Japanese Multilingual Translator - Nihongo 日本語

Siegen HR Solutions; Manila; On-site; PHP 334,800 - 558,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the Philippines is seeking a bilingual professional proficient in English and Japanese for translation and interpretation tasks. Responsibilities include translating documents and emails, assisting in quality assurance activities, and providing interpretation services during meetings. The ideal candidate should be adaptable, willing to work flexibly, and have a strong interest in learning technical terminologies.

Qualifications

• Must be able to communicate effectively in both English and Japanese.
• Willing to work on holidays, weekends, and extended hours.
• Must be able and willing to learn business and technical terminologies.

Responsibilities

• Translate documents from English to Japanese and vice versa.
• Provide interpretation services during conferences or meetings.
• Initiate and implement quality assurance and process improvement activities.
• Assist in the development of bilingual skills through training.

Skills

Effective communication in English and Japanese (Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji)

Familiarity with MS Word

Familiarity with MS Excel

Familiarity with MS PowerPoint

Ability to work in IT environment

Job description

TO QUALIFY

Must be able to communicate effectively, verbal and written, in both English and Japanese - Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji

Familiar with MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint

Willing to work on Holidays, Weekends, Shifting Schedules and extended working hours

Willing to learn and work in an IT environment

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Translation tasks (e.g. e-mails, tickets, error information) from English to Japanese and vice versa
• May require interpretation service during conferences or meetings with counterparts, clients, and vendors
• Initiate and implement Quality Assurance and process improvement activities
• Assist in the development of bilinguals by conducting brownbag or training
• Ability and interest to learn business, tools and technical terminologies
• Ability to use and contribute in strengthening translation tools to increase productivity
• Works with teams and diverse range of people

NICE TO HAVE

• JLPT passer: N3 Level or higher
• TOEIC score: 600 or higher