Innovation: CLEAR Global recognizes and celebrates the power of innovation to address humanitarian and crisis issues around the world.

* Sustainability: CLEAR Global recognizes that meeting our mission necessitates establishment and maintenance of a solid financial and organizational infrastructure.

* Tolerance: Our staff and volunteers are highly knowledgeable and skilled; value each other, our partner and our recipients; create a supportive work environment; and, conduct themselves professionally at all times.

CLEAR Global may re-advertise the vacancy, cancel the recruitment, offer an appointment with a modified job description or for a different duration at its discretion. Originally posted on Himalayas