Hala Makahleh, Freelance Translator

Hala Makahleh

Freelance Translator

Freelance

Lieu
Jordanie
Éducation
Master, Translation
Expérience
19 years, 9 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :19 years, 9 Mois

Freelance Translator à Freelance
  • Jordanie - Amman
  • Je travaille ici depuis septembre 2004

Translation of various documents from Arabic to English and vice versa, included but not limited to
political, economic, literary, media, and social development materials.

Translator/Interpreter à UNRWA
  • Jordanie - Amman
  • Je travaille ici depuis janvier 2019

Interpreting for the Secretary-General of the United Nations during a visit to Jordan.

Translation of various documents from Arabic to English and vice versa.

Consecutive and simultaneous interpretation during meetings between the Commissioner-General and guests, including ambassadors, foreign ministers, and other VIP people.

Part of the Internal Communications Unit, reporting to the Executive Office at the Amman HQ. Duties included managing social media platforms, providing daily social media summary to the Senior Management, and assisting in VIP visits.

SENIOR TRANSLATOR / INTERPRETER | USAID COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT à GLOBAL COMMUNITIES
  • Jordanie - Amman
  • avril 2016 à juillet 2018

Managing a team of 5 translators: distributing tasks, managing work load, reviewing and editing their
work if needed.
· Translation of varied documents, including but not limited to Memorandums of Understanding, official
correspondences, reports, grants applications, projects and initiatives proposals, budgets, press releases,
and manuals.
· Conducting interpretation (simultaneous and consecutive) during meetings, evaluation sessions, and
training workshops.

PROJECT ASSISTNAT / TRANSLATOR | USAID COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT à Al Jidara
  • Jordanie - Amman
  • décembre 2013 à mars 2016

Translation of varied documents, including but not limited to Memorandums of Understanding, official
correspondences, reports, grants applications, projects and initiatives proposals, budgets, press releases,
and manuals.
· Conducting interpretation (simultaneous and consecutive) during meetings, evaluation sessions, and
training workshops.

TRANSLATION SPECIALIST - USAID COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT à Al Jidara
  • Jordanie - Amman
  • novembre 2013 à décembre 2013

This was a consultant contract before receiving the full-time position with the project.

LEAD TRANSLATOR, OFFICE MANAGER | BUILDING DEVELOPMENT CAPACITIES OF JORDANIAN MANUCIPALITIES PROJEC à Sofreco
  • Jordanie - Amman
  • juillet 2012 à octobre 2013

· Translation of documents, including but not limited to the Project’s Redesign Report, Reference Guide on Business Support Services, monthly progress reports, newspaper articles, press releases, PowerPoint presentations, as well as interpretation during meetings when required.
· Halfway through the project, I took on the duties of Office Manager, in addition to being the project’s lead translator. My duties included handling the daily expenses of the office, keeping track of employees’ working hours, leave days, and field visits, as well as preparing and recording monthly payments for Non-Key Experts and Core Teams, and arranging for meetings and events.

Translator and Interpreter à United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
  • Jordanie - Amman
  • novembre 2011 à février 2012

· Translation of documents, including but not limited to the Commission of Integrity Law, meeting minutes, PowerPoint presentations, as well as interpretation during meetings when required.

EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT à SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC EAST MED
  • Jordanie - Amman
  • août 2010 à octobre 2011

· Covering all translation tasks as requested, managing office logistics, filing system, and conducting customer satisfaction surveys when needed.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT à The Ahliyyah School for Girls
  • Jordanie - Amman
  • novembre 2008 à juillet 2010

Éducation

Master, Translation
  • à UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN
  • juillet 2010

Baccalauréat, English Language and Literature
  • à AL HUSSEIN BIN TALAL UNIVERSITY
  • juin 2008

Specialties & Skills

Langues

Arabe
Expert
Anglais
Expert