Freelance Balochi Interpreter and Translator

SILA Linguists; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Freelance flexibility

Remote and on-site assignments

Fair pay reflecting skills and time

Operations team support

Diverse assignments across healthcare,

Public services

Job summary

SILA Linguists is recruiting freelance Balochi interpreters and translators for asylum, legal and healthcare assignments, remotely or on site in the UK. You will interpret in Balochi and English, translate as qualified, and ensure accuracy, confidentiality and professional standards. DBS checks may apply for certain assignments.

Assignments span hospitals, courts and solicitor appointments, with flexibility to accept work as it suits you and support from our operations team.

Qualifications

• Native or near-native fluency in Balochi and English.
• Qualifications such as the DPSI, DPI or translation degree, or equivalent professional experience.
• Willingness to undergo a DBS check for some assignments.

Responsibilities

• Interpret in Balochi for clients from Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan, confirming the client's variety at the start.
• Translate Balochi statements and Urdu or Farsi documents where you are qualified.
• Follow professional standards of accuracy, impartiality and confidentiality on every assignment.
• Prepare for each booking by reviewing the brief and researching specialist terminology in advance.
• Take on-site assignments at hospitals, courts, offices and other venues, and remote sessions by video or telephone.
• Take on transcription and translation of Balochi recordings for legal, research and media clients, if this work interests you.

Skills

Balochi fluency

English fluency

Education

DPSI / DPI / translation degree

CIOL / ITI / NRPSI membership

Job description

SILA Linguists is recruiting freelance Balochi interpreters and translators for asylum, legal and healthcare assignments, remotely or on site.

Balochi is spoken in Balochistan, a region divided between Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan, and by Baloch communities in Oman and the Gulf. Its eastern, western and southern varieties differ noticeably, and speakers usually also know Urdu, Farsi or Dari depending on their country of origin.

Assignments include asylum interviews, tribunal hearings, solicitor appointments and GP and mental health care. Documents are usually in Urdu, Farsi or Dari, with Balochi used in statements and messages written in Arabic-based script.

Responsibilities

• Interpret in Balochi for clients from Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan, confirming the client's variety at the start.
• Translate Balochi statements and Urdu or Farsi documents where you are qualified.
• Follow professional standards of accuracy, impartiality and confidentiality on every assignment.
• Prepare for each booking by reviewing the brief and researching specialist terminology in advance.
• Take on-site assignments at hospitals, courts, offices and other venues, and remote sessions by video or telephone.
• Take on transcription and translation of Balochi recordings for legal, research and media clients, if this work interests you.

Requirements

• Native or near-native fluency in Balochi and English.
• Relevant qualifications such as the DPSI, DPI or a translation degree, or equivalent professional experience; CIOL, ITI or NRPSI membership is welcome.
• Urdu, Farsi, Dari or Brahui is an advantage.
• Willingness to undergo a DBS check, which is required for some assignments, such as those involving children or vulnerable adults.
• For on-site work in the UK, the right to work in the UK.
• Reliable internet access and suitable equipment (computer or phone with headset) for video and telephone work.

What we offer

• Freelance flexibility, accepting work when it suits you.
• Remote and on-site assignments.
• Fair pay that reflects your skills and time.
• Support from our operations team.
• Assignments across sectors, including healthcare, legal and public services.

Balochi work with SILA Linguists®

SILA Linguists® is a language services company providing interpreting, translation and transcription across the UK, North America, Australia, New Zealand and beyond, in more than 350 languages and dialects. As a Balochi linguist with us, you can take on the full range of work we offer in Balochi:

• Balochi interpreting of every type: face-to-face, telephone (OPI) 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, video (VRI) through the SILA Linguists® app or the client's platform, consecutive, simultaneous, conference and remote simultaneous (RSI), community and escort interpreting.
• Balochi translation of documents into and out of English, from letters, medical reports and school records to contracts, research and websites.
• Certified Balochi translation with a signed statement of accuracy, accepted by UK authorities such as courts, the Home Office, universities and employers.
• Balochi transcription of audio and video recordings, with time stamps, translation of the transcript and subtitling.

Our vetted, trained and qualified linguists work in legal, police and court settings, immigration and asylum matters, NHS and private healthcare, social care, schools and universities, charities and business. Every assignment is covered by confidentiality agreements and UK GDPR.