Hend Yahya

Translator
Female36 y/oArabic Translation/English TranslationLive in South AfricaNationality Yemen
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Work experience

  • Translator

    The United Nations World Food Program (UNWFP)
    2020.09-2025.05(5 years)
    Responsibilities: 1- Translated up to 1.080 of WFP internal documents including internal posts, reports, presentations, messages, minutes, circulars, SOPs, texts for bulletins, U.N. rules, regulations and guidelines, internal contracts and any other internal texts as required. 2- Translated up to 1.381 of WFP external documents and correspondence sent to authorities, ministries, health centres, other U.N agencies, INGOs, TPM companies, and contractors, including letters, contracts, press releases, media advisories, publications, external reports, and official correspondence with authorities. 3- Translated Official WFP Annaul reports from (2020 to 2025). 4- Translated about 240 figures, fact boxes, tables, photo captions, sources, infographics and covers. 5- Edited hundreds of documents. 6- Ensured that all translated texts were technically, linguistically and grammatically correct error-free and completed to the highest standards. 7- Performed terminology research to ensure accurate and appropriate translations. 8- Carried out the interpretation task of 33 meetings.
  • Senior Associate - Translator

    PERCENT Corporation for Polling Research
    2020.01-2020.08(8 months)
    Responsibilities: 1- Translated 33 project contracts, more than 200 letters and correspondence with UN Agencies, INGOs, and contractors. 2- Drafted 39 proposals. 3- Edited & revised 103 reports. 4- Supervised 7 staff members of the reporting unit, and 4 of the translation unit. 5- Composed accurate and well-written communication materials consistent with the CEO's writing style in Arabic and English.
  • Coordinator & Translator

    PERCENT Corporation for Polling Research
    2019.03-2019.12(10 months)
    Responsibilities: 1- Translated 23 project contracts. 2- Edited & revised hundreds of outgoing letters & reports. 3- Revised the translation team documents. 4- Supervised 2 project activities. 5- Coordinated 4 projects with partners, filed monitors, and contractors. 6- Received hundreds of feedback from the field. 7- Submitted daily, weekly and monthly reports that reflect the progress of activities and achievements and uploaded the system with field works data. 8- Managed the team and ensured that staff had work plans in place and followed up with the project(s) team members regularly to ensure that activities were on track. 9- Coordinated travel logistics, procurement, HR processes, and budget-related activities in compliance with NGO financial and administrative regulations.
  • Translator

    PERCENT Corporation for Polling Research
    2018.04-2019.03(a year)
    Responsibilities: 1- Translated hundreds of incoming and outgoing communications. 2- Prepared and translated memorandum letters. 3- Provided more than 42 interpretation services. 4- Revised 81 reports. 5- Assisted in the development and compilation of reports and other information documents. 6- Prepared and published reports.
  • Primary Coordinator

    Sana'a British School (SBS)
    2017.09-2018.03(7 months)
    Responsibilities: 1- Scheduled the introductory classes and kept the timing in order. 2- Communicated with parents regarding students' issues. 3- Reviewed evaluation reports. 4- Evaluated teachers' performance every week. 5- Improved and designed different types of tests for candidates. 6- Edit reports for 120 students in 9 subjects every term.
  • Freelance Translator

    Freelance
    2016.01-2016.10(10 months)
    Responsibilities: 1- Translated tens of many sorts of documents, including literary, technical, scientific, legal, research, educational, and commercial materials. 2- Reviewed and proofread texts. 3- Revised more junior translators' translations. 4- Conduct face-to-face interpretations.
  • Child Protection Assistant

    Reliant Yemen
    2013.09-2014.08(a year)
    Responsibilities: 1- Supervised and monitored social workers, community volunteers, community-based child protection committees and community social members. 2- Followed up regular field visits to monitor protection among the conflict-affected population and IDPs. 3- Identified and worked with local communities and IDPs. 4- Set up child protection committees. 5- Participated in training and capacity building of local partners, volunteers and youth initiatives on child protection, CRC, Optional Protocols, Monitoring and Evaluation, Strategic planning, and Code of Conduct. 6- Contributed to and Prepared drafts of child protection monitoring reports
  • Protection program assistant

    Be'atna Organization
    2012.08-2013.06(a year)
    Responsibilities: 1- Worked collaboratively with the project manager and team to maximize productivity. 2- Collaborated with the whole project team and assisted in preparing the implementation plans and reports. 3- Assisted in monitoring and evaluation of project activities in the targeted areas. 4- Organized and monitored schedules and see that deadlines are met. 5- Coordinated travel needs, schedules, meetings, developed documents and monitored production activities.

Projects

  • Translating WFP Yemen annual reports

    High priority
    2020.09-2025.06(5 years)
    WFP annual reports

Educational experience

  • Science and Technology University

    Translation
    2005.09-2009.09(4 years)
    I studied English Art and Literature, and specialized in Translation.

Languages

English
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Arabic
Native

Skills

Almost all Microsoft programs
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