Working with SALT

Benefits:

Working with SALT Group is an exchanged deal of benefits:

A) SALT Group benefits from your determination to gain the industry professional experience and from your will to increase your skillful performance in your work which will help us all in providing a high quality and a timely delivery output for our products.
B) You benefit from SALT Group:

• Joining a high class business relations environment that made SALT Group a distinguished source of service in the Localization and related services industry for over 10 years.
• Unique encouraging monthly and yearly compensation package.
• Challenging Experiences that raise your valued qualifications when the time comes and you decide to move from SALT Group.
• Friendly team work environment.
• Sharpening your background with continuous non-stop learning curve. In this respect, we are proud to consider our organization as a learning center rather than a business company.

Who is the successful candidate:

Choosing the perfect candidate for "Translator and Localizer" jobs as an example, is one of our major concerns. Occasional expansions of our company requires the availability of a well organized and reliable database with all successful candidates who can be called at the shortest time to join our team. At the same time, we enrich our database with those highly qualified candidates as our major source of outsourcing who provide SALT with massive skilled manpower in large projects.

Accordingly, we have organized SALT Group to be able to take over Localization projects:

a) in several areas of expertise at the same time; and
b) in unlimited large sizes, as our team is equipped with the sufficient professional skills to perform such projects according to our Localization industry standards as well as on timely delivery basis. The standard request for applicants to join SALT team falls under the following two Linguistic categories;

A) Experienced professional Localizers; and
B) Fresh Graduates.

A) Experienced professional Localizers

The successful candidate must be:

1. University Graduate of a distinguished English Language department, Or University Degree in one of our major fields of specialization + Post Graduate English Intensive studies (min 2 years).
2. Mastering Arabic Language grammatical rules, styles, syntax, forms, etc.
3. A Successful Candidate must pass our essential Arabic Language evaluation qualifier test.
4. High skilled qualifications in using Word Processors, Translation Tools (Trados for example), Office applications, Web editing, email, Internet search engines, working with Network for file transfer, printing, etc. and file backup systems.
5. Basic Knowledge about Desktop Publishing applications such as graphic editing, DTP tools.
6. Ready to submit for advanced related courses - It is not a secret that we believe that "Your Training is the magic key to our success".
7. Team work oriented.
8. Friendly attitudes in dealing with others.
9. Hard worker and ready to proceed with his work even under stress.
10. Above all, dealing with his work in the utmost serious committed way.

B) Fresh Graduates

The successful candidate must be:

1. University Graduate of a distinguished English Language department, fresh or experienced, Or, University Degree in one of our major fields of specialization + Post Graduate English Intensive studies (Priority to recent Graduates).
2. Mastering Arabic Language grammatical rules, styles and forms. Successful Candidate must pass our essential Arabic Language qualifier test)
3. High ability to learn and be trained on using Word Processors, Translation Tools (Trados for example), Office applications, email, Internet search engines and file backup systems, Networking and FTP usage (File transfer/exchange).

Please, send your detailed resume to get an appointment for an interview to:
info@saltgroup.org

Fresh Graduates DUTIES:

1. responding to outside enquiries concerning linguistic assessments relating to translation on a contract basis
2. meetings and presentations with prospective and current clients
3. the appointment and training of checkers, translators, proofreaders
4. commissioning, editing, inputting, proof-reading and preparation of contract material
5. responsible for assisting with the translation and production work
6. printing and reproduction of contract material
7. checking and despatch of material
8. assisting with checking and quality assurance
9. assisting with preparation of invoices
10. maintenance of databases
11. assisting with quality control of LSL material
12. archiving and storage of LSL materials
13. dealing with communications and personal callers relating to the above and maintaining data on the same
14. budgetary input into any or all of the above activities
15. developing the scope of the translation and production work.

SKILLS REQUIRED

1. knowledge and experience in the translation environment
2. awareness of financial implications of actions
3. awareness of marketing implications of actions
4. report writing
5. attending/ facilitating meetings/conferences
6. people skills
7. computer literacy, word processing, database handling, record keeping

PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS

1. a reasonable degree of the usual personal requirements associated with management of projects; i.e. accuracy, numeracy, literacy, effective communication, prioritisation of tasks and meeting deadlines, initiative, quality control, eye for detail, ability to work unsupervised, efficiency, integrity, discretion
2. ability to perform the role of a good ambassador for the organisation at all times

The above job description covers the main duties of this position as at November 2005 and may be changed in the light of circumstances after consultation with the post-holder. Training will be given.