Avaaz

Language Associate - Mandarin, Traditional Chinese

(Short term contract, 6 months with a possibility to extend)

About Avaaz

Avaaz is an international campaigning and advocacy organisation that provides its global membership of almost 70 million people with opportunities to make our world a better place.

We’re one of the world’s largest online global campaigning movements, with people from every corner in the world taking action to close the gap between the world we have and the world most people everywhere want. This includes protecting human rights worldwide, supporting indigenous struggles, saving our planet from climate change and other threats, and fighting to stop disinformation and other cyber threats from undermining our democracies. 

Our model enables people to channel their voices into a powerful collective force at tipping point moments to impact the pressing global challenges of our time, from climate and ecological collapse to human rights abuses and the dismantling of democracy. Avaaz is funded through small donations from individual Avaaz members, no big money from governments or corporations. This keeps us independent and allows us to keep a laser focus on doing what the world needs.

Mandarin, Traditional Chinese Language Associate - Position Overview

Language Leads help Avaaz reach millions of people by translating and localising Avaaz campaign emails from English into 17 languages. This role requires exceptional writing skills to ensure Avaaz’s message is not just translated, but truly resonates in a new language. We see Language Associates as writers, not just translators but your job is to bring the Avaaz spirit to life in your community’s language.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to global social change with one of the most dynamic public organisations in the world. The role requires flexibility and the ability to work under tight deadlines, with an expected workload of 10-20 hours per week. The position reports to an Avaaz Campaigner and collaborates closely with our Languages, Member Engagement and Community Petitions teams.

Responsibilities

• Translate and adapt English Avaaz campaigns into compelling Traditional Chinese content, ensuring  accurate setup for the website and emails (about 1,000-2,000 words per week).
• Provide clear, friendly, and efficient support to Avaaz members in Mandarin, managing inquiries  related to subscriptions, donations, and campaigns with timely resolution.
• Collaborate with campaigners and translators to coordinate campaign and project workflows in  Traditional Chinese.
• Identify key campaign opportunities relevant to Mandarin-speaking members in Taiwan, Hong  Kong, and Malaysia.
• Review and support community petitions launched on the Avaaz Community Petitions site in  Traditional Chinese.
• Ensure the Avaaz website is well-written and error-free in Mandarin, maintaining high grammatical and linguistic standards.
• Research and provide supporting sources for campaigns in Traditional Chinese.
• Assist with other Avaaz campaigns and member engagement tasks as needed.

Qualifications 

The following list of qualifications is what we believe gives you the experience required to work in our environment and deliver on the responsibilities listed above. You should apply for this role if you believe you have the necessary experience, even if you don't meet all the requirements below:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills in Mandarin-speaking. Fluency in spoken and written English is also required.
• Knowledge of culture and politics in Mandarin-speaking communities
• Passion and commitment to global justice, citizen empowerment and social change.
• Creativity for campaign tactics and strategies.
• Strong teamwork skills, comfortable in a highly collaborative team culture and a hierarchical team structure.
• High professionalism, self-motivation, efficiency and results-oriented delivery on short timeline
• Ability to adjust quickly to changing conditions and requirements
• Proficient in Google Suite and online communication systems (Slack, Zoom, etc).

Location

Avaaz is a virtual organisation, with most of our work done online. Our staff are based all over the world. For this position, the candidate would ideally be based in the Asia Pacific or European time zones, although the Americas time zones may be considered.  

Compensation and Benefits

The hourly rate for this position is US$20-25 per hour, depending on location and experience, this is a month to month contract.

Application Process and Timeline

Please submit your CV with a short sample of your English-Mandarin translation work - either literature, journalism or academic works. We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis, and encourage all candidates to submit applications as soon as possible.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

As a global organization with millions of members worldwide, it’s important to us that our team reflects the diversity needed to lead a movement of people from across the planet, rising to meet some of the most complex challenges humanity has ever faced. We believe we can only succeed by building a diverse team full of fresh perspectives and original ideas, and we are committed to creating a working environment in which everyone has an equal opportunity to fulfill their potential.

Our team includes speakers of English as their first or second language, self-taught and university-educated, and people with all sorts of professional backgrounds. If doing the job you just read about would excite you to come to work every day, we want you to apply if you’re talented, hard-working, and committed to making a difference.

We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, language and accent, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, family/parental or marital status, political affiliation, religion, socioeconomic class/caste, disability. 

We’ll provide reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants with disabilities or special needs to participate in the application process, so please let us know if you have such a request when you apply.

Please do not send your application via email. Only applications received via the form online will be considered. Thank you!