Arabic Intercultural Mediator for Migrant Health

Médecins Sans Frontières; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES UK is recruiting for a role within its mental health team focused on improving communication between asylum seekers, refugees and care providers. The position aims to reduce language barriers and discrimination while enabling access to care.

Based at the UK Migration Project clinic in Birmingham, the role is 0.8 FTE (30 hours/week, Mon-Fri) on a fixed-term contract of 1 year with the possibility of renewal.

Qualifications

• Native speaker level of fluency in Arabic and other languages; additional languages a plus.
• Essential secondary education; desirable degree in social sciences, social communication or teaching.
• Lived experience of forced migration would be beneficial for the role.
• Training in interpretation or intercultural mediation is an asset.
• Experience in migration/refugee contexts or NGOmed by medical services is advantageous.
• Able to use IT and collaborate in a hybrid working environment using MS tools.

Responsibilities

• Support communication between asylum seekers, refugees and care providers to address language barriers and discrimination.
• Follow MSF protocols to improve fair and equal access to quality health care and services.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to understand socio-cultural determinants affecting care access.

Skills

Arabic fluency

Additional languages

Education

Secondary education

Social sciences / social communication / teaching degree (desirable)

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Teams

SharePoint

OneDrive

Yammer

Job description

MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES UK is recruiting for a role within its mental health team focused on improving communication between asylum seekers, refugees and care providers. The position aims to reduce language barriers and discrimination while enabling access to care.

Based at the UK Migration Project clinic in Birmingham, the role is 0.8 FTE (30 hours/week, Mon-Fri) on a fixed-term contract of 1 year with the possibility of renewal.