Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
Requirements
Additional Requirements
- Age 18 to 59 years
Education & Other Qualifications:
Essential: Minimum Higher Secondary education,
Desirable: University degree in the field of English Language, Healthcare or Interpreting.
Desirable: Certified medical interpreter (CMI) or health care interpreter (HCI)
Experience:
Desirable: Minimum 1 year experience as a medical interpreter in a healthcare setting.
Desirable: Knowledge of basic health terminology
Language:
Essential: English C1 level and Bengali native level
Essential: Excellent speaking and understanding of Chittagoinan dialect and/or Rohingya language.
Competences:
• Results and Quality Orientation L1
• Teamwork and Cooperation L1
• Behavioral Flexibility L1
• Commitment to MSF Principles L1
• Stress Management L2
Responsibilities & Context
Accountabilities:
• Inform project staff of the main cultural nuances to take into account during a meeting, medical consultation or interview with a person from the local population.
• Participate in staff training as well as meetings as an interpreter.
• Act as an interpreter face to face as well as during telephone or radio calls or other telecommunications when necessary.
• Adapt communication to each circumstance by using an appropriate language register while adopting a courteous and diplomatic attitude.
• Translate internal/external MSF documents into local language(s).
• Archive all translated documents.
• Ensure that all equipment provided is maintained, in particular dictionaries or other works belonging to MSF
• Ensure patient medical confidentiality and dignity
MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities:
Interpretation
• Assist in all activities pertaining to interpretation at any project location / wards or in the community for interpretation during interviews, home visits, meetings, focus group discussions, etc.
• Ensure neutrality and accuracy when translating between both the interlocutors, and respect the integrity of the message from both sides
• Immediately declare conflict of interest with a beneficiary or a patient (e.g. personal involvement)
• Declare clearly to the interlocutor if any words / sentences are unclear
• Ask either party to pause, in case there is a long monologue, and bring both parties back together
• Do not solicited or unsolicited advice, medical or otherwise
Translation
• Participate in the creation of any and all documents / SOPs / signages / posters pertaining to training, patient counselling and any other need
• Collaborate in improving project understanding of Rohingya / Burmese / dialects by adding to the BD MSF English / Bangla / Rohingya dictionary on each new learning
Counselling
• Ensure patient / caretaker / family counseling on all matters needed by the project, during admission / discharge / DAMA / death / stay in the ward / others, per the guidance of the medical / para-medical team,
• Attempt to understand cultural nuances and share these with the medical / para-medical teams
• Help interpret non-verbal cues and expressions to improve understanding of mental status of the patient / caretaker / community member
• Modulate facial expression, voice and volume depending on patient / caretaker / staff situation
• Immediately escalate any distress signals not understood by the medical / para-medical team
Compensation & Other Benefits
Contract and Benefits:
– Salary per month according to level three (3) of the internal MSF salary grid (BDT 45,000/- gross). Salary is not negotiable. Income tax deduction from salary will be applicable based on the current income tax rule.
– 2 annual leave days per month worked.
– Medical insurance for employee and direct dependents based on Health Care Policy- Locally Hired Staff (LHS).
Others:
– 2 Festival Bonuses after completion of one year of uninterrupted service.
– There are no provisions for relocation.
Workplace
Work at office
Employment Status
Full Time
Job Location
Cox`s Bazar (Ukhia)
Job Highlights
Provide verbal interpretation (in person or remotely ) and written translation between mission and local languages to ensure accurate ,respectful,and confidential communication during medical rounds,counsultation,meetings, and other activities
Read Before Apply
Online Application:
Please email your application with your updated CV, motivation letter, working certificates, National ID Card, and other relevant documents to
writing the following code MI_HOH/161025 and “Your Full Name” in the email subject line by 16/10/2025
Hardcopy :
No hard copy applications will be accepted for this position.
Important Notes:
• All incomplete applications or those not clearly labelled will be rejected.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews/testing.
• No applications will be accepted after the deadline.
• Only Bangladesh citizens will be considered for this position.
• No monetary, goods or service offers, nor favoritism, will be tolerated in a recruitment process. MSF reserves the right to refuse any candidate having benefited from such acts. Any illicit solicitations can be reported to the justice system. MSF reserves the right to refuse any candidate having benefited from such acts and will stop collaboration with any workers involved in such acts.
• MSF offers equal recruitment and development opportunities without any form of discrimination based on gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, geographical origin, disability or any other discriminatory ground.
• Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Company Information
Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
Address:
5th Floor, Khawaja Palace, Plot N. 76, Ro-11, Banani, Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh.
Business:
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization working in over 80 countries worldwide. MSF has been working in Bangladesh since 1992. MSF was awarded the prestigious `Nobel Peace Prize` in 1999 for its pioneering humanitarian activities since 1971 in several continents.
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