Main purpose of position

Undertake the accurate translation (from Arabic into English) documentation including financial accounts, procurement, and statements of account as a part of a wider project audit taking place in Egypt. The audit will cover the full duration of a closed 2.5-year project and include all project documentation and supporting documents.

Reports to: Director of Finance Location: Cairo, Egypt; or Home based

About ICARDA

The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is a treaty-based international non-profit research organization supported by CGIAR.

ICARDA’s mission is to reduce poverty, enhance food, water, and nutritional security, as well as environmental health in the face of global challenges including climate change. We do this through innovative science, strategic partnerships, linking research to development and capacity development that take into account gender equality and the role of youth in transforming the dry areas. ICARDA works in partnership with governments, universities, civil society, national agricultural research organization, other CGIAR Research Centers, and the private sector. With its temporary Headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, ICARDA operates in regional and country offices across Africa, Asia and the Middle East. For more information: www.icarda.org

All CGIAR Centers are currently engaged into a reform process (“One CGIAR’”) that will help ICARDA and CGIAR achieve better impact through more strategically integrated research, unified governance, an integrated structure and new research modalities across participating Research Centers. This transformation is supported by CGIAR donors who have committed to increased funding as a result of these reforms.

Main responsibilities

Undertake the accurate translation of financial transactions including, but not limited to

• Statements of account
• Invoices

• Proof of receipt of payments
• Contracts and annexes

Undertake the accurate translation of institutional documentation including, but not limited to

• Procurement processes and manuals/National Regulation and Legislation/Policies (Egyptian)

• Financial processes and manuals
• Other documentation as required

Requirements

Education, qualifications, and experience

Essential qualifications and competencies

• Relevant university degree, certificate and work experience in translation of financial, audit, and procurement documentation.
• Proof of prior audit engagements of this type with references.
• Excellent command of the English language.
• Excellent command of the Arabic language.
• Experience in an international agricultural research, universities, not-for-profits, international development, or other relevant field.

Desirable qualifications and competencies

• 3-5 years relevant experience
• Knowledge of international development, NGOs, international agriculture research for development or other

Benefits

Terms of appointment, salary and benefits

The successful candidate will be offered a full-time consultancy contract of 1 month. And will be entitled to an all-inclusive stipend subject to final successful delivery of documentation.

Selection will be conducted on a rolling basis and priority will be given to candidates who are available to start working immediately.

ICARDA is committed to increasing women representation in its workforce and strongly encourages applications from women.

Applications will be acknowledged, but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.