MA Interpreting Studies

Placement Providers
(Independent organisations)
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researched on a number of service providers, you should select a few to contact by e-mail and
attach your CV (or follow their own instructions, if different to this).
Last updated 17/01/14

Independent service providers

Employer

Contact details

Language
s

AGAPE Centro Ecumenico

Segretaria di Agape
Borgata Agape, 1
10060 PRALI (TO)

Italian

Information

***PROVIDED SHADOWING
PLACEMENTS 2011-2012

Tel: (+39) 0121 807514

Fax: (+39) 0121 807690
Contact:
Caterina Dupr
ufficio@agapecentroecumenico
.org
Amnesty International

http://www.amnesty.org.uk/
They do not always use trainee
interpreters

17-25 New Inn Yard The Human Rights

Action Centre London EC2A 3EA GB
Email: sct@amnesty.org.uk
Tel +44 20 7033 1500
Fax: +44 20 7033 1503

Amnesty International (Rabat)

ATD Quart Monde/Fourth World

FR-EN
www.atd-quartmonde.org
Contact:
Elisabeth Pierson
elisabeth.pierson@atdquartmonde.org

Meetings several times a year

Based in Pierrelaye / Mry-surOise (Paris region).

Babels

www.babels.org

Cardinal Hume Centre

Immigration Advice Officer

www.cardinalhumecentre.org.u
k

Organise interpreting for World &

European Social Forum etc. Also,
they need translations done by
volunteers
***PROVIDED PLACEMENTS 20102011

The Cardinal Hume Centre

3-7 Arneway Street
London
SW1P 2BG
Tel 020 7222 1602
Fax 020 7233 2513
Contact:
Richard Bennet
richardbennett@cardinalhumec
entre.org.uk
Carila
Latin American Welfare Group
HASLAC Interpreting Service

www.carila@carila.org.uk
6-9 Manor Gardens, London N7
6LA
Tel 020 7561 1931
Tel 07779 826143
Fax: 020 7272 3566
E-mail info@carila.org.uk
Helpline 0808 8000 540
Tuesday ,Thursday and Friday,
10:0012:00

Haslac is a free and confidential

health advocacy service for the
Latin American community and
other Spanish and Portuguese
speakers in Camden and Islington:
Note for service users:
You have the right to request an
interpreter every time you use the
National Health System. If you
have an appointment and would
like an interpreter, please inform
your health provider at least 48
hours prior to your appointment.

Caritas International

If interested, please contact

Gaspar Obregon:
gaspar.obregon@gmail.com

Language
combinations
required :
EN > FR
FR > EN

From 17th to 21st June 2013

in Gand (Belgium)
Topic: Food safety
Work will be with a tour guide
system, half a day per day.
They will pay expenses for
transport and organise
accommodation.

Caux
Initiatives of Change

http://www.caux.ch/
http://www.iofc.org/caux
http://www.caux.iofc.org/
Contact:
Maria Wolf
info@clic-Sprachendienst.de
and
info@lichtblauevi.de

English
French
German
Spanish

The International Initiatives of

Change Conference Centre in
Caux-sur-Montreux, Switzerland,
offers student interpreters the
possibility to practice their skills in
a real conference setting
***PROVIDED PLACEMENTS 20112012

(Please put both addresses)

CCFD
(Comit Catholique contre la Faim et pour le
Dveloppement)

French
http://ccfd-terresolidaire.org/
www.ccfd.asso.fr
CCFD-Terre Solidaire - 4, rue
Jean Lantier - 75001 Paris
Tl : 01 44 82 80 00 - Fax : 01
44 82 81 43
Contact : Batrice Mamdy

Charity choice
Good will gallery

CLR - Comando Linguistico Revolucionario

Copa - European farmers

Cogeca - European agri-cooperatives

Ecumenical Forum of European Christian

Women (ladies only!)

