Ahd Othman Email and Phone Number

Areas of past experience: Art, culture and heritage; institutional and media outreach documents; auditing, accounting, banking; development, community and humanitarian work and reporting; laws and regulations (auditing, corruption, intellectual property, etc.); education and mental health; historical research; young adult literature (see publications section above); basic medical procedures and exams, etc.

- Designing, delivering and assessing undergraduate Arabic-English Translation units- Designing, delivering and assessing undergraduate Arabic-French Translation units- Delivering and assessing French language units- Contributing to the design and assessment of the syllabus for the language units, in collaboration with colleagues at the Department - Contributing to some of the administration at the Department - Acting as a co-supervisor and jury member for students’… Show more - Designing, delivering and assessing undergraduate Arabic-English Translation units- Designing, delivering and assessing undergraduate Arabic-French Translation units- Delivering and assessing French language units- Contributing to the design and assessment of the syllabus for the language units, in collaboration with colleagues at the Department - Contributing to some of the administration at the Department - Acting as a co-supervisor and jury member for students’ final-year research projects Show less

Interpreting for and liaising between Arabic speakers (e.g. Syrian, Yemeni, Sudanese, Iraqi, Moroccan) and local public service providers (e.g. City Council, hospitals, social workers, schools). As part of this role, I received regular training on the functioning of the Council’s ‘Translation and Interpreting Services’ division and the professional and ethical guidelines they follow. I also received interpreter-specific training on ‘Safeguarding Adults’ and ‘Safeguarding Children’ while… Show more Interpreting for and liaising between Arabic speakers (e.g. Syrian, Yemeni, Sudanese, Iraqi, Moroccan) and local public service providers (e.g. City Council, hospitals, social workers, schools). As part of this role, I received regular training on the functioning of the Council’s ‘Translation and Interpreting Services’ division and the professional and ethical guidelines they follow. I also received interpreter-specific training on ‘Safeguarding Adults’ and ‘Safeguarding Children’ while on the job. Show less

Designed and delivered private Arabic lessons to a research associate at the University of Bath to assist her in conducting anthropological research in Jordan.

As an MA Tutor, I: - Led Arabic-English tutorials for the benefit of students on the MA in Translation Studies (MATS) program at the Institute- Contributed to the assessment of students’ Arabic-English translation assignmentsAs an In-House Translator at the Professional Translation Services department at the Institute, I: - Provided translations of internal and external documents (media, institutional, legal, financial, banking, educational, etc.) from and into Arabic… Show more As an MA Tutor, I: - Led Arabic-English tutorials for the benefit of students on the MA in Translation Studies (MATS) program at the Institute- Contributed to the assessment of students’ Arabic-English translation assignmentsAs an In-House Translator at the Professional Translation Services department at the Institute, I: - Provided translations of internal and external documents (media, institutional, legal, financial, banking, educational, etc.) from and into Arabic, English and French- Started and contributed to the development of a terminological database - Assisted in the administration, delivery and assessment of translation workshops offered by the Professional Services (e.g. workshops on medical, media and commercial translation; Trados training) - Contributed to the general administration of the Professional Services Show less

EU-SAACB Project – “Institutional Strengthening of the State Audit and Administrative Control Bureau (SAACB)” EU-sponsored Project, Palestine - Provided translations of laws and regulations (e.g. SAACB Law, Code of Professional Conduct, Organizational Review Report, Review of the Palestinian Government Auditing Standards, ToR’s, documents on international auditing standards, etc.), financial documents and quarterly progress reports - Interpreted at formal and informal meetings… Show more EU-SAACB Project – “Institutional Strengthening of the State Audit and Administrative Control Bureau (SAACB)” EU-sponsored Project, Palestine - Provided translations of laws and regulations (e.g. SAACB Law, Code of Professional Conduct, Organizational Review Report, Review of the Palestinian Government Auditing Standards, ToR’s, documents on international auditing standards, etc.), financial documents and quarterly progress reports - Interpreted at formal and informal meetings between international consultants and representatives of different Palestinian National Authority (PNA) institutions (e.g. SAACB, PNA President Office, Anti-Corruption Commission, Ministry of Finance, General Personnel Council, etc.) and at training courses led by international consultants to the benefit of SAACB staff in the fields of accounting and auditing- Contributed to the development of a terminological database- Assisted in the general administration of the Project Show less

A two-month internship at the Public Relations Department at PRCS headquarters in Ramallah. Main tasks included translating press releases and reports from and into Arabic, English and French