Who we are:

Medaille Trust supports and empowers survivors of modern slavery, trafficking and exploitation. We do this in a number of ways, from offering safe accommodation to offering support both in our safehouses and out in the community on our Moving on Projects. Our work also includes advocacy and awareness raising in the UK as well as an entrepreneurship academy in Albania, which provides meaningful alternatives to those who may otherwise be at risk of exploitation. All our work embodies a commitment to personalised support, recognising the dignity and agency of our service users and empowering them on a path to a life that is free from slavery and exploitation.

What are we looking for:

We are looking for volunteers who could act as translators for us, to accurately translate text from English into any of the languages listed below.

Many of our service users don’t use English as their first language and rely on high quality translation to understand information. 

We are looking for volunteers who can accurately translate English text into any of the languages below: Bengali, Arabic, Amharic, Albanian, Vietnamese, Romanian, Polish, Tigrinya, Punjabi, Urdu and Hindi.

We are looking for someone with the below skills:

• To hold a translating or interpreting qualification or to hold a degree (in any subject) and be fluent in speaking and writing in English, and one or more of the languages above.
• Have excellent command of English and other language(s).
• Grammatical accuracy. 
• Excellent proof-reading skills. 
• Excellent IT skills.
• Able to work independently.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality. 
• Need to be 18 years old or over.
• Must have use of their own computer.

Training will be provided. Reasonable, agreed expenses will be reimbursed inline with expenses policy. Basic DBS is required for this role, which we will arrange.