About the Organization:
Horus Development Finance (Horus) is a consulting firm and technical assistance provider working in the microfinance sector in emerging and developing countries. For 15 years, Horus has been managing capacity building projects and MFIs and has become one of the main consulting firms in microfinance.
Horus created Advans which is a network of MFIs in developing and emerging countries offering loans, deposits, and other standard financial services to MSMEs that have limited or no access to formal banking services. The Advans network presently comprises eight financial institutions and has the ambition to continue to expand at a steady pace in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Advans provides these MFIs with financial resources whilst Horus provides them with technical assistance services.
About the Job:
Advans is looking for an English Language Editor. S/he will be assisting the staff by reviewing, editing, and translating documents in English. S/he will review the reports, presentations, official documents, internal policies, and international funding applications.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Correcting, proofreading, and editing documents written in English;
- Translating documents from French to English;
- Creating a glossary of financial terms to be used by Horus and the Advans network;
- Help collaborators in improving their command of the English language, especially their written skills by explaining recurring errors, grammar rules or syntax errors.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree level in translation or literature;
- English native speaker with a very good command of French;
- Minimum 5 years of editing or translation experience;
- Good command of financial terms and corporate communication;
- Excellent organization skills, proactive, and autonomous;
- Ability to manage time and organize the workload.
Closing Date: 28 Sep 2012
How to Apply:
Interested candidates can send their resume and cover letter to
recrut@horus-groupe.com
