Translation Team Lead (volunteer)

Note: The following is an opportunity for flexible, part-time volunteer work to address climate change. Please DO NOT APPLY if you are only looking for paid employment. An at least 6-month commitment works best. This is a remote-from-home position. 

Are you familiar with translations and different languages? Are you good at coordinating people? Do you want to make a difference in the climate crisis? Are you motivated by working with smart and talented individuals who are creating a better world? Can you commit 3 - 5 hours a week, working remotely on your own schedule with our far-flung, diverse team? If so, we would love to chat about your help and unique talents. 

Who We Are

Earth Hero is a global all-volunteer nonprofit organization with users in 153 countries. We exist to make it easy to act on climate change. The climate emergency we currently face requires adequate and immediate action. It is one of the most threatening crises of our time. To rise to the challenge, we help people discover personalized, positive steps to care for our shared planet, improve lives, and build a better future. Check out https://www.earthhero.org and download the free app to get to know us better and see if our project resonates with you.

We are looking for action-oriented individuals who are excited to address climate change. We are looking for people who will help build and scale our impact and at the same time are willing to roll up their sleeves to get stuff done! This is an opportunity to be part of an organization where you can have a direct impact, grow your experience, and have the flexibility to fit the role into your life.

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Lead and manage a team of 50+ volunteer translators proficient in various languages. Offer organization, feedback and assistance to translators to enhance quality and efficiency. Conduct check-ins to address any challenges.
• Grow the Team: Support in recruiting and onboarding new translators as required for new languages and to support established Earth Hero languages.
• Task Assignment: Allocate translation tasks based on team members' language skills and availability. 
• Translation Quality Check: Work with the language teams to esure content for accuracy and consistency to improve the Earth Hero experience. Establish and uphold translation standards, guidelines, and processes.
• Improve Earth Hero Localization: Work with the translators to improve the Earth Hero experience for key countries. 
• Collaboration: Partner with other departments, such as development, content and marketing, to prioritize translation requirements.

Experiences useful in this role

• Team leadership and organization.
• Proficiency in English and one or more languages.
• Experience with translation and localization.
• Familiarity with translations platforms. Earth Hero uses Lokalise.
• Outstanding organizational and time-management abilities.
• Effective communication skills with a diverse remote team.
• Love for languages and cross-cultural interaction.

Perks

• Be part of the solution to one of the biggest challenges of our age.
• Channel your talents and passion in an interesting environment.
• Develop new skills and valuable experience to enhance your professional trajectory.
• Do amazing work on a flexible, part-time basis.
• Have fun while you make a difference.

Expectations

You will work remotely and on your own schedule. Roles work best with a minimum commitment of 6 months for 3 - 5 hours a week (or more if you like!). Because our all-volunteer team is spread throughout the world, we rely mostly on a combination of Slack and video calls to communicate.

If you possess a high level of self-motivation, work well independently, have strong collaboration skills, enjoy the opportunity to partner with like-minded individuals, and can commit quality time per week to help achieve team goals, we would love to hear from you.

To Apply: To apply, send your resume/CV or LinkedIn profile and a brief message explaining why you are a good fit for this volunteer position. You can submit through this platform or send a message to apply@earthhero.org

Thanks!