Mandarin Interpreter - Work From Home - Based in Malaysia

TP; Kajang; Remote; MYR 64,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Translation and Interpretation Services Company is seeking an Interpreter (100% Work from Home) based in Malaysia to perform consecutive interpretation across Mandarin and English. The role covers live doctor-patient conversations, banking, and client interactions, with night shifts that rotate monthly and a 40-hour minimum per week.

Ideal candidates have strong listening and note-taking skills, the ability to stay neutral, and CEFR English proficiency with other required languages;

Qualifications

• CEFR English level bilingual with other required languages.

Responsibilities

• Provide language interpretation from one language to another for individuals with language barriers.
• Handle telephone or video calls on demand and render meaning of conversations in consecutive interpretation between speakers of English and other languages.
• Process information quickly and concisely, recognize sensitive cultural differences, and remain professional and courteous.
• Use industry terminology and understand common industry procedures; calls may involve healthcare, government, insurance, finance, utilities, travel and hospitality, emergency services, law enforcement, courts, and general business.

Skills

Mandarin-English bilingual

Active listening

Note taking

Neutrality

Follow instructions

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.