Translation Consultant in Training
What if you could build deep relationships while sharing life with others and mentoring people?
At Wycliffe Bible Translators we believe that when people encounter Jesus through Scripture, lives are transformed forever. Lack of Scripture is a massive barrier to evangelism, discipleship, church planting and other forms of ministry, and today there are 801 languages that still need Bible translation work started for the first time.
Convergence is an accelerated apprenticeship program, equipping new Bible translation consultants with both classroom knowledge and hands-on experience to be effective mentoring teams in less than five years.
As a supported* translation consultant in training you will broaden your perspective and deepen your theology through globally-based training and mentorship. Are you ready to join in this transformational work?
You’ll make an impact when you...
- Join a rich, diverse cohort of colleagues who will support, encourage and pray with you every step of the way.
- Develop consultancy skills and competencies.
- Participate in a variety of training and learning opportunities.
- Participate with a translation team and experience the translation process.
- Work with and under the local church to see lives transformed.
- Strengthen communities in their goals and develop sustainable church-led Bible translation programs.
- Grow as a servant of a local team and deepen your trust in God.
- Receive support and respect in your journey toward excellence in handling God’s Word.
This job might be for you if…
- You’re flexible and teachable.
- You take initiative and work well as part of a team.
- You’re ready to stretch yourself to understand new perspectives.
- You have previous cross-cultural experience.
- You know a modern language in addition to English.
- You’re able to read a biblical language (with reference helps).
- You’ve earned an M.Div. and/or an M.A. in biblical studies, linguistics, theology or a related field.
- You’re excited to support, train, and mentor churches, language communities and translation teams in translation and quality assurance processes.
- You demonstrate the desire and ability to support corporate biblical and religious goals and participate in regular work-related spiritual activities without reservation (Spiritual Bona Fide Occupational Qualification).
You’ll thrive here if…
- You ground yourself in Jesus.
- You embrace collaboration.
- You encounter change with resilience and flexibility.
Discover your next step: wycliffe.org/explore-missions
Job Location: Training could be in Africa, Asia or the Americas. Training also includes some additional short trips to a variety of overseas locations. After completing the program, you will work in a specific region as a translation consultant.
You must be legally authorized to work in the United States as per U.S. employment laws.
*ABOUT SUPPORTED POSITIONS
Wycliffe Bible Translators is a faith-based organization, and as supported staff (missionary) you will receive a non-traditional salary (including benefits and ministry expenses) through the faithful giving of your personal partnership team. We provide extensive training and resources as you build your financial and prayer partnership team.
Non-traditional salaries are needs-based determined by factors of housing and personal expenses based on geographic location, including dependents and their ages, retirement savings, ministry expenses and taxes. Although salaries vary significantly and it’s not possible to provide an exact number for this position, a typical non-traditional salary for a missionary household is $42,600 to $80,982 annually. These salaries do not include your partnership-raised funds for health insurance, worker’s compensation insurance, or Wycliffe assessment.
