Mandarin Interpreter - Work From Home - Based in Malaysia

TP; Hulu Kelang; Remote; MYR 64,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Translation and Interpretation Services Company in Malaysia seeks a Mandarin-English-Mandarin interpreter for a 100% work-from-home role. The position supports live conversations between doctors, patients, bankers, and clients, using consecutive interpretation.

Night shifts are 8 hours per shift with monthly rotation across 7pm–3am, totaling at least 40 hours online per week. The role requires excellent listening, neutrality, and CEFR English level with other required languages.

Qualifications

• Excellent listening, retention and note taking skills to maintain a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to concentrate, stay detached from the conversation, and always remain neutral and objective.
• Ability to quickly establish personal credibility.
• Ability to follow client's instructions closely.
• Ability to explain certain cultural concepts to avoid miscommunication with the permission or at request of the clientB2
• CEFR English Level bilingual with other required languages.
• Able to work from home on a permanent basis.

Responsibilities

• Provide language interpretation from one language to another for individuals with language barriers to understand and communicate with each other.
• Handling telephone or video calls on demand and renders meaning of conversations in the consecutive mode between speakers of English.
• Processes information quickly and concisely, recognizes sensitive cultural differences, and is always professional and courteous.
• The interpreter will use appropriate industry terminology and understand common industry procedures and practices across Healthcare, Government, Insurance, Finance, Utilities, Travel and Hospitality, 911 emergency services, Law Enforcement, Courts, and General Business.

Skills

Excellent listening

Retention

Note taking

Concentration

Neutrality

Follow instructions

Cultural concepts

CEFR English (B2)

Work from home

Job description

Client: Translation and Interpretation Services Company

Position: Interpreter (100% Work from Home)

Language: Mandarin- English-Mandarin

Location: Work From Home (Based in Malaysia)

Job Scope: Consecutive interpretation- Live conversation Doctor & Patient, Banker and client etc...

Working Hours: 100% night shift that changes monthly. Entry points can be any hour from 7pm, 8pm, 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, 12am, 1am, 2am, 3am etc. (8 hours online per shift, 40 hours online per week MINIMUM)

Salary: Basic package up to RM5700 - RM6500

Qualifications

• Excellent listening, retention and note taking skills to maintain a high level of accuracy
• Ability to concentrate, stay detached from the conversation, and always remain neutral and objective
• Ability to quickly establish personal credibility
• Ability to follow client's instructions closely
• Ability to explain certain cultural concepts to avoid miscommunication with the permission or at request of the clientB2
• CEFR English Level bilingual with other required languages
• Able to work from home on a permanent basis

Responsibilities

• Provide language interpretation from one language to another for individual with language barrier to understand and communicate to each other
• Handling telephone or video calls on demand and renders meaning of conversations in the consecutive mode of interpretation between speakers of English
• Processes information quickly and concisely, recognizes sensitive cultural differences, and is always professional and courteous
• The interpreter will use appropriate industry terminology and understand common industry procedures and practices. The calls may involve simple or complex, non-technical or technical subjects in Healthcare, Government, Insurance, Finance, Utilities, Travel and Hospitality, 911 emergency services, Law Enforcement, Courts, and General Business.