Hausa Transcriber-Translator

Hausa Transcriber-Translator

Hausa Transcriber-Translator at Advancing Health for Humanitarian Support Initiative (AIDHealth Inc.)

Posted: Oct 12, 2026 Deadline: Not specified

Responsibilities

• Transcribe cognitive-interview recordings verbatim in Hausa, in standard orthography with the hooked letters (ɓ, ɗ, ƙ, ʼy) preserved.
• Translate into English in a two-column format aligned by timestamp, keeping idioms in Hausa with a short note.
• Flag words or questions that respondents misunderstood, to help finalise the Hausa questionnaire.
• Deliver each transcript within 5 working days and keep all material confidential.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or HND in Hausa, Linguistics, Translation, English or a related field.
• At least 3 years of Hausa–English transcription or translation for research or media.
• Native Hausa speaker with knowledge of the Kano dialect (Kananci).
• Excellent written English.

Preferred experience:

• Transcribing sensitive topics such as health, gender or family life.

Skills and attributes:

• Accuracy and patience.

• Faithful to the speaker’s meaning.

• Discreet with sensitive information

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