About Digital Divide Data (DDD)

Digital Divide Data (DDD) is a US-based non-profit, mission-driven enterprise with the goal of using technology and digital skills to bridge the divide between economically and socially marginalized youth and employment opportunities that lead to a sustainable and viable future. DDD identifies talented but underserved youth in Africa and Asia (Kenya, Cambodia, and Laos are the main centers) to enter formal employment, undergo professional training and skills development, and pursue tertiary education. Our headquarters are in New York, and we have over 1,500 employees across our operations in Kenya, Cambodia, and Laos.

The localization industry is growing fast, and there is a need for skilled either Krio, Luganda, or Lingala translators. We are looking for talents with great language skills in either Krio, Luganda and Lingala, with the aim to equip them with the necessary competencies to build a career at Digital Divide Data in the exciting Localization industry.

Our Transforming Talent program provides learning opportunities to multilingual people, who will be leading the in-country team of linguists, facing clients, and owning the quality of his/her language.

• Perform mostly translations in the client-owned translation tool
• Translate various types of content, including marketing, help and UI
• Master or learn the tools associated with translation work (e.g. tools for creating queries or checking the live UI elements)
• Precisely follow the established translation process, e.g. always raise queries when there is a need to
• Learn the style guide and overall client’s requirements, e.g. stylistic preferences
• Improve based on the corrections made by the senior team members as well as the client reviewers
• Keep track of personal error statistics and work on the weak spot
• Take part in the internal trainings and the ones organized by the client
• Participate in the error arbitration process
• Meet the productivity KPIs

• University degree preferably in Linguistics, Journalism or Mass Communication
• Fluent in English (both written and spoken, in a wide range of registers)
• Fluent in the local language of translation (with an understanding of what the conversational and easy-to-read is, plus excellent spelling and grammar of standard  Krio/Luganda /Lingala
• Passion for languages, specifically in English / Krio- kri t / Luganda (lg)/ Lingala (ln)
• Passion for the world of technology
• Passion for reading and writing in Hausa, creative writing, poetry
• Should complete the application on the link provided below

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If interested kindly submit your application on or before 18th February 2022 . Also, fill in this form as part of your application;  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6YR9yhM4rwLuFKQDUMkbDfhuE1lDfTgwv1uGP990pQyxJXQ/viewform