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Job Description

• Responsible for managing the SIL Nigeria Linguistics Department, and monitoring and coordinating linguistic-related activities within language development and Bible translation programmes in Nigerian languages, including training, consultant development, quality control, and proper use of equipment, and finances.

Job Responsibilities: 

Takes primary responsibility for managing the Linguistics Department, including:

• Oversight of supervisory staff, training in linguistics, linguistics consultant development, quality control, equipment, and finances○ managing the work and supervising the personnel, considering both external requirements and internal priorities ○ anticipating, planning, assigning tasks ○ ensuring standard operating procedures are in place as needed and appropriate follow-up and accountability occur
• Develops the domain budget and monitors its implementation
• Anticipates and identifies needs for staff recruitment and training and makes plans to meet them
• Assesses and puts processes in place to meet the unique needs of remote staff
• Builds a team culture where team members help each other grow in competency and character
• Proactively and intentionally connects and collaborates with the leaders of other domains within SIL Nigeria to ensure compliance with best practices in language programs
• Stays abreast of developments in the fields of linguistics and Bible translation
• Ensures relationships with linguists in other Nigerian organisations and other SIL Community Organisations are maintained, providing connection between them and the SIL Nigeria Linguistics Department
• Ensures linguistics findings are appropriately documented and archived
• Effectively communicates management expectations to staff and communicates staff perspectives, concerns, and ideas to management
• Advocates for the importance of good linguistics foundations for language development and Bible translation work.

work skills, Knowledge, and Attitudes::

• Teachable spirit
• Listening skills
• Good problem-solving and organizational skills
• Adaptability
• Dependence on God
• Team player
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Competent in word processing, spreadsheets, and email
• Ability to collaborate on a cross-cultural team​

Education & Experience:

• At least a first four year degree from a college or university, preferably in linguistics, a science, or a management field
• Experience working on cross-cultural teams preferred
• Experience in team management, preferably at least two years
• Experience in field linguistics in Nigerian languages preferred Advanced degree in applied linguistics preferred, but those with degrees in management will be considered

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Job Description

• Responsible for supervising four to seven members of the linguistics department.
• This includes planning, monitoring, and evaluation of individual work as well as collaborating with mentors and consultants to ensure training, consultant development as applicable, and quality control.
• Commitment to growing in linguistic knowledge and skills.
• Ensures proper use of equipment and finances.

Job Responsibilities: 

• Supervises four to seven staff in the linguistics domain taking both external requirements and internal priorities into consideration; anticipates, plans, assigns tasks, ensures appropriate follow-up and accountability occur
• Contributes to a team culture where team members help each other grow in competency and character
• Proactively and intentionally connects and collaborates with other leaders within SIL Nigeria.
• Stays abreast of developments in the field of linguistics
• Ensures linguistics findings are appropriately documented and archived
• Effectively communicates management expectations to staff and communicates staff perspectives, concerns, and ideas to management​

KSAs (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities):

• Teachable spirit
• Continuous learner
• Listening skills
• Adaptability
• Dependence on God
• Good problem solving and
• organisational skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to collaborate on a
• cross-cultural team
• Analytical thinking
• Attention to detail
• Team player
• Competent with word processing,
• spreadsheets, and email
• Zeal for the growth of others

Education & Experience:

• At least a first four-year degree from a college or university in linguistics, a science, or management
• Experience working on cross-cultural teams preferred
• Experience in team management, preferably two years or more
• The ideal candidate will have experience in field linguistics in Nigerian languages and, preferably, an advanced degree in applied linguistics or language development.​

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Job Description

• Responsible for overseeing six mother tongue engagement teams within SIL Nigeria: i) Language Assessment & Survey, ii) Scripture Use, iii) Literacy & Education, iv) Language Technology and Typesetting, and Vernacular Media Services. Coordinates the services of these teams with language program management and translation services for language development and Bible translation programs in Nigerian languages. Ensures effective supervision, training, consultant development, quality control, and the proper use of equipment and finances within these domains.

Position Responsibilities:

• Takes primary responsibility for leading five of the eight SIL Nigeria language service teams: i) Language Assessment & Survey, ii) Scripture Use, iii) Literacy & Education, iv) Language Technology and Typesetting, v) Vernacular Media Services, and vi) EthnoArts
• Collaborates with the Translation Director who leads Translation, Linguistics, and Oral Bible Storying teams to ensure that all the teams work together to provide symbiotic services for projects
• Manages the work and supervises the coordinators considering both external requirements and internal priorities; anticipates, plans, assigns tasks, ensures standard operating procedures are in place as needed, and appropriate follow-up and accountability occur
• Supervises budget managers as they develop budgets and monitors implementation
• Anticipates and identifies needs for staff recruitment and training and makes plans to meet them
• Builds a team culture where team members help each other grow in competency and character
• Maintains relationships with leaders in other Nigerian organisations and other SIL Community Organisations
• Ensures teams document and archive their work
• Effectively communicates management expectations to staff and communicates staff perspectives, concerns, and ideas to management

Skills, Knowledge, and Attitudes:

• Teachable spirit
• Listening skills
• Good problem solving and organisational skills
• Adaptability
• Spiritual maturity and integrity
• Team player
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Competent in word processing, spreadsheets, and email
• Conflict resolution skills
• Ability to collaborate on a cross-cultural team
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Education and Experience:

• At least a first four year degree from a college or university in administration, a language or development related field, or a science
•  Experience in team management including supervision of supervisors The ideal candidate will have at least three years of experience in leadership and some experience in fieldwork in Bible translation or language development in Nigerian languages and an MA in a language or development-related or administrative field

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Job Description

• Participates in project planning. Guides and encourages the translation team.
• Provides technical help on translation-related issues.
• Trains on translation principles.
• Mentors mother tongue translation workers. Authors, co-authors, or facilitates the writing of technical papers.

Job Responsibilities: 

• Review and utilize any relevant previous studies or research.
• Work with the team to gather and analyze language data.
• Assist with the development of a written form for the language.
• Assist with the discovery and documentation of discourse features of the language.
• Assist with documentation of relational terms and habits of the people.
• Assist with documentation of beliefs underlying the habits of the people.
• Write or facilitate the writing of technical papers.
• Assist Facilitator in translation program planning and monitoring.
• Train workers in exegetical and translation principles.
• Guide the team in exegetical preparation.
• Assist with the translation process.
• Guide the team in testing the translation with speakers of the language.
• Participate in the review of translations.

KSAs (Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities):

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or attitude required. 
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Teamwork
• Dependence on God
• Biblical Languages and Translation
• Interactive Communication
• Using Information Technology
• Writing Skills
• Adaptability
• Relationship Building
• Continuous Learning

Education & Experience:

• B.A. in linguistics, Biblical languages, or related field. M.A. or Ph.D. preferred.
• Satisfactory performance in courses substantially similar to these SIL standard courses:
• Articulatory Phonetics,
• Cultural Anthropology,
• Language and Culture Learning,
• Language and Society,
• Morphology and Syntax,
• Phonology,
• Linguistic Field Methods,
• Computer Data Management,
• Semantics and Pragmatics,
• Translation Principles, Theory and Practice.
• Two years of experience in the job responsibilities listed above preferred