Language Assistant in Amman, Jordan

HAUS Institute of Public Management (Finland) is seeking to contract a Language Assistant for the Resident Twinning Advisor (RTA) to provide support with translations and interpretation in an EU Twinning Project. The position is a full-time role and is located at the Institute for Public Administration (IPA). The role requires full-time presence at the IPA office in Amman.

The service contract offered would be up until the end of the project (24 Feb 2026) and has a monthly salary of EUR 1,600 (non-negotiable). The person must be a Jordanian national or a foreign national with the right to work in Jordan and already located in Amman. The project will not cover relocation.

Job description:

• Act as a language assistant to the RTA and assist visiting short term experts
• Translate written materials with relation to the project in Arabic and English
• Interpreting during missions, meetings, workshops, seminars, trainings and other project events
• Develop and maintain close working contacts and relationships with officials involved in the project activities
• Cooperate and work with RTA’s assistant in daily management of the project related activities.
• To support in administrative and project management tasks when needed
• Perform other tasks assigned by the Resident Twinning Advisor (RTA)

Qualifications:

• Relevant university degree, preferably in studies of English language
• Native in Arabic and fully fluent in English
• Previous experience as interpreter and translator from Arabic to English and vice versa
• At least 3 years relevant professional experience
• Previous experience in donor funded projects
• Flexibility to work outside of normal working hours, if needed
• Computer literate (MS Office programmes, Internet, email etc)
• Capability to work under pressure and heavy work load
• Previous experience in translation of legal texts is a strong asset
• Previous experience in EU and especially Twinning project is a strong asset
• Proven knowledge of Jordanian public administration is a strong asset

Please send your cover letter and CV to hauspmo@haus.fi indicating in the Subject- field “RTA Language Assistant”.

PLEASE NOTE WE WILL NOT REVIEW/CONSIDER APPLICATIONS WITHOUT A COVER LETTER. Applications and CV’s will be shared with the interview panel. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis, and the position will be filled when a suitable candidate has been found.