Remote Mandarin Interpreter - Night Shift, 100% Online

TP; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 63,612 - 72,540; Full time

Job summary

Translation and Interpretation Services Company is seeking an interpreter for 100% work-from-home operations based in Malaysia. The role involves consecutive interpretation for live doctor-patient and other professional conversations during night shifts that vary monthly, with shifts around 7pm to 3am and a minimum of 40 hours weekly.

Responsibilities include providing accurate bilingual interpretation, handling calls on-demand, and maintaining professionalism while navigating cultural nuances

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 client
• 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.

Skills

Active listening

Note taking

Retention

Concentration

Neutrality

Following instructions

Cultural awareness

CEFR English Level bilingual

Job description

Translation and Interpretation Services Company is seeking an interpreter for 100% work-from-home operations based in Malaysia. The role involves consecutive interpretation for live doctor-patient and other professional conversations during night shifts that vary monthly, with shifts around 7pm to 3am and a minimum of 40 hours weekly.

Responsibilities include providing accurate bilingual interpretation, handling calls on-demand, and maintaining professionalism while navigating cultural nuances