http://www.goodwillgallery.com
/charityvolunteers.htm

Goodwill Gallery unites members

of the public volunteering their
time and services to UK charities
and non-profitable organisations
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Work mainly in social forums

www.copa-cogeca.eu

French a must

Contact:
Jos A. MORILLAS
Language Services Manager
Copa-Cogeca
Rue de Trves 61
1040 Bruxelles
Tl : + 32 (0)2 287 27 62
Fax : + 32(0)2 287 27 00

English
German
Spanish
Italian
Polish

Internship would be open only to

a maximum of 5 interpreters

www.efecw.net

One short
conference in
Bratislava
(DE>EN) in the

Luca Martinez

Contact: Bernadette
Doutreligne

Next conference will not be

until 2014

past. They also

use FR.
EHRAC
(European Human Rigths Advocacy Centre)

London Metropolitan University

222, Ladbroke House
62-66, Highbury Grove
London N5 2AD

Mainly Russian

Tel 020 7133 5087

Fax 020 7133 5173
Contact: Tina Devadasan
Emmaus

www.emmaus-international.org

Emmas Europe

Eurocontrol
(European Aviation Safety Agency)

English
French
Spanish

Emmaus International is an international

movement including 313 groups spread
over 36 countries reaching to the 4 corners of
the world and dating back to 1971. The
Emmaus groups work with and for the poorest
in society, to fight against the causes of
exclusion in a wide variety of different
economic and political contexts.

Language
combinations
required :
EN > FR
FR > EN
SP as a passive
language will
be an asset
Rue de la Fuse 96
1130Brussels
Belgium
Tel +32 2 729 90 11 / 36 27 /
+32 499 94 2325
Fax +32 2 729 90 44

French
English
Italian

Available for dummy booth

***PROVIDED PLACEMENTS 20112012

Contact:
Ms Figen Dogen Chief
Interpreter Language Service
E-mail
figen.dogen@eurocontrol.int
European Court of Justice
Luxembourg
Eurordis
Volunteer translators

http://archive.eurordis.org/artic
le.php3?id_article=125
http://archive.eurordis.org/artic
le.php3?id_article=1090

Excel Bible Training Centre

London
GIMUN

http://gimun.org

English
French

http://gimun.org/interpretersand-translators-2013-annualconference

Event : 24-28 March 2014

Contact :
Gaspar Obregon
gaspar.obregon@gimun.org
Gustavo Cruz

ICC
(International Criminal Court)

gustavocruz@interpretertranslator.co.uk

For conference interpreting

students
(as well as dummy booth
opportunities)

Spanish

In the past, Gustavo has agreed to

be observed, whenever possible.

Tel 020 35666869

***PROVIDED SHADOWING
PLACEMENTS 2011-2012

www.icc-cpi.int/menus/

Internships and visiting

professionals

Maanweg 174, 2516 AB, The

Hague,
The Netherlands / Post Office
Box 19519
Tel +31 70 515 85 15
Fax +31 70 515 85 55
ICO
(International Coffee Organisation)
London
ICV Volunteers - International Conference
Volunteers

IMO
(International Maritime Organisation)

www.icvolunteers.org
Contact: Kathy Monnier

http://www.imo.org/Pages/hom
e.aspx
http://www.imo.org/About/Care
ers/Internship/Pages/Default.as
px

Go to the translating/interpreting
page and register, they will
contact you. Recruitment for
various NGOs (including ATD)
Available for dummy booth
***PROVIDED PLACEMENTS 20112013

International Committee of the Red Cross

International Press Telecommunications Council
London
IRMO
Indoamerican Refugee Migrant Organization

