Peace Boat is a Japan-based international NGO which promotes peace, human rights, and sustainability. Established in 1983, it holds Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations (UN).
Peace Boat carries out its main activities through a passenger ship that travels the world. Working in partnership with UN SDG Action Campaign, Peace Boat’s activities onboard and in port empower participants, strengthen local capacity for sustainability, and build people-to-people cooperation beyond borders. The voyages, run on a social business model, blend sustainable tourism, lifelong learning and friendship activities with educational programmes, cooperative projects, and advocacy.
As an international NGO that organizes most of its activities on a chartered passenger ship, everyday Peace Boat hosts numerous events onboard. As part of this, Peace Boat hosts many projects and invites a diverse range of guest educators from around the world to join a voyage. Primarily, Peace Boat volunteer interpreters are in charge of simultaneous and consecutive interpreting onboard and at ports during our global voyages. Through interpreting, volunteer interpreters will have the chance to be involved in a wide range of events and learn about global issues.
Some of the responsibilities of a volunteer interpreter are as follows:
- Consecutive and/or simultaneous interpreting of daily lectures, meetings, forums, and informal gatherings for guest educators
- Interpreting and assisting tours in ports of call
- Assisting communication between Japanese-speaking and non-Japanese speaking participants
- Translating and making handouts for lectures, etc.
- Assisting with onboard language programs
- Planning and leading self-organized events, workshops or classes based on your interest
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EligibilityFor more detailed voyage specific requirements, please check the 『Application Guidelines』 which can be found at the top of the page.
Successful applicants must...
- Be fluent in two or more of the interpreting languages we require for the upcoming voyage
- Be available for the duration of the voyage for which they are applying (including a pre-voyage training and orientation period). Some exceptions may apply for Spanish-speaking applicants.
- Be at least 20 years of age. If you are turning 20 during the voyage, special conditions will apply.
- Have a strong interest in and background knowledge in the following topics:
- North-South issues, regional conflicts, poverty, racism and other forms of discrimination, indigenous peoples, diversity, civil society, sustainable development and international bodies, the environment, nuclear and other energy issues
- Be able to commit and prioritize their time to apply for necessary visas prior to departure.
- Applicants with the following will be looked upon favourably:
- Proficiency in other languages, especially languages used in the countries visited (French, Arabic, etc.) on the voyage
- Prior interpreting experience or training
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While test scores are not required, the average language levels of previously successful applicants are as below:
Japanese: JLPT Level 1
English: TOEFL (PBT/ITP) 600, (CBT) 250, (iBT) 100 or above; TOEIC 900 or above
Spanish: DELE B2 or above; Evaluación Oficial del Conocimiento de la Lengua Española Level 2 or above
Chinese: HSK Level 6 or above
Korean: TOPIK6
官方申請通道：http://www.peaceboat.org/english/volunteer/interpreter
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