Translations Officer (Arabic ↔ English)

About the role

The Translations Officer provides accurate, timely, and context‑appropriate translation services for official correspondence, reports, forms, technical and aviation‑related documents, supporting MATAR’s management, departments and external stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Translate official documents, policies, legal and technical materials between Arabic and English, ensuring accuracy, appropriate tone and contextual relevance.
• Liaise with internal and external parties to clarify source text, terminology and context before finalising translations.
• Apply professional judgement to sensitive or executive‑level documents to preserve intended meaning and tone.
• Research specialised terminology in legal, aviation, government and business domains and maintain bilingual glossaries and style guides.
• Review, proofread, edit and format translated materials, verifying grammar, figures, dates, names and compliance with corporate templates.
• Provide verbal interpretation during meetings, workshops, conferences and official events as required.
• Coordinate with Document Control to ensure proper versioning, classification and storage of translated files.
• Monitor translation requests, prioritize workloads, maintain logs and report on service‑level performance.

Required profile

• Fluent in Arabic (native) and English (professional).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information securely.
• Excellent research skills for terminology and industry‑specific language.
• Organised, able to manage multiple translation requests and meet deadlines.

Required skills

• Professional translation and interpretation between Arabic and English.
• Terminology management and glossary maintenance.
• Document control and version‑control procedures.
• Proofreading and editing of bilingual documents.