Tanslator - Abu Dhabi (Fixed Term Contract - 1 year)

Oliver Wyman is a global leader in management consulting. With offices in more
than ‎70 cities across ‎30 countries, Oliver Wyman combines deep industry
knowledge with specialized expertise in strategy, operations, risk management,
and organization transformation. The firm has more than ‎5,000 professionals
around the world who work with clients to optimize their business, improve
their operations and risk profile, and accelerate their organizational
performance to seize the most attractive opportunities. Oliver Wyman is a
business of Marsh McLennan [NYSE: MMC]. For more information, visit
www.oliverwyman.com
Oliver Wyman is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies [NYSE:
MMC]. For more information, visit www.oliverwyman.com.
Oliver Wyman is now looking for a Translator to be based out of our Abu
Dhabi office!
Fluency (reading, writing, speaking) in both Arabic and English is
essential
This is a ‎12 month fixed term contract.
The Opportunity
Oliver Wyman Middle East is looking for highly skilled bilingual translator
with more than ‎2 years ' experience translating professional client materials
between English and Arabic in a business environment (preferably in Management
Consultancy or other professional services) and have good understanding of
culture and language localization in the region. You will join our
professional translation support function and give you the opportunity to work
on various industries and build your career.
You should apply if you share our passion for translation, are highly
motivated and have a keen eye for detail. You are also deadline driven,
organized and understand how people view and understand
content.
Key responsibilities of the role include
* Professionally translating between English and Arabic business and technical documents,
* ensuring that the meaning of the source text is retained, including:
* Published marketing reports
* Generic marketing presentations
* Client proposals
* Client presentations
* Other internal presentations and documents
* Liaising with clients to discuss any unclear points and consults with subject matter experts and
* project teams in order to understand specialized concepts and translate them appropriately
* Researching legal, technical and scientific phraseology to find the correct translation
* Uses highly specialized translation software to encourage efficiency and consistency
* Retaining and developing knowledge on specialist areas of translation
* Adheres to industry quality standards to ensure that all completed work follows legal and ethica lobligations
Personal Specification
* Highly organized, operates well within a team, as well as independently
* Professional, tactful and able to engage with colleagues at all levels in the firm
* Keen to work in a fast-paced, dynamic client-services environment
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to deal with people at all levelsacross a multicultural environment, both directly and virtually
* Ability to multitask, prioritise and manage one 's own time
* Ability to manage a heavy work volume and meet deadlines in an extremely fast pacedenvironment.
* Flexible attitude, hard-working and results driven.
* Strong communication skills in English (written and spoken) and native in Arabic.
* Ability to demonstrate strong planning and organization skills.
Technical Skills/ Qualification
* Should be proficient in Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
* Educated to Graduate level (Degree in translation/experience in the field)
Language Skills
* Fluent English and Arabic, written, reading and spoken
Why join us at Oliver Wyman?
At Oliver Wyman, we lead with heart - we love what we do and have fun
while we do it! We also strive for breakthroughs by questioning, seeking
diverse perspectives, and finding powerful and sustainable solutions . If
you share these values and want to work as one and own our impact at the
same time, be brave and achieve the amazing with us!
* We're individuals who are self-starting, motivated, energetic, entrepreneurial about what we do
* We have the common aspiration to have an impact, leave a legacy and change the world. We have no interest in running a steady-state business. We want to build, grow and shape the environment around us
* We value an environment where every member of Oliver Wyman is encouraged and expected to voice his or her opinion
* We believe that to create a true meritocracy we need to remove artificial barriers to opportunity
* We value people whose lives balance work and non-work activities because we believe they are both more interesting colleagues and are able to make better contributions to the Firm.
* We push ourselves hard to deliver excellence, but we also work to extract the maximum benefit from the flexibility of a project-based business. We provide the ability to take career breaks for personal or family reasons. We fundamentally value each other's time and are sensitive to how it is used. We are an output not input-based culture, have respect for people's personal decisions, and believe that one's workload must be sustainable. We seek balance for ourselves and our colleagues.