Language Insight
Language Insight Limited Registered in England
| 692086925 Winckley Square, Preston, PR1 3JJ,

http://www.irmo.org.uk

Language Insight, Suite 12,

27 Tanner Street, London, SE1
3LF

***PROVIDED PLACEMENTS 20112012

Lancashire, United Kingdom

Contact: Adrian Gonzalez

Adrian.Gonzalez@languageinsi
ght.co

Latin American Disabled Peoples Project /

Proyecto Latinoamericano para personas
Discapacitadas

020 7793 8399

www.ladpp.org.uk

Spanish
English

Latin American Womens Aid (LAWA) /

Ayuda para la Mujer Latinoamericana

020 7275 0321

info@lawadv.org.uk

Spanish
English

Mdecins sans Frontires

http://www.msf.org.uk/
Mdecins Sans Frontires /
Doctors Without Borders
(MSF)
67-74 Saffron Hill
London
EC1N 8QX
The office is open from 09.3017.30, Monday to Friday.
Tel: 44 (0)207 404 6600
Fax: 44 (0)20 7404 4466

MEU
(Model European Union)
All details are available on the website
WWW.MEU-STRASBOURG.ORG
Migrant Resource Centre

People interested in the role of

interpreters will need to send
CV, a motivation letter,
a reference letter and
a transcript of records
24 Churton Street
London, SW1V 2LP

Spring 2014
29 March to 5 April 2014

Several
languages

***PROVIDED SHADOWING
PLACEMENTS 2012-2013

Tel: 020 78342505

Fax: 020 79318187
Laura Marziale
Email: Laura@migrants.org.uk
info@migrants.org.uk
OECD

Clare Donovan
Clare.DONOVAN@oecd.org

Organisation of American States

Maria de los Angeles Ochoa

Language Services

Pavel Khokhlachev

E-mail: pavel@the
RussianInterpreter.co.uk

Russian
English

Tel: 07830 116338

Raleigh

***PROVIDED SHADOWING
PLACEMENTS 2010-2011

www.raleighinternational.org
207 Waterloo Road
London SE1 8XD
Tel 020 7183 1274
Fax 020 7504 8094
Contact:
Catherine Spence
Catherine.Spence@raleigh.org.
uk

Refugee Council
PO Box 68614
London
E15 9DQ

http://www.refugeecouncil.org.
uk/contact
Arnaud Vervoitte
Senior Operations Manager
Refugee Council

In the past, Pavel has agreed to

be observed

Various
languages

http://languages.refugeecouncil.org.uk

PO Box 68614
London
E15 9DQ
Email: arnaud.vervoitte@refug
eecouncil.org.uk
Tel: 020 7346 1065

Solidaritat International
(for European Forum against UIMP (unnecessary
imposed mega projects)
at Wagenhallen, Stuttgart)

info@drittes-europaeischesforum.de
Contacts: Elsbeth Sureau or
Heidi-Marie Ludwig

German
French
Spanish
Italian
English

lheidimarie@yahoo.de

BERSETZUNGSBRO PESCHEL

Contact: Ellen Gppl

Web: www.peschel-communications.de

Mail to: goeppl@peschelcommunications.de

German
English

Translation placement

English
French

In 2013
Looking for 23 conference
interpreting student interpreters
(as well as offering 10 dummy
booth opportunities) for
16-22 March 2013 event

bersetzen - Dolmetschen
- Konferenzberatung
Wallstr. 9 - 79098 Freiburg
Tel. +49 761-380 969-0 Fax +49 761-380 969-10

UN
GIM UN

Geneva
http://gimun.org
http://gimun.org/interpretersand-translators-2013-annualconference
Contact :
Gaspar Obregon

gaspar.obregon@gimun.org
Verbo da Vida

BR Portuguese
English

Westminster Magistrates Court

London

YCW
(Young Christian Workers)

Christian organisation in Brazil

Students observed Court hearings
(open to the public) with the use
of interpreters.

www.ycwimpact.com
St Josephs, off St Josephs
Grove
Hendon
London NW4 4TY
Tel 020 8203 6290
Contact:
Anna Morris
anna@ycwimpact.com

YCW

http://www.cijoc.org

IC YCW
International Coordination of Young Christian
Workers

Via dei Barbieri, 22, 00186,

Roma (Italia)
Tel/Fax 00 39 066865259

French
English
Spanish

Lay body of young working class

catholics
who seek to improve their working
environment
***PROVIDED PLACEMENTS 20112012