Position Summary

The Transcriber will transcribe interviews with residents from the isolated communities in the Brazilian Amazon (near Santarém) where we work. At this stage we do not need to have anything translated into English. Several of the interviews sound quite interesting, including a rare oral history about one of the communities, and will be source material for our programs, as well as in a variety of marketing materials.

Duties and Responsibilities

Listen to electronic files with recordings of interviews that vary in length between 20 and 100 min; and transcribe what is said. It doesn't have to be absolutely exact. For more details about this, view the FAQ.

KSAs (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities) Needed

• Native understanding of Portuguese;
• Ideally familiarity with northern Brazilian dialect;
• Ability to access files using FTP;
• Reliable; and
  
• English knowledge is not required

Please be able to commit a minimum average of eight hours a month.

This is a “virtual” team opportunity which you may perform from your home or other location.

Community Empowerment Network's (CEN’s) operations are nearly entirely driven by the efforts of volunteers (the only exception is our Field Manager in Santarém, Brazil, who is paid under contract). We are staffed along the lines of the Open Source development community.

We have several (currently eight) Working Groups, each with its own lead who manages a number of Project Leads. These Project Leads are responsible for building and managing teams of volunteers to execute specific projects. We’re a small organization and so lines of responsibility become a little blurred at time, but this provides a terrific opportunity to take on a variety of responsibilities and to expand your skills. For more information on our staffing structure, please visit How Our Teams Work.

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