Stiftung Hilfswerk der Evangelischen Kirchen Schweiz (HEKS)
Basel
Intercultural Interpreters for Somali - Telephone and Video Interpreting (Hourly Rate) / Entire Switzerland
- 22 July 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Basel
Job summary
HEKS employs over 1500 staff in Switzerland and 35 countries. Join a diverse team committed to social transformation and improving lives.
Tasks
- Provide phone and video interpretation for various institutions.
- Facilitate communication between professionals and migrants.
- Understand and explain cultural and social differences.
Skills
- Fluent in Somali and proficient in German (B2).
- Strong understanding of both Somali and Swiss cultures.
- Good technical setup for remote work.
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About the job
HEKS employs over 1500 permanent staff. At 24 locations in Switzerland and worldwide in 35 countries, HEKS operates with 290 programmes and projects amounting to around 144 million Swiss francs. In 2024, HEKS reached approximately 16 million people with its work.
HEKS pursues the vision of a just world in which the dignity of all people is respected, peace prevails, and natural living conditions are preserved. The goal is a transformation on social, economic, and political levels. HEKS contributes to improving the living conditions of people in Switzerland and worldwide, asserts their rights, and raises awareness and mobilises for this purpose.
Lived diversity - Inclusion is important to us:
We welcome applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, or sexual orientation.
HEKS pursues the vision of a just world in which the dignity of all people is respected, peace prevails, and natural living conditions are preserved. The goal is a transformation on social, economic, and political levels. HEKS contributes to improving the living conditions of people in Switzerland and worldwide, asserts their rights, and raises awareness and mobilises for this purpose.
Lived diversity - Inclusion is important to us:
We welcome applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, or sexual orientation.
Intercultural Interpreters for Somali - Telephone and Video Interpreting (Hourly Rate) / Entire Switzerland
HEKS Linguadukt Interpreting Service is a placement agency for intercultural interpreting in over 70 languages and dialects. Linguadukt sees itself as a language bridge between professionals and their foreign-language clients. HEKS Linguadukt - intercultural interpreting service performs oral interpreting tasks in various institutions in the health, social, education, and asylum sectors.
We are looking to complement our team immediately or by arrangement with intercultural interpreters on an hourly basis for the language: Somali
These are your main tasks:
- Telephone and video interpreting for hospitals, schools, and social institutions
- Ensuring communication between professionals and migrants with different cultural backgrounds
- Recognising, understanding, and explaining social and cultural differences as well as structures, institutions, and ways of life
- Continuous training (wide range of internal, free offers)
Ideally, you bring the following:
- Somali is your mother tongue
- You have very good German skills (at least B2 with certificate)
- You have a good general education and diverse life experience
- Advantageous: You hold the INTERPRET certificate or are in training
- Advantageous: First experience in interpreting
- You have very good knowledge of both cultures
- You are a balanced and stable personality
- You are very adept with your smartphone and mobile internet
- You possess good technical equipment: PC/laptop with current firewalls and camera, stable internet connection
You can expect from us:
- A recognised role in an exciting environment
- Good, free training opportunities
- An exciting part-time job (assignments by the hour on request)
- Regular exchange with colleagues
Would you like to join the HEKS team? Then we look forward to receiving your application via our application tool. Please understand that applications by email or letter cannot be processed.
For further information, Barbara Herzog, Head of Pool Management, is available by phone at +41 61 367 94 46.
More information about HEKS can be found at www.heks.ch.
For further information, Barbara Herzog, Head of Pool Management, is available by phone at +41 61 367 94 46.
More information about HEKS can be found at www.heks.ch.
