Place of work:

The position will be temporarily based in Damascus and shifted to Daraa/Nawa Hospital in the coming period.

Level:

• 5

Contract of

• Service Agreement for 1 month, renewable.

Employment

Main objectives

To provide high-quality, culturally appropriate, and confidential medical interpretation and written translation in support of MSF's clinical and operational activities in Syria. This role ensures accurate communication between international/national medical staff and local patients, families, health workers, and authorities, thereby contributing to effective medical care delivery, patient safety, and collaboration with local partners in line with MSF's principles and protocols.

Main responsibilities and tasks

• Accompany international medical staff during field visits to health facilities, camps, and mobile clinics to provide interpretation during medical consultations and technical discussions with local counterparts.

• Facilitate communication with local health authorities regarding referrals, MoUs, patient care coordination, and reporting, particularly in sensitive or high-security contexts.

• Support the Mental Health and Health Promotion teams in translating IEC materials, counseling scripts, and community awareness content, ensuring cultural and linguistic accuracy.

• Assist in patient surveys, focus groups, or community feedback mechanisms by translating questionnaires and supporting interviews when health-related data is collected.

• Flag cultural misunderstandings, communication barriers, or potential conflicts of interest to supervisors,

especially in contexts involving gender norms, confidentiality concerns, or

sensitive clinical cases.

• Contribute to the development and review of localized medical materials used in the Syrian context, ensuring consistency in terminology and relevance to the setting.

• Support translation tasks related to medical emergency preparedness, outbreak response, or vaccination campaigns, ensuring accurate dissemination of health information to communities.

• Provide language support to other departments (HR, Logistics, Operations) only when tasks are directly related to medical activities or coordination with medical actors.

• Observe all MS protocols regarding safety, ethics, and confidentiality, particularly in areas of heightened security or population displacement.