MEDICAL INTERPRETER (Khartoum) – MSF France
Job Description
| Organization | Medecins sans Frontieres France |
| Job Title | MEDICAL INTERPRETER |
| Location | Khartoum |
| Section/Unit | MEDICAL |
| Supervises | ACTIVITY SUPERVISOR |
| No. of Post | 1 |
| Grade Level | 3 |
| Duration | 6 MONTHS RENEWABLE |
| Closing Date | 07 Jan 2026 |
Verbal interpretation, in person or remotely, during daily medical activities (medical round, consultations, interviews, meetings, etc.) and written translations, from the mission language to local language(s) or vice versa, in order to ensure accurate, respectful, fluent and confidential communication between medical staff and local population.
Duties and responsibilities:
Responsibilities
- Inform medical staff about important cultural nuances to consider during a meeting, medical consultation or interview with local people.
- Participate in staff trainings and meetings as an interpreter.
- Provide face to face interpreting, as well as during telephone and radio calls or other telecom devices, when necessary.
- Adapt communication to any circumstances, using appropriate language registry as well as diplomatic and courtesy manners.
- Translate MSF internal / external documents into local language(s).
- Keep record of all translated documents.
- Look after all equipment provided, i.e. dictionaries or other books that belong to MSF
- Ensure confidentiality and medical secrecy.
Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:
| Education | Essential secondary education, University degree desirable, health knowledge advisable. |
| Experience | Not essential; having worked with NGOs is added advantage |
| Languages | Essential, bilingual in both mission language and local languages and/or dialects |
| Competencies | Results. Teamwork. Flexibility. Commitment. Service. Stress Management. |
Please not that:
- Only complete and relevant applications will be considered
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
- Positions are open to everyone aged 18 and above. Women are highly encouraged to apply.
- MSFF does not reimburse the possible costs for transportation for tests and interviews that may take place during the recruitment process.
Deadline for submission of application: 7th of January 2026
Application should be submitted online via: https://tally.so/r/zxN9kE.